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Fall 2013 Volume 6 Number 2 C O VER S T O RIE S Gordon MacDougall, Chair The Honourable Robert Bauman, Chief Justice Kevin Bent Tom Bradley Tung Chan Anna Fung Ida Goodreau Paul Lacerte Miranda Lam Brandt C. Louie Jason McLean Sarah MorganSilvester Lisa Pankratz Barry Rivelis Malik Talib PUBLISHER Kevin McCort EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Martin Livingston MANAGING EDITOR Paul Heraty ASSOCIATE EDITOR Christine Faron Chan CO-ORDINATING EDITOR Tiffany Sloan ART DIRECTOR Bernhard Holzmann CONTRIBUTING writers Donna Barker, Dorothy Bartoszewski, Jeanette LeBlanc, Graham Lee, Ian Robertson, Robin Russell CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Claudette Carracedo, Vincent L. Chan, Tiffany Cooper, Brian Hawkes, Jaime Kowal, Paul Lucas, Jason Myers , Bryan Pike, Esther Rausenberg, Erin Udal production Manager Kristina Borys imaging Debbie Lynn Craig, Laura Michaels Editorial email: info@vancouverfoundation.ca vancouverfoundation.ca Editorial v-mail/Managing editor: 604.639.3050 VF magazine is published twice a year by Vancouver Foundation (Suite 200 – 475 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 4M9). Charitable Registration No. 119281640RR0001 New President and CEO Vancouver Foundation's new president and CEO, Kevin McCort, is ready to connect and engage with the community 9 Fostering Change Youth aging out of government care find support as they transition to adulthood – and independence page 6 VANCOUVER FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS 6 By Martin Livingston New President and CEO Kevin McCort 12 Reviving Black Strathcona The fabulous – but largely forgotten – black history of Vancouver's Strathcona neighbourhood By Dorothy Bartoszewski 20 A Safe Place for Second Chances Fostering Change The story of two women who built a community in the streets of Surrey page 9 Kevin McCort, President and CEO Diane Fulton, VP investments and CIO William Hallett, VP FINANCE AND operations Craig Hikida, VP DEVELOPMENT AND DONOR SERVICES Martin Livingston, VP marketing AND COMMUNICATIONS By Jeanette LeBlanc i n y o u r comm u n i t y 4 Grants at a Glance 14 Building Ramps and Community By Donna Barker 16 New Money, Traditional Values By Paul Heraty page 20 VANCOUVER FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE A Safe Place for Second Chances 18 Money, New Ideas Old Vancouver Foundation magazine is produced by Canada Wide Media Limited for Vancouver Foundation. Send change of address notices and undeliverable Canadian addresses to: 200 – 475 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 4M9. Publications Mail Agreement No. 40065475. Advertising Policy: Vancouver Foundation will not be responsible for the claims of, nor does it provide endorsement for, the advertisers, products or services advertised in Vancouver Foundation magazine. Vancouver Foundation is printed on paper containing 10% post-consumer recycled content. Thanks to green choices, this issue of Vancouver Foundation saved the following resources: 1.8 fully grown trees 30,925 litres of water 9 million BTUs energy 293.48 kg solid waste 838.71 kg greenhouse gases Environmental impact estimates were made using the Environmental Paper Network Calculator. FSC® is not responsible for any calculations on saving resources by choosing this paper. p02-03 Frstwrd_TOC_Masthd.indd 3 24 Hello, Grandma? Paul Heraty By 26 The Food Desert of Vancouver's West Side By Jeanette LeBlanc 28 Free to Be Me page 26 By Paul Heraty Chairman, CEO Peter Legge, o.b.c., ll.d (hon) PresidentGary Davies VICE PRESIDENT-sales Karen Hounjet The Food Desert of Vancouver's West side By Robin Russell 30 Youth Vital Signs Survey By Martin Livingston 31 Sharing Your Donation By Ian Robertson Cover illustration: Gordon Studer Fall 2013 I Vancouver Foundation l page 3 13-10-11 1:26 PM