C2-Sunday News, February 17, 1980 MARG JESSUP RETIRES A friend of the family By GILLIAN TAYLOR After almost a quarter of a century of devoted work for North Shore Family Services, Marg Jessup has retired from the agency. Its director for the past 13 years, she has earned herself a unique place among social service personnel on the North Shore. Under her guidance the agency has expanded from a staff of two to the present total of twenty-one, many of whom work part-tane. In 1967 when she became director. Marg was acutely aware of the need to orovide more services to families on the North Shore. The demand far exceeded what the agency could orovide and she began to seek new funding sources in addition to the traditional United Way grants. In this she showed con- siderable determination and ingenuity, developing eventually the position of Area Community Worker, funded by the municipalities with matching federal and provincial grants. This provided a sound base to increase the much needed direct service to famittes. CLOSE TO HOME Such a neighbourhood approach has been central to Marg's philosophy. reflecting her conviction that effective social services need to be accessible, close to home, informal and friendly, while still main- taining a Inghly professional quality. Her awareness of the need for practical help ted to the development of the homemaker service and the daycare information centre, both now separate, but pioneered under Marg Jessup’s guidance. She was also an active participant in the establishment of Chesterfield House as a centre for parents-in-cnisis, and Playcare, a_ project designed to help emotionally disturbed pre-schoolers and their families. es S. During Marg's years as director the agency's onentation moved toward the preventation of serious family problems and to this end she encouraged the development of a family hfe education program, a volunteer program and the six family drop-in centres now operating on the North Shore. LOCAL NEEDS Throughout her professional life Marg stressed the importance of responding to local needs and valued close contacts and cooperation with citizen groups and other = social agencies. Many of the developing programs were jointly sponsored by North Shore Family Services and local churches, schools and other organizations. To further enrich com- munity roots she instituted an advisory board of in- terested citizens, which later became the North Shore Management Board, moving the agency toward greater local autonomy. Margaret Jessup's most outstanding achievement may, however, be a personal one. 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