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Gaming Grant
Imagine having to work in a smoky casino for your local charity! For more than 40 years, Community Gaming Grants have...
The Introduction of Caregivers
In the beginning, West Side Family Place was created to support mothers and young children, but it wasn't long before the team...
Benefits of Volunteerism
Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers over the past 50 years! West Side Family Place would not be what it is today...
Diana and Ellen
In the late 80s, co-founder Ellen and board member Diana Ellis realized they needed to validate the impact of the Family...
Early Programming
Introducing Alix Segal, who was one of the first Playroom Coordinators at West Side Family Place back in the early 80s....
WSFP Thrift Store
In the early 1980s, West Side Family Place was still based at West Broadway and Dunbar, where the SPCA Thrift Store is...
A Glimpse Into the 1980s
What better way to jog people's memories of the 1980s than with this news clip from 1983, presented by Deborra Hope on...
The Rogens
In week 11 of our 50th-anniversary story, we speak with Sandy, Mark, and Danya Rogen, the family of talented...
Kitsilano – WSFP, a Cornerstone in the Community
A snapshot of life in Kitsilano in the 1980s - We all know Kitsilano is a special location with its mountain...
Introduction to the 80s – Climate, Activism, Austerity
Moving through our timeline to the 1980s, we highlight the words of parents and staff from West Side Family Place in a...