We are committed to seeing and serving Washington Elementary staff, students and their families. Westside Compassionate Ministries, Inc.
was started in 1999 by the Larson family. In August 2011 the Diaz family took over stewardship of this humble ministry. In June of 2019, Ben and Tara Heidegger, along with their two kids, took over as directors of the ministry. The Yellow House is adjacent to Washington Elementary, and is committed to seeing and serving the staff, the students, and their families. Westside provides a free after-sc
08/11/2025
Announcement, announcement, announcement!
A new school year is upon us! Mark your calendars for this meeting! We’d love to see you there and talk to you about what it means to engage with the kids here in West Medford!
05/19/2025
Spending time engaging the brain in creative, strategic and mathematical ways. Fun days at the Yellow House!
04/12/2025
Westside Outside kicked off again today! The warmer temperatures mean our Fridays are spent on the trails in Jacksonville enjoying God’s beautiful creation and getting a little exercise along the way.
12/24/2024
We had a fun time at the Rrrink last week, making lots of fun and lasting memories. We hope this holiday season you’re able to create some of your own with the people you love.
Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
12/07/2024
Big shout out to tablerockfellowship for a wonderful coat drive for the kids this week! The kids (and some parents) are all bundled up now in beautiful, warm coats!
Thank you for your generosity and for putting smiles on these kids’ faces 😊 It was so fun!
11/28/2024
Happy Thanksgiving from the Yellow House!
We’re grateful for our Westside family, including all of you who pray for and support the work going on here. Blessings!
11/01/2024
We had fun this week hosting a little pumpkin patch for the kindergarteners of Washington. A big shout out to eversridgefarm for lending us some fun extras! The kids had a blast!
10/21/2024
These days are filled with creativity of all kinds!
10/14/2024
Twice a month we are blessed by some experienced stitchers and the kids get to practice this invaluable life skill!
10/06/2024
We’ve been back in session for about a month now. It’s fun to have such life and energy back at the Yellow House!