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supporters make all the difference<br />
50 years of support from all<br />
corners of the community<br />
Thank you for all that you do<br />
for us. <strong>St</strong>. <strong>St</strong>ephen’s <strong>Community</strong><br />
<strong>House</strong> is able to accomplish<br />
so much for so many people<br />
because of the steadfast support<br />
from three levels of government,<br />
foundations , businesses, corporations,<br />
service clubs, churches, individuals<br />
and United Way Toronto.<br />
Thanks to our donors, <strong>St</strong>. <strong>St</strong>ephen’s<br />
continues to be a place of<br />
empowerment and positive change<br />
for families and individuals for<br />
three generations.<br />
Your continued generosity<br />
across the decades have provided<br />
tens of thousands of low-income<br />
1962 Nathanael<br />
Institute leaves<br />
91 Bellevue<br />
1962 <strong>St</strong> . <strong>St</strong>ephen’s<br />
<strong>Community</strong><br />
<strong>House</strong> founded<br />
1962 Youth activities<br />
and Camps begin<br />
1964 English Classes<br />
begin<br />
1973 Decision made<br />
to establish an<br />
independent,<br />
secular<br />
organization<br />
1974 <strong>St</strong> . <strong>St</strong>ephen’s<br />
<strong>Community</strong><br />
<strong>House</strong><br />
incorporated<br />
1975 <strong>St</strong> . <strong>St</strong>ephen’s<br />
Child Care Centre<br />
opens<br />
1977 Chinese Senior<br />
Citizens Group<br />
begins<br />
1978 Anglican Diocese<br />
transfers<br />
ownership of<br />
91 Bellevue to<br />
<strong>St</strong> . <strong>St</strong>ephen’s<br />
Property<br />
Corporation<br />
1979 CUPE union<br />
certification<br />
1981 King Edward<br />
Child Care Centre<br />
opens<br />
1982 Youth<br />
Employment<br />
& <strong>Community</strong><br />
Economic<br />
Development<br />
1983 Gold Mine Thrift<br />
Shop opens<br />
1983 Kensington Youth<br />
Theatre Ensemble<br />
KYTES begins<br />
1984 Youth<br />
Employment<br />
Counselling<br />
Centre YECC<br />
opens<br />
children, youth, seniors, newcomers,<br />
and people who are homeless<br />
with safe refuge, fresh starts and<br />
hope for a better tomorrow.<br />
Our deepest gratitude to three<br />
successful Capital Campaign Chairs,<br />
J. Spencer Lanthier, Bob Wong and<br />
1985 Conflict<br />
Resolution<br />
Services begins<br />
1986 Caring Corner<br />
Drop-in opens<br />
1988 HIV/AIDS<br />
Education<br />
program starts<br />
1988 Elderly Persons<br />
Centre opens<br />
1989 <strong>Community</strong><br />
Service Order<br />
CSO program<br />
begins<br />
1990 Drug Free Youth<br />
Arcade opens<br />
1993 Harbourfront<br />
Child Care Centre<br />
opens<br />
1994 Employment and<br />
Training Centre<br />
opens<br />
1995 Adult Day<br />
Program for<br />
Seniors begins<br />
Rebecca Leigh and all our donors.<br />
Your gifts, large and small,<br />
multi-year or monthly promote<br />
authentic responses to the needs of<br />
our community in multiple ways.<br />
As you have read in this commemorative<br />
programme, the<br />
stories of our service participants<br />
express it best:<br />
• “<strong>St</strong>. <strong>St</strong>ephen’s helped me discover<br />
who I was. They made this life<br />
possible.”<br />
• “ ... now my life is something”<br />
Thank you Urban Legendz (our<br />
youth program supporters), Opportunity<br />
Fund (monthly donors),<br />
to our Capital Campaign Ground<br />
Breakers, Leaders, Builders, Investors,<br />
Partners, Neighbours and all<br />
our Friends!<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>St</strong>ephen’s is here today because<br />
all of you have been there for us.<br />
THE ST . STEPHEN’S TIMELINE, 1962–2012<br />
1995 Connections<br />
Employment<br />
program begins<br />
1996 Perinatal<br />
Nutrition Program<br />
starts<br />
1997 Waterfront Child<br />
Care Centre<br />
opens<br />
1998 Senior Activities<br />
Centre opens<br />
2000 “Kensington”<br />
book published<br />
2001 Toronto Drop-in<br />
Network TDIN<br />
founded<br />
2002 Augusta Centre<br />
opens<br />
2002 Odette Place<br />
Supportive<br />
Housing opens<br />
2004 Hello Baby Circle<br />
Perinatal program<br />
starts<br />
2004 Newcomer Family<br />
Centre opens<br />
2005 Mobilizer<br />
Employment<br />
Centre opens<br />
2006 “Little Black<br />
Book for Girls”<br />
published<br />
2007 REPLAY program<br />
for youth begins<br />
2008 “Little Black<br />
Book for Guys”<br />
published<br />
2010 Toronto<br />
<strong>Community</strong><br />
Addiction Team<br />
TCAT begins<br />
2010 Newcomer Centre<br />
in North York<br />
opens<br />
2011 Opportunity<br />
Knocks<br />
Employment<br />
program begins<br />
2012 “It’s Not All<br />
Black and White”<br />
published<br />
st . stephen’s community house 1962–2012 | PAGE 35
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