Five weeks ago, a partnership between Burnaby Family Life and Burnaby’s Artspace Children’s Arts Centre took shape in the form of a weekly visual art class for three to five year olds at Morley Daycare Centre in Southeast Burnaby.
The article in The Burnaby Newsleader features an interview with Jeanne Fike, Executive Director, Burnaby Family Life and Maria- Elena Stancliffe, one of the many clients at Burnaby Family Life. Maria- Elena Stancliffe talks about her experience with Burnaby Family Life and how it helped her to get back on her feet.
Date: August 18, 2011
http://www.bclocalnews.com/greater_vancouver/burnabynewsleader/news/128022268.html
By Sam Schechter, Burnaby Now March 11, 2011
On Saturday, March 5, Burnaby Family Life celebrated 40 years of service to the community. We celebrated in style with orchids on the tables, special handkerchiefs with our logo for each guest, a band that played after an elegant dinner, and people were all dressed up like we were reliving our high school prom.
By Wanda Chow, Burnaby NewsLeader
Jeanne Fike is a community activist and the executive director of Burnaby Family Life, a non-profit organization that provides services to thousands of families each year and feeds hundreds of children each day in 12 Burnaby locations. A Local Hero of Burnaby, Fike has also received a medal from the Government of Canada “for her dedication and contributions to the community and to fellow Canadians.”
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Dec. 7, 2010
COMMUNITY FUNDING BUILDS GREATER CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
I was chatting with Jeanne Fike, from Burnaby Family Life, and she told me of her adoptive granddaughter, whom she names "Mary" in this letter. The girl comes from a very troubled home, and Jeanne and her husband have been providing some sense of healthy normalcy from what I can tell.
Read more: http://communities.canada.com/VANNET/blogs/commcons/archive/2010/12/07/c...
Thanks to the Burnaby Now for including Burnaby Family Life in its series about worthy local organizations to consider when thinking about making a charitable donation this year.
By Alfie Lau, Burnaby Now October 9, 2010
It was a secret Jody Johnson had to keep for several days, but on Wednesday, she could sh
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Oct. 6, 2010
Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development
IMMIGRANTS RECOGNIZED AT B.C.’S FIRST WELCOMEBC DAY
VANCOUVER – Immigrants and the contribution they make to B.C.’s economic, social, cultural and political life were formally recognized today with the proclamation of Oct. 6 as WelcomeBC Day, announced Stephanie Cadieux, MLA for Surrey-Panorama on behalf of Moira Stilwell, Minister for Advanced Education and Labour Market Development.
For immediate releaseOctober 6th, 2010
BURNABY INTERCULTURAL PLANNING TABLE WINS WELCOMEBC AWARD
