In celebration of its 25th anniversary, the Westland Foundation held a city-wide design competition. The Foundation asked Grades 7 to 12 students to incorporate into their designs the concept that…
By: Ligia Braidotti The Westland Foundation has been helping hundreds of inner-Winnipeg youth engage in post-secondary education. On Feb. 13, Westland Foundation scholars, volunteers, and donors gathered at the Millennium…
While public elementary, middle and high schools are free for students, that’s not the case with post-secondary education at both universities and colleges. They charge tuition, and it can be expensive.
When Jessie Asuncion-Reyes graduated from Tec Voc High School he knew he wanted to go to college, but he didn’t know how he was going to pay his tuition. “It…
The Westland Foundation will award $100,000 to over 160 inner-Winnipeg students in the 2018-2019 school year. Mayor Brian Bowman made the announcement with the organization’s founder and president, John Prystanski,…
The Education Fund of Westland Foundation has exceeded $2 million as of January 30, 2018. Westland Foundation Education Fund is a scholarship accessible to all inner-Winnipeg students registering at Red…
A local foundation has been working towards making education open to all. On Jan. 30, the Westland Foundation announced it had raised more than $2 million for its education fund.…
It’s a big goal, but one that the Westland Foundation believes it can achieve. They want to send every inner-Winnipeg kid to university for free. The Westland Foundation, started in…
A former city councillor is helping inner-city students realize their academic dreams. Earlier this week, former city councillor and Westland Foundation president and founder John Prystanski announced that its Education…
Media production professional Adam Smoluk has been appointed to the board of the Westland Foundation, a volunteer-based organization raising funds to help youth from the inner city attend post-secondary education.…