I must have walked by this building a thousand times with baby, husband, neighbors and friends, and we've all commented on the charm on the building. You know, the one on the top of Commercial Street and 22nd avenue, kiddy-corner to Lord Selkirk School. It has no big sign only a non-assuming plaque with a name. As for the PLEA in the title, we assumed it had to do with the law; ex-convicts or the wrongly accused or something like that. I tried to remember the name every time I went by and always forgot. Finally a few days ago, I took a picture of it and looked it up.
It's a hidden treasure.
Watch "An Angel and a Good Man" to find out more!As for the PLEA? It's a FAQ as stated on their website:
"PLEA was an acronym for Pacific Legal Education Association. This was the name of the sponsoring non-profit that participated in our first contract to deliver Youth Justice Services in Vancouver in 1983. "PLEA" and its philosophy of providing individualized one-to-one services quickly became well known for success with young people and programs expanded significantly. Because legal education was no longer part of what the society provided, but the PLEA name was so well regarded, the acronym was dropped in 2005 and the legal name of the society was changed to PLEA Community Services Society of BC."
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