Jeneece Place opened January 21, 2012

Posted by Craig Clarke 
on Jan 22, 2012
 

About 300 people came out Saturday for the opening of the 10-bedroom, 975-square-metre home that will provide a home away from home for families with sick children.   Jeneece Place is a project of the Queen Alexandra Foundation for Children and the dream of seventeen-year-old Jeneece Edroff. Known as 'the Penny Girl', Jeneece's penny drive brought in over $1.5 million to help children throughout BC. With that achievement behind her, Jeneece set her sights on a new goal – Jeneece Place - a temporary home where families can stay together when one of their members needs medical services in Victoria.

Our club pledged $5,000 over three years to the project.  Bob Lasota & Craig attended the groundbreaking in early April last year.

 
Jeneece Place is located a two-minute walk to the entrance of the Victoria General Hospital. It has ten bedrooms able to accommodate up to two adults and two children each. It also has a communal kitchen, dining, living, games and media rooms, and an outdoor area where kids can play. The facility  is wheelchair-accessible and barrier-free; it will will be open year-round, 24 hours a day.
 
 
 
In priority order, accommodation at Jeneece Place will be given to:
  • Families from Vancouver Island and the Gulf islands whose children and youth need medical care in Victoria. This could include services at the Victoria General Hospital, the Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health, in paediatricians’ or other specialists’ offices, or at other care facilities.
  • Families of children and youth in the Capital Regional District where the stress of multiple trips to the hospital is compounding a difficult situation.
  • Families with children under age 19 where one of the parents is in the Victoria General Hospital and the rest of the family wants to visit.
  • Pregnant women from the central, north and southwest parts of the Island who need to be close to the hospital.
  • Other families with children may be accommodated if room is available.

Click here to go to the website with a virtual 360 degree tour of the facility.

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