Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Alexandra Neighbourhood House
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- The Alexandra Non-Sectarian Orphanage and Home for Children (1892-1938)
- Alexandra Community Activities (1944-1966)
- Alexandra Neighbourhood Services Association (1966-1969)
- Neighbourhood Services Association of Greater Vancouver (1969- )
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
In 1892 the Women's Christian Temperance Union opened a home for motherless children in Vancouver. The organization was incorporated as "The Alexandra Non-Sectarian Orphanage and Home for Children" and moved to Alexandra House in Kitsilano. The orphanage was closed in 1938 and the building became Vancouver's first neighbourhood house offering a variety of recreational and social services activities for the Kitsilano area. In 1944, the Alexandra Non-Sectarian Orphanage was re-incorporated as Alexandra Community Activities to include Alexandra House, Gordon House, and Alexandra Fresh Air Camp. With the establishment of the Community Chest and Councils of the Greater Vancouver Area in 1944, these agencies became members. In 1955, the Joint Family Services Project was initiated from Alexandra House and Gordon House. In 1966, Alexandra Community Activities was reorganized as the Alexandra Neighbourhood Services Association, which then became Neighbourhood Services Association of Greater Vancouver in 1969. In the summer of 1971 and 1972 Alexandra House was used as a hostel for travelling youth. Shortly thereafter, Alexandra House was destroyed in a fire.