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PHS Community Services Society

Housing · Health · Harm reduction · Food

The Portland Hotel Society operates supportive housing, food programs, and harm-reduction health services concentrated in the DTES, with additional sites in Victoria.

Atira Women's Resource Society

Housing · Shelter · Women · Employment

One of B.C.'s largest women's housing providers. Operates SRO hotels, shelters, and support programs with a heavy DTES concentration plus sites elsewhere in Vancouver.

RainCity Housing and Support Society

Housing · Shelter · Health · Harm reduction

Supportive housing, shelters, and outreach for people living with mental illness, addiction, and homelessness. Head office is on Powell Street in the DTES; programs run across the Lower Mainland and Sunshine Coast.

Lookout Housing and Health Society

Housing · Shelter · Drop-in · Health · Harm reduction

Emergency shelters, supportive housing, drop-in, and health programs for people who are homeless or precariously housed across Metro Vancouver, including the Powell Street Gateway drop-in in the DTES.

WISH Drop-In Centre Society

Drop-in · Women · Shelter · Health

Drop-in, meals, hygiene, MAP van, and a 24-bed shelter for women and gender-diverse people in street-based sex work. The centre sits in the heart of the DTES.

Union Gospel Mission

Shelter · Food · Faith-based · Employment · Health

Meals, shelter, recovery, and employment programs from the Hastings Street mission. Unlike most DTES operators, UGM is funded primarily by private donations rather than government contracts.

Covenant House Vancouver

Youth · Shelter · Housing

Crisis shelter and housing for youth 16–24. Downtown, not inside the DTES proper, but it is a major Vancouver homelessness agency that serves youth who move through the Eastside.

Downtown Eastside Women's Centre

Drop-in · Women · Shelter · Food · Advocacy

One of Canada's busiest women's centres: drop-in living rooms, meals, emergency shelter, and advocacy for women and children in the DTES.

Aboriginal Front Door Society

Indigenous · Drop-in · Harm reduction · Advocacy

Indigenous-led drop-in, cultural support, and harm reduction at 390 Main Street, a city-owned building in the DTES.

Watari Counselling and Support Services

Drop-in · Youth · Food · Health

Counselling, youth programs, and the 320 Alexander Street drop-in (city-owned). Food hub and urban farm in the DTES.

Downtown Eastside SRO Collaborative Society

Housing · Advocacy · Employment

Tenant-based supports in privately owned single-room occupancy hotels: habitability, habitability repairs, tenant training, and eviction prevention.

First United Church Community Ministry Society

Shelter · Food · Advocacy · Faith-based · Harm reduction

A century-old Hastings Street ministry: meals, shelter, legal advocacy, tax filing, spiritual care, and overdose response.

The Bloom Group Community Services Society

Housing · Shelter · Health · Women

Formerly St. James Community Service Society. Operates housing, women's shelter, hospice, and the Evelyne Saller Centre (a city-owned DTES community centre).

Coast Mental Health (Coast Foundation Society)

Housing · Health

Mental-health housing and community supports across Metro Vancouver, including buildings that serve DTES residents. Partner with BC Housing and Vancouver Coastal Health.

McLaren Housing Society of B.C.

Housing · Health

Affordable and supportive housing for people living with HIV/AIDS and other barriers, including DTES buildings.

Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation

Health · Harm reduction · Housing

Day health, residence, and supervised consumption for people living with HIV and intersecting mental illness, addiction, and poverty. West End, with a large DTES clientele.

Lu'ma Native Housing Society

Indigenous · Housing

Indigenous housing provider and, with Vancity Community Foundation, the Community Entity that delivers federal Reaching Home funding for Greater Vancouver.

BC Indigenous Housing Society (formerly Vancouver Native Housing Society)

Indigenous · Housing

Indigenous non-profit housing, including DTES and inner-city buildings. Rebranded from Vancouver Native Housing Society; CRA still files under that legal name.

PACE Society

Women · Advocacy · Health · Harm reduction

By and for sex workers: harm reduction, advocacy, and support, based in the DTES.

Kilala Lelum Health and Healing Lodge

Indigenous · Health · Harm reduction

Indigenous-led primary care, cultural healing, and harm reduction on Powell Street.

Overdose Prevention Society

Harm reduction · Health

Peer-run overdose prevention site on East Hastings. A defining DTES harm-reduction operator.

Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users

Harm reduction · Advocacy

Drug-user union and peer-run programs. A political and service fixture of the DTES since the 1990s.

Pivot Legal Society

Advocacy

Human-rights legal advocacy rooted in the DTES: housing, police, sex work, and drug policy.

Potluck Cafe Society

Food · Employment

Social-enterprise cafe and catering that employs DTES residents and serves low-cost meals.

United We Can

Employment · Food

Bottle depot and binner employment social enterprise on Main Street. A long-running DTES low-barrier jobs program.

Mission Possible

Employment

Low-barrier employment and street-cleaning / maintenance crews staffed by DTES residents.

EMBERS (Eastside Movement for Business and Economic Renewal Society)

Employment

Eastside Works and related low-barrier employment, staffing, and social enterprise at 312 Main.

Directions Youth Services

Youth · Shelter · Drop-in

Youth drop-in, shelter, and outreach (Family Services of Greater Vancouver). Serves street-involved youth including those in the DTES.

Aunt Leah's Place

Youth · Housing

Housing and support for youth aging out of foster care, including young parents. Inner-city and regional.

YWCA Crabtree Corner

Women · Health · Drop-in

YWCA program for pregnant women and mothers with young children in the DTES, including a housing site on Hastings.

Salvation Army Harbour Light

Shelter · Food · Faith-based · Health

Shelter, meals, and addictions recovery on Cordova Street. A long-standing DTES institution.

Carnegie Community Centre

Drop-in · Food · Advocacy

City-operated community centre at Main and Hastings: meals, library, recreation, and the volunteer Carnegie Community Centre Association. The unofficial living room of the DTES.

The Gathering Place

Drop-in · Food

City-operated drop-in in the downtown south. Included because City inner-city centres are funded from the same community-services budget that covers the DTES.

Community Impact Real Estate Society

Employment

Stewards vacant and under-used storefronts in the DTES and Chinatown for community-serving tenants.

Food Stash Foundation

Food

Food recovery and redistribution, including to DTES programs.

Quest Outreach Society

Food

Low-cost food market model, including Hastings Crossing.

Gallery Gachet

Advocacy

Artist-run centre for artists with mental-health experience, on West Hastings. A DTES cultural and peer space.

MPA Society (Mental Patients Association)

Housing · Health

Peer-based mental-health housing and supports, including inner-city sites.

The Kettle Society

Housing · Health · Drop-in

Mental-health housing, drop-in, and advocacy. East Vancouver, adjacent to the DTES catchment.

The Dugout Drop-In Centre Society

Drop-in · Food

Low-barrier drop-in and meals for people living in poverty in the DTES. One of the neighbourhood’s oldest peer-style centres.

Catholic Charities Men's Hostel

Shelter · Faith-based

Emergency shelter for destitute men, run by the Archdiocese of Vancouver. Downtown, not inside the DTES, but it houses men who cycle through Eastside services.

Urban Native Youth Association

Indigenous · Youth · Drop-in

Indigenous youth-driven organization: 20+ culturally based programs, housing supports, and drop-in on East Hastings.

Circle of Eagles Lodge Society

Indigenous · Housing · Health

Indigenous-run residences for men and women leaving incarceration, plus related healing programs in Vancouver.

Aboriginal Mother Centre Society

Indigenous · Women · Housing

Transformational housing and programs for Indigenous mothers and children who are homeless or at risk, in Grandview–Woodland next to the DTES.

Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society

Indigenous · Drop-in · Health

Urban Indigenous friendship centre on East Hastings: health, culture, recreation, and social programs.

Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society

Indigenous · Health

Indigenous primary care, elders programs, and cultural wellness historically rooted in the DTES Native Health clinic.

Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of B.C.

Indigenous · Advocacy

Court support and counselling for Indigenous people in conflict with the law, including Vancouver Provincial Court which draws heavily from the DTES.

Native Education College

Indigenous

Indigenous-controlled post-secondary college in Mount Pleasant. Many students live in or come from the DTES.

Megaphone Magazine

Employment · Advocacy

Street paper sold by vendors living in poverty. Hope in Shadows photography project. Based in the DTES.

Binners' Project

Employment

Binner-led economic project: bottle collection, paid work, and the Universal Cart. Rooted in the DTES informal recycling economy.

Sole Food Street Farms

Food · Employment

Urban farms on vacant DTES and inner-city lots employing residents facing barriers, growing food for restaurants and community.

Hives for Humanity

Employment · Health

Beekeeping and therapeutic apiary programs with DTES residents, including rooftops and community sites.

Vancouver Moving Theatre / Heart of the City Festival

Advocacy

DTES community arts company and the Heart of the City Festival, staging work by and for neighbourhood residents.

Strathcona Community Centre Association

Drop-in · Food · Youth

Neighbourhood centre on the eastern edge of the DTES / Strathcona: recreation, childcare, and community meals, jointly with the Park Board.

Ray-Cam Co-operative Centre

Drop-in · Youth · Food

Community centre at Hastings and Campbell: childcare, youth, elders, and recreation for Strathcona and the eastern DTES.

Ribbon Community (founded as AIDS Vancouver)

Health · Advocacy

HIV support, case management, and grocery programs. Founded as AIDS Vancouver in 1983; renamed Ribbon Community in March 2024. A large share of clients live in or use the DTES.

Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House Society

Food · Drop-in · Advocacy

Grassroots neighbourhood house on East Hastings: food justice, community meals, family programs, and a secular living-room space for DTES residents.

Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society

Food

Regional food bank supplying 160+ agencies, including many DTES meal programs, plus direct distribution.

221A Artist Run Centre Society

Advocacy

Artist-run centre and land/stewardship projects, including the New Growth Garden in the DTES.

MakeWay Charitable Society

Employment

National shared platform that fiscally hosts community projects, including DTES binner infrastructure (Universal Cart).

Vancouver Chinatown Foundation

Housing · Employment

Revitalization, SRO (May Wah Hotel) supports, and community economic development on the Chinatown edge of the DTES.

More Than a Roof Mennonite Housing Society

Housing · Faith-based

Faith-based non-profit housing across Metro Vancouver, including inner-city buildings used by people from the DTES.

Helping Spirit Lodge Society

Indigenous · Women · Housing · Shelter

Indigenous-led wraparound housing and support for women and children fleeing violence, including women who use DTES services.

Open Door Group

Employment

Operates the WorkBC centre at 134 East Hastings: employment, training, and income supports for DTES residents who can legally work in B.C.

Western Aboriginal Harm Reduction Society

Indigenous · Harm reduction · Advocacy

Indigenous peer-run harm-reduction and research group in the DTES. Partners with VANDU and academic health centres on drug-user-led work.

Chau Luen Kon Society

Housing

Operates Chau Luen Tower, low-income seniors’ housing on Keefer Street in Chinatown, on the DTES edge.

Cheng Wing Yeong Tong Benevolent Society

Housing · Advocacy

Historic Chinatown benevolent society restoring a heritage building used by members, DTES residents, and visitors.

Chinese Benevolent Association of Vancouver

Advocacy · Housing

One of Chinatown’s oldest societies. Stewards the 108 East Pender heritage building and related community programs on the DTES edge.

Yarrow Intergenerational Society for Justice

Advocacy · Women

Grassroots Chinatown and DTES group organizing with low-income Chinese seniors: language access, housing, and intergenerational justice.

Hua Foundation

Advocacy · Food

Youth-led Chinatown organization on food systems, civic engagement, and anti-racism, working the Chinatown–DTES edge.

Inner Exchange Society

Employment

Runs the DTES Opportunities Database: a public listing of low-barrier jobs, training, and income supports in the neighbourhood.

Vancouver Buddhist Temple Foundation

Faith-based · Food

Jodo Shinshu temple on Jackson Avenue. Social hall, kitchen, and community programs used by DTES and Strathcona residents.

Chinese Nationalist League of Canada

Employment · Advocacy

Stewards the historic Kuomintang building in Chinatown, including storefronts intended for community-serving retail.

Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver

Women · Housing · Advocacy

Housing and supports for women, girls, and gender-diverse people involved in the justice system, including inner-city programs.

The KidSafe Project Society

Youth · Food

Keeps inner-city schools open during winter, spring, and summer breaks so lower-income children have meals, care, and a safe place to go.

Community Land Trust Foundation of BC

Housing

Holds land and operates non-market housing, including inner-city and DTES-adjacent buildings, so homes stay permanently affordable.

Firehall Arts Centre Society

Advocacy

Converted fire hall on Cordova Street: theatre and community arts in the heart of the DTES, with a long record of neighbourhood work.

Powell Street Festival Society

Advocacy

Produces the Powell Street Festival in Oppenheimer Park — Canada’s largest Japanese-Canadian arts festival — on DTES streets.

Eastside Arts Society

Advocacy

Connects artists, studios, and residents in the Eastside Arts District, including the Culture Crawl’s DTES and Strathcona footprint.

Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver

Advocacy

Museum, archives, school, and community rooms in Chinatown, used by seniors and families on the DTES edge.

Uya'am Gaak Cultural Society

Indigenous · Food

Indigenous cultural society tending garden beds at V6A Gardens in the DTES, growing food and cultural space.

Strathcona Vineyard Church

Faith-based · Drop-in

Small mixed-income congregation in the DTES since 2005. Shares community space used by neighbours, not only Sunday worship.

Hastings Crossing Business Improvement Association

Employment · Advocacy

BIA for the Hastings Crossing stretch of the DTES: storefront activation, public realm, and a temporary occupancy-permit pilot for vacant shops.

Strathcona Business Improvement Association

Employment

BIA for historic Strathcona, on the east edge of the DTES, including a 2026 study for a neighbourhood grocery in an underused East Hastings building.

S.U.C.C.E.S.S.

Employment · Health · Housing

Large immigrant-serving society with a Chinatown headquarters: settlement, employment, seniors, and housing used by Chinatown and DTES residents.

Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence Society

Women · Advocacy

Peer-run society of current and former street-based sex workers. Litigated the 2012 Supreme Court public-interest standing case and organizes for safer working conditions in the DTES.

Inner City Women's Initiatives Society

Women · Harm reduction · Drop-in

Runs Downtown Auxiliary Mobile Services (DAMS): outreach, harm reduction, and ongoing support for women in the DTES.

Vancouver Aboriginal Transformative Justice Services Society

Indigenous · Advocacy

Indigenous justice, diversion, homelessness, and crime-prevention services for Metro Vancouver, including DTES-connected clients.

Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House

Youth · Food · Employment

Hastings-Sunrise neighbourhood house. Partner in MAC Development and Housing Society’s 172 Cordova project with Lu’ma Native Housing.

Red Fox Healthy Living Society

Indigenous · Youth

Indigenous-led recreation and mentorship for inner-city children, youth, and families, with an office at 610 Main Street.

Network of Inner City Community Services Society

Youth · Advocacy

Consortium of inner-city agencies, resident groups, and consumers coordinating child and youth services, historically based at Ray-Cam.

MOSAIC

Employment · Advocacy

Settlement, employment, and language services for immigrants and refugees across Metro Vancouver, including clients living in the DTES.

Disability Alliance BC

Advocacy · Health

Provincial disability-rights charity: benefits advocacy, accessible information, and individual support used heavily by DTES residents on disability assistance.

Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre

Advocacy · Housing

Tenant legal education and hotline for B.C. renters, including SRO and private-hotel tenants in the DTES.

PLEA Community Services Society of B.C.

Youth · Housing

Youth justice, housing, and support across B.C., including inner-city youth who use DTES services.

Canadian Mental Health Association Vancouver-Fraser

Health · Housing

Community mental-health programs, housing supports, and advocacy for Vancouver and the Fraser region, including DTES-connected clients.

Pacific Community Resources Society

Youth · Employment

Youth, employment, and community programs across the Lower Mainland, including inner-city youth resource work.

Vancouver Association for Survivors of Torture

Health · Advocacy

Clinical and community support for refugee and immigrant survivors of torture and political violence, including clients housed in the inner city.

Access Pro Bono Society of British Columbia

Advocacy

Volunteer-lawyer clinics across B.C., including duty-counsel and poverty-law help used by DTES residents.

Vancity Community Foundation

Housing · Employment

Community foundation that administers Reaching Home (federal homelessness) in Vancouver, with Lu’ma Native Housing as a Community Entity partner.

Immigrant Services Society of B.C.

Employment · Housing

Refugee settlement, housing, and employment across Metro Vancouver, including newcomers who land in inner-city hotels and SROs.

Family Services of Greater Vancouver

Youth · Health

Parent charity of Directions Youth Services. Counselling, family, and youth programs across Vancouver, including the DTES youth stream.

YouthCO HIV & Hep C Society

Youth · Health · Harm reduction

Youth-led HIV, hep C, and harm-reduction education. Serves young people across Vancouver, including those in the DTES.

Warriors Against Violence Society

Indigenous · Advocacy

Indigenous family-violence prevention: helping families unlearn abuse and reclaim traditional values of equality and respect.

Drug User Liberation Front

Harm reduction · Advocacy

Peer-run compassion club and fulfillment centre in the DTES that tested and distributed a safer supply of heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, and is litigating a constitutional challenge.

Evelyne Saller Centre

Drop-in · Food

City-operated inner-city centre on Alexander Street: low-cost cafeteria, showers, laundry, and life-skill programs for low-income adults in the DTES.

Britannia Community Services Centre

Youth · Drop-in · Food

Community centre on the Grandview–Woodland edge of the DTES catchment: pool, rink, library, and neighbourhood programs used by Strathcona and Hastings families.

Streetohome Foundation

Housing · Advocacy

Vancouver foundation that finances homeless-prevention and housing projects across the city, including DTES-sited developments.

Brightside Community Homes Foundation

Housing

Large non-profit housing provider (formerly Affordable Housing Societies) with buildings across Vancouver, including inner-city stock used by DTES-connected tenants.

Catalyst Community Developments Society

Housing

Non-profit real-estate developer building affordable rental across B.C., including inner-city Vancouver sites.

Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society

Indigenous · Youth

Delegated Indigenous child-and-family agency for Vancouver. Many of the families it serves live in or move through the DTES.

QMUNITY

Advocacy · Health · Youth

B.C.’s LGBTQ2S+ community hub: counselling, youth, seniors, and referral. Serves trans, Two-Spirit, and queer people who also use DTES services.

Health Initiative for Men

Health · Harm reduction

Gay, bi, queer men’s health society: sexual health, mental health, and the Hustle program for men in sex work, including DTES-connected clients.

WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre

Women · Advocacy

Women Against Violence Against Women: 24-hour rape-crisis line, hospital accompaniment, and counselling used by women in the DTES.

Battered Women's Support Services

Women · Advocacy

Ending-violence society: crisis line, legal advocacy, and counselling for women and gender-diverse people, including those in the DTES.

Community Legal Assistance Society

Advocacy

Poverty-law and human-rights legal aid: mental-health law, disability, tenancy, and test cases used heavily by DTES residents.

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden Society

Advocacy

Classical Chinese garden and cultural society on Carrall Street in Chinatown, on the DTES edge. A public cultural space in the neighbourhood.

Metro Vancouver Aboriginal Executive Council

Indigenous · Advocacy

Umbrella of urban Indigenous organizations in Metro Vancouver. Members include Friendship Centre, Lu’ma, VACFSS, and other DTES-serving agencies.

Friends For Life Society

Health · Food

Complementary health, food, and support for people living with life-threatening illness, including HIV clients connected to the DTES.

Kiwassa Neighbourhood House

Youth · Food · Employment

Hastings-Sunrise neighbourhood house east of the DTES: family, settlement, and food programs used by residents who also rely on Hastings Street services.

Tonari Gumi Japanese Community Volunteers Association

Drop-in · Food

Japanese-Canadian seniors’ association in historic Japantown on Powell Street: meals, outreach, and cultural programs in the Oppenheimer area.

Habitat for Humanity Greater Vancouver

Housing

Sweat-equity affordable homeownership across Metro Vancouver. Some partner families have DTES or inner-city ties; most builds are not on Hastings Street.

BC Non-Profit Housing Association

Housing · Advocacy

Provincial association of non-profit housing providers. Members include PHS, Atira, RainCity, Lookout, and other DTES operators.

Gastown Business Improvement Society

Employment

BIA for Gastown, immediately west of the DTES core. Public-realm, sanitation, and business programs that overlap the neighbourhood’s west edge.

HAVE Culinary Training Society

Employment · Food

Culinary training and catering social enterprise on Powell Street. Trains DTES residents for kitchen work and runs affordable catering.

A Better Life Foundation

Food · Employment

Daily meals, food-security training, and inclusive hiring at 43 West Hastings, in the DTES core.

Employ to Empower

Employment

DTES entrepreneurship charity: micro-enterprise, vending, and self-employment supports for people facing multiple barriers.

Hogan's Alley Society

Advocacy · Housing

Black-led society working to restore Hogan’s Alley and advance Black social, economic, and cultural well-being next to the DTES.

DUDES Club Society

Indigenous · Health · Drop-in

Indigenous men’s wellness clubs that started in the DTES in 2010 and now run across B.C. Brotherhood, health, and cultural reconnection.

Vancouver Chinatown BIA Society

Employment

Business improvement society for Chinatown, inside the DTES plan area: cleanliness, promotions, and small-business programs on Pender and Keefer.

Access Gallery

Advocacy

Artist-run centre at 222 East Georgia in Chinatown / Strathcona. Emergent artists in a DTES-plan neighbourhood.

Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall

Youth · Advocacy

1906 Japanese-Canadian school and hall on Alexander Street in historic Japantown, still a community and cultural site in the Oppenheimer area.

Living in Community Society

Women · Advocacy

Sex-work community-development society born in Vancouver’s inner city: training for neighbours, police, and services on health and safety of people in the sex industry.

Rise Women's Legal Centre

Women · Advocacy

Free family-law clinic for women and gender-diverse people who cannot afford a lawyer, including DTES-connected clients.

Positive Living Society of British Columbia

Health · Advocacy

Peer-run HIV society: support, advocacy, and health navigation for people living with HIV, including many DTES-connected members.

Pacific AIDS Network

Health · Harm reduction · Advocacy

Provincial network of HIV, hepatitis, and harm-reduction organizations. Members include AIDS Vancouver, YouthCO, and DTES-serving health societies.

Crisis Centre of British Columbia

Health

24-hour suicide-prevention and distress lines for B.C. DTES residents are heavy users of the lines and of inner-city outreach partners.

BC Schizophrenia Society

Health · Advocacy

Family support, education, and advocacy for people living with schizophrenia and psychosis — conditions over-represented among DTES residents.

Inclusion BC

Advocacy · Health

Provincial federation for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Members and families include DTES-connected people with disabilities.

BC Poverty Reduction Coalition

Advocacy

Coalition of more than 80 organizations for a poverty-reduction plan. Desk at 312 Main; DTES operators are core members.

Association of Neighbourhood Houses of BC

Youth · Food · Advocacy

Federation of neighbourhood houses, including Kiwassa and others in the Hastings and east-side catchments used by DTES families.

Vancouver Foundation

Advocacy

Canada’s largest community foundation. Grants flow to many DTES operators; Connect & Engage research has repeatedly surveyed the neighbourhood.

La Boussole

Drop-in · Employment

Francophone community centre serving French-speaking newcomers and residents, with a presence at 312 Main in the DTES.

Boys and Girls Clubs of South Coast BC

Youth

Youth clubs across Metro Vancouver. East-side clubs serve children whose families also use DTES food and housing services.

First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society

Youth · Advocacy

Child-and-youth advocacy coalition: child-poverty report card, public education, and policy. DTES families show up in the Vancouver numbers.

West Coast LEAF

Women · Advocacy

Equality-rights legal advocacy for women and gender-diverse people in B.C., including test cases that affect DTES housing, income, and policing.

The 127 Society for Housing

Housing

DTES SRO housing operator. Owns and supports rooms in the neighbourhood for people who would otherwise be homeless.

Vancouver Native Housing Society

Housing · Indigenous

Indigenous housing society with DTES and Vancouver sites. Distinct from Vancouver Native Health Society.

Gordon Neighbourhood House

Drop-in · Food · Youth

West End neighbourhood house; listed because City SOFI payments sit next to inner-city house funding and DTES residents use the network.

WePress Community Arts Space Society

Advocacy · Drop-in

DTES community print shop and arts space run with people who live and work in the neighbourhood.

Red Door Housing Society

Housing

Non-profit housing society. Appears on City of Vancouver SOFI supplier lists, including a large 2020 payment.

Aboriginal Land Trust Society

Indigenous · Housing

Indigenous land-trust vehicle. City SOFI shows large 2022 and 2024 payments consistent with land or housing transactions.

BC Indigenous Housing Society

Indigenous · Housing

Indigenous housing provider. City SOFI lists supplier payments in 2024–2025.

Entre Nous Femmes Housing Society

Housing · Women

Women’s non-profit housing society. A large 2025 City SOFI payment sits on the supplier schedule.

SWAN Vancouver Society

Women · Advocacy

Rights-based support and advocacy for im/migrant indoor sex workers. City SOFI lists Supporting Women’s Alternatives Network grant lines across 2018–2025.

Vancouver Aboriginal Community Policing Centre Society

Indigenous · Advocacy

Indigenous-led community policing centre: safety, justice navigation, and VPD–community dialogue for Aboriginal people in Vancouver.

Gastown Hastings Crossing Community Policing Centre

Advocacy

Volunteer-driven neighbourhood safety hub at 109 West Hastings, working with VPD and DTES service providers.

Heart Tattoo Society

Food · Drop-in

DTES meal, clothing, and community programs at 138 East Hastings for low-income residents.

CleanStart Property Services

Employment

DTES social enterprise: junk removal, hoarding cleanup, and property services that hire people facing barriers.

Vancouver Second Mile Society

Drop-in · Food

Since 1958, neighbourhood helpers, meals, and recreation for low-income seniors in the DTES and Downtown South.

Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre

Women · Health

24-hour sexual-violence support for women, trans, Two-Spirit, and non-binary people. DTES residents are heavy users of the crisis line and clinic.

Indian Residential School Survivors Society

Indigenous · Health

Indigenous-led crisis, cultural, and wellness support for residential-school Survivors and families. City also records a 2025 nominal-licence renewal.

Support Network for Indigenous Women and Women of Colour

Indigenous · Women · Health

Holistic health and reproductive-justice support for Indigenous, Black, and racialized women and gender-diverse people.

Avalon Recovery Society

Women · Harm reduction · Health

Free recovery services for women and families with lived experience of addiction and trauma. City Core Support recipient.

Pacifica Treatment Centre

Health · Harm reduction

Residential substance-use treatment in East Vancouver serving VCH and Fraser clients, including people from the DTES.

Turning Point Recovery Society

Health · Housing

Bed-based recovery and community housing in Vancouver and Richmond for people with drug and alcohol addictions.

Last Door Recovery Society

Health · Youth

Adult and youth addiction treatment based in New Westminster, with Vancouver-area clients including DTES referrals.

Peak House

Youth · Health

Free ten-week live-in youth treatment (ages 13–18) in Vancouver, run by Pacific Youth and Family Services Society and funded by VCH.

Vancouver Recovery Club

Drop-in · Harm reduction

24-hour drop-in and referral for recovering alcoholics and addicts. BC Housing homelessness-outreach funded.

Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House

Drop-in · Youth · Food

Neighbourhood house at 800 East Broadway serving Mount Pleasant and inner-city families with food, childcare, and settlement programs.

M'akola Housing Society

Indigenous · Housing

Largest Indigenous affordable-housing provider in B.C., with Lower Mainland stock used by urban Indigenous families including DTES-connected households.

New Chelsea Society

Housing

Affordable housing for seniors, families, and people with disabilities in Vancouver and Metro.

Salsbury Community Society

Housing

Faith-rooted affordable housing communities in East Vancouver, including sites used by inner-city residents.

Full Circle: First Nations Performance

Indigenous · Advocacy

Indigenous performance society creating work and training for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit artists, including DTES and Eastside stages.

Leave Out Violence (LOVE) Society BC

Youth · Advocacy

Youth-driven media-arts violence prevention for young people facing multiple barriers, including inner-city Vancouver youth.

St. James' Anglican Church

Faith-based · Drop-in

Anglo-Catholic parish at Cordova and Gore since 1881. A neighbourhood church in the DTES, distinct from the Bloom Group (the former St. James Community Service Society).

Our Community Bikes (PEDAL)

Employment

Bike co-op that runs Pedals for the People repair clinics in Oppenheimer Park for DTES bikes, walkers, and wheelchairs.

Urban Ink Production Society

Indigenous · Advocacy

Indigenous and diverse theatre, film, and performance company rooted in East Vancouver and the inner city.

Aboriginal Life in Vancouver Enhancement Society

Indigenous · Youth · Advocacy

Indigenous-led society at Ray-Cam: youth leadership, culture, and East Vancouver policy work for Aboriginal children and families.

Kekinow Native Housing Society

Indigenous · Housing

Indigenous housing society providing subsidized long-term rentals in the Lower Mainland, including Surrey and Chilliwack stock used by urban Indigenous families.

Moms Stop The Harm

Advocacy · Harm reduction

Network of families advocating to end overdose deaths, change drug policy, and support people who use drugs and those who grieve them.

BC Civil Liberties Association

Advocacy

Canada’s oldest civil-liberties association, based in Vancouver. Police-accountability and rights work that includes DTES street checks, harm reduction, and housing cases.

Little Mountain Neighbourhood House

Drop-in · Youth · Food

Neighbourhood house serving Riley Park / Little Mountain families with food, childcare, and settlement programs on the inner-city east side.

Collingwood Neighbourhood House

Drop-in · Youth · Food

Large Renfrew-Collingwood neighbourhood house: settlement, childcare, and community programs. City SOFI shows substantial annual contracts.

South Vancouver Neighbourhood House

Drop-in · Youth · Food

Neighbourhood house on Vancouver’s south side. 2024 SOFI includes a large payment consistent with capital or a one-time contract.

Options for Sexual Health

Health · Women

B.C. sexual and reproductive health clinics, including Vancouver sites used by DTES residents for STI care, contraception, and pregnancy services.

St. Paul's Foundation

Health

Foundation for Providence Health Care. St. Paul’s Hospital is the DTES’s primary acute-care hospital; foundation dollars support care, research, and the new St. Paul’s.

Progressive Housing Society

Housing · Shelter · Health

Burnaby-based shelter and supportive housing for people with mental health, homelessness, or addictions — including Metro clients from Vancouver’s inner city.

VIVO Media Arts Centre

Advocacy

Artist-run media centre (Satellite Video Exchange Society) in East Vancouver. City SOFI lists cultural-grant lines 2018–2025.

411 Seniors Centre Society

Drop-in · Advocacy

Low-income seniors’ hub: information, advocacy, and programs. Historically downtown; now on Fraser Street. Serves seniors who also use DTES services.

Vancouver Community Network

Employment · Advocacy

Non-profit internet and web host for Vancouver community groups. City SOFI shows large supplier payments 2018–2022.

Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society

Advocacy

Artist-run film centre. City cultural-grant lines 2018–2025. Inner-city and independent filmmakers use the gear and programs.

New Commons Development

Housing

Non-profit real-estate developer that builds and preserves affordable housing and community assets in Vancouver.

Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

Drop-in · Food · Youth

Westside neighbourhood house. Listed because City SOFI payments sit with the other ANHBC houses; not a Hastings Street operator.

Still Moon Arts Society

Advocacy

Community arts and ecology in Renfrew-Collingwood. City cultural-grant lines 2018–2025.

Marpole Neighbourhood House

Drop-in · Youth · Food

South Vancouver neighbourhood house. City SOFI lists operating and childcare payments; 2024 includes a large one-year line.

Sanford Housing Society

Housing · Health

Supportive housing for people with mental illness and addictions, including Sanford Apartments operated with MPA Society.

Métis Nation British Columbia

Indigenous · Housing

Métis government in B.C., including a Ministry of Housing & Homelessness that serves Métis citizens in Vancouver.

Malaspina Printmakers Society

Advocacy

Artist-run print centre with Granville Island and downtown studios. City cultural-grant lines 2018–2025.

West End Seniors' Network

Drop-in · Advocacy

Programs for older adults in the West End. City SOFI lists operating and grant lines most years 2018–2025.

VantagePoint

Advocacy

Capacity-building charity for B.C. non-profits. City SOFI lists training and contract payments 2018–2025.

CityStudio Vancouver

Advocacy

City–university studio that co-creates student projects with City staff. City SOFI shows annual society payments.

Vancouver Heritage Foundation

Advocacy

Charity that conserves historic places, including Chinatown and inner-city buildings. City SOFI shows large annual payments.

Chinese Canadian Museum

Advocacy

National Chinese Canadian museum in the Wing Sang Building in Chinatown. City SOFI includes a large 2023 payment.

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival

Advocacy

Winter performing-arts festival. City cultural-grant lines 2018–2025. Some work is staged in inner-city venues.

YMCA BC

Youth · Health

Fitness, childcare, and youth programs across B.C. Distinct from YWCA Crabtree Corner in the DTES.

Scotiabank Dance Centre

Advocacy

Vancouver Dance Centre Society. City cultural-grant lines 2018–2025 for the downtown dance hub.

Coastal Jazz and Blues Society

Advocacy

Produces the Vancouver International Jazz Festival and year-round jazz. City cultural-grant lines 2018–2025.

Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland

Youth · Women

Mentoring for girls and gender-diverse youth facing poverty, isolation, and violence — including inner-city Vancouver youth.

First Nations Health Authority

Indigenous · Health

Province-wide First Nations health authority. Funds urban Indigenous health that DTES residents use, including partnerships with VNHS, Kilala Lelum, and VCH.

Carnegie Community Centre Association

Drop-in · Advocacy

Registered charity that fundraises and advises Carnegie Community Centre at Main and Hastings. Distinct from the City Parks facility listed separately as Carnegie.

Working Gear Clothing Society

Employment

Volunteer charity at 475 Main that gives free work clothes and boots to people leaving unemployment, jail, or shelter — many of them DTES residents.

Whole Way House Society

Housing · Drop-in

Tenant-support and community programs for low-income seniors, veterans, and families in DTES buildings, including Veterans Memorial Manor at 310 Alexander.

Veterans Memorial Housing Society

Housing

Owns Veterans Memorial Manor, a 133-unit 55+ men’s building at 310 Alexander on the DTES. Whole Way House runs tenant programs in the same building.

Vancouver Co-operative Radio

Advocacy

Community radio CFRO 100.5 FM, broadcasting from Columbia Street in the DTES since 1975. Public-affairs, multilingual, and arts programming by and for inner-city residents.

Vancouver Women's Health Collective

Women · Health

Peer-led feminist health collective at 29 West Hastings. Free counselling, a community NP clinic, and a community fridge used by women and gender-diverse people in the DTES.

Vancouver Food Runners Society

Food

Volunteer drivers rescue surplus food and deliver it to neighbourhood meal programs, including DTES operators. App-based, no storefront kitchen of its own.

Yo Bro Yo Girl Youth Initiative

Youth

Strength-based programs for at-risk youth across Metro Vancouver, including inner-city Vancouver. City SOFI shows 2024–2025 grants.

African Descent Society BC

Advocacy · Youth

Black arts, heritage, and advocacy society with a Main Street presence. Produces the African Descent Festival and year-round community programs.

All My Relations Indigenous Society

Indigenous · Youth · Advocacy

Indigenous-run society behind Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week, All My Relations Basketball, and youth mentorship used by urban Indigenous people in Vancouver.

Wavefront Centre for Communication Accessibility

Health · Advocacy

Deaf, DeafBlind, and hard-of-hearing health and accessibility charity (formerly the Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing). Mount Pleasant clinic plus outreach used by inner-city clients.

BC Aboriginal Child Care Society

Indigenous · Youth

Centre of excellence for Indigenous early learning and child care. Trains and supports urban and First Nations programs that Indigenous families in Vancouver use.

Westcoast Family Centres Society

Youth · Health

Child- and family-centred programs across the Lower Mainland. Vancouver office at The Link on East Broadway, used by east-side families.

West Side Family Place Society

Youth · Women

Drop-in family place on the west side since 1973 for parents, caregivers, and young children. Listed because City SOFI pays it alongside other family-place contracts.

VRS Communities Society

Housing · Health

Accessible housing and supports for seniors and people with disabilities across B.C. (formerly Vancouver Resource Society).

Vancouver East Cultural Centre

Advocacy

East Vancouver theatre and cultural hub on Venables at Victoria. City cultural-grant and contract lines 2018–2025.

211 British Columbia Services Society

Advocacy

Free 2-1-1 phone, text, and web referral to housing, food, health, and income services. DTES residents use it to find shelters and benefits. Operated with United Way BC.

Afro Van Connect Society

Youth · Advocacy

Black youth spaces, conversation, and arts in Vancouver. City cultural and community-grant lines 2020–2025.

Black Women Connect Vancouver Society

Women · Advocacy

Collective of Black women building peer support, events, and advocacy in Metro Vancouver, including women connected to the inner city.

Vancouver Pride Society

Advocacy

Produces Vancouver Pride and year-round 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy. Inner-city queer and trans residents are part of the catchment.

Bill Reid Foundation

Indigenous · Advocacy

Foundation that runs the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art downtown. Public programs on Haida and other coastal Indigenous art.

Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver

Youth

Mentoring for boys and gender-diverse youth facing poverty and isolation, including inner-city Vancouver matches. Distinct from Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland.

BC Centre for Ability

Health · Youth

Community services for children, youth, and adults with disabilities and their families across Metro Vancouver.

grunt gallery (Visible Arts Society)

Advocacy

Artist-run centre on East 2nd known for Indigenous, queer, and community-engaged art. Legal name Visible Arts Society.

Thunderbird Neighbourhood Association

Drop-in · Youth · Food

Jointly operates Thunderbird Community Centre with the Park Board in Hastings-Sunrise. Childcare, recreation, and family programs for a low-income east-side catchment.

Pacific Immigrant Resources Society

Women · Youth · Employment

East Vancouver charity supporting immigrant and refugee women and children with English, settlement, and early-years programs used by inner-city families.

Wongs' Benevolent Association

Advocacy · Housing

Chinatown clan association at 123 East Pender. Owns heritage buildings, a Chinese-language school, and the Hon Hsing Athletic Club; a long-running mutual-aid society for Wong-clan families in the DTES.

Eastside Family Place Society

Youth · Women · Drop-in

Early-years family resource centre beside Grandview Park since 1979. Drop-in, parenting support, and programs for caregivers and children 0–6 in Grandview-Woodland / inner-city East Vancouver.

Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society

Food · Youth

Educational urban farms and food programs on East Vancouver school grounds. Youth from equity-denied communities learn growing, cooking, and food-system work.

Seniors Services Society of BC

Advocacy · Housing

Housing-search and support charity for adults 60+ across Metro Vancouver, including low-income seniors who use DTES and downtown services.

Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House

Drop-in · Youth · Food

ANHBC neighbourhood house in Kensington–Cedar Cottage. Childcare, family, and settlement programs on the inner-city east side.

ALT Jackson Housing Society

Housing · Indigenous

Project society for Ch'ich'iyúy Elxwíknis (ALT Jackson) at 405 Jackson: 172 Indigenous-led affordable homes in the DTES, developed with the Aboriginal Land Trust and Lu'ma Native Housing.

Zhongshan Lung Jen Benevolent Society

Advocacy · Housing

Chinatown village association for people from Lung Jen, Zhongshan. Building at 240–242 Keefer Street. Mutual aid and heritage-building stewardship in Chinatown.

Yue Shan Society

Advocacy · Housing

Chinatown place-based society for people from Poon Yue (Pan Yu) county. Occupies the only remaining residential courtyard complex in Chinatown at 33–39 East Pender.

Hastings North Business Improvement Association

Advocacy

BIA for Hastings-Sunrise / East Village along East Hastings. Levy remittances from the City fund streetscape, marketing, and safety work on the east-side Hastings corridor.

Commercial Drive Business Society

Advocacy

BIA for Commercial Drive in Grandview-Woodland. City SOFI lists annual levy remittances. Inner-city east-side commercial strip used by DTES residents.

Mah Society of Canada

Advocacy · Housing

Chinatown clan association in the restored 1913 Mah Society Building at 137 East Pender — the first fully restored Chinese society heritage building in Vancouver's Chinatown.

CityHive Youth Engagement Society

Youth · Advocacy

Youth-led civic-engagement charity. Programs that bring young people into city planning, climate, and housing conversations, including inner-city Vancouver youth.

Pacific Association of First Nations Women

Indigenous · Women · Advocacy

Indigenous women's association in B.C. working on safety, culture, and belonging for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women — including urban Indigenous women in Vancouver.

Hastings Community Association

Drop-in · Youth

Jointly operates Hastings Community Centre with the Park Board at 3096 East Hastings, across from Hastings Park / the PNE. Childcare, recreation, and family programs for Hastings-Sunrise.

Society for Children and Youth of BC

Youth · Advocacy

Provincial child-and-youth advocacy charity. Child-rights education, youth engagement, and policy work that includes inner-city Vancouver children.

The Writers' Exchange Society

Youth · Advocacy

Volunteer-powered literacy charity. Free reading and writing programs for under-resourced kids and youth in inner-city Vancouver, including the DTES and Eastside.

Rainbow Refugee Society

Advocacy · Housing

Vancouver charity supporting LGBTQIA+ people seeking refugee protection in Canada, including housing, settlement, and community for newcomers who also use inner-city services.

Homelessness Services Association of BC

Advocacy · Shelter

Provincial association of homelessness-serving organizations. Training, data, and policy for shelters and outreach — including DTES operators that are members.

Lee's Seniors Housing Society

Housing

Small DTES seniors housing society at 835–837 East Hastings. City CHIP in 2024 approved capital for 40 seniors units at 838 East Hastings.

Seniors First BC

Advocacy

Formerly the BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support. Legal advocacy, the Seniors Abuse and Information Line (SAIL), and support for older adults who are abused or whose rights are violated — including DTES seniors.

Environmental Youth Alliance

Youth · Employment

East Vancouver land-based education and paid employment training for youth from equity-denied communities. Programs at Strathcona Community Gardens and Still Creek / Renfrew Ravine.

Exchange Inner City

Employment · Advocacy

Community economic-development backbone at 312 Main. Convenes DTES non-profits, social enterprises, and residents on low-barrier employment. Successor work to Building Opportunities with Business (BOB).

Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter

Women · Shelter

Collective that runs a 24-hour rape crisis line, transition-house beds, and advocacy for women who have experienced male violence. Vancouver women, including from the DTES, use the crisis line and shelter.

Developmental Disabilities Association

Health · Employment

Community-living agency with 50+ programs for children and adults with developmental disabilities in Vancouver and Richmond, including inner-city families.

Yin Ping Benevolent Society of Canada

Advocacy · Housing

Chinatown village association at 414 Columbia. The 1910 building still has an inner courtyard — a rare surviving form. Mutual aid for families from Yin Ping county.

Lung Kong Tien Yee Association

Advocacy · Housing

Four-surname clan association (Lau, Kwan, Cheung, Chiu) on East Pender. Owns the Sun Ah Hotel block at 100 East Pender as well as the association hall.

Chin Wing Chun Tong Society of Canada

Advocacy

Chinatown tong in the 1920s Chin Wing Chun Society Building at 158 East Pender — meeting rooms over a street-level store.

Chinatown Society Heritage Buildings Association

Advocacy · Housing

Mutual-aid umbrella that helps Chinatown clan and village societies rehabilitate the heritage buildings they own. Member societies are listed separately on this ledger.

Chinatown Celebration Society

Advocacy

Produces the Fire Dragon Festival in Vancouver's Chinatown — a resident-centred cultural festival started in 2021.

Savage Production Society

Indigenous · Advocacy

Indigenous theatre company behind work staged at Firehall Arts Centre and partners of the Talking Stick Festival. Urban Indigenous performance rooted in the Eastside.

Native Hip Hop Society

Indigenous · Youth

Produces the Native Hip-Hop Festival and related Indigenous hip-hop programs in Vancouver, including inner-city youth.

Western Front Society

Advocacy

Artist-run centre on East 8th in Mount Pleasant, one of Canada's oldest. Media arts, exhibitions, and residencies used by Eastside artists.

Or Gallery Society

Advocacy

Artist-run centre in downtown / Crosstown Vancouver. Contemporary art exhibitions and publishing used by Eastside and inner-city artists.

Artspeak Gallery Society

Advocacy

Artist-run centre at 233 Carrall in Gastown / DTES. Exhibitions, publishing, and public programs in a heritage storefront.

Other Sights for Artists' Projects

Advocacy

Collective that commissions temporary public art in Vancouver, including inner-city and waterfront sites used by DTES residents.

Vines Art Society

Advocacy · Indigenous

Land-and-justice arts society with a studio (The Den) at 825 East Hastings. Annual Vines Art Festival of outdoor, Indigenous-rooted, and queer performance.

Indian Summer Arts Society

Advocacy

Produces Indian Summer Festival — South Asian and diaspora arts in Vancouver. Inner-city and downtown venues, including Eastside stages.

Beaumont Studios Artists Society

Advocacy · Employment

East Vancouver artist-studio society. Affordable workspaces for artists, including people connected to the inner city.

Strathcona Spatial Sound Society

Advocacy · Health

Registered charity that runs Lobe, an immersive-sound studio. Founded 2020 to support listening practices and the health of listeners in Strathcona / the DTES.

Health Arts Society

Health · Advocacy

Brings live professional music into hospitals, long-term care, and inner-city health settings, including sites used by DTES residents.

Justice Education Society of BC

Advocacy

Public legal education for people who use the courts — including low-income and inner-city Vancouver residents navigating criminal, family, and housing matters.

Pacific Legal Education and Outreach Society

Advocacy

Free legal information for B.C. non-profits and low-income artists — including DTES arts and social-service societies.

Law Students' Legal Advice Program

Advocacy

UBC law-student legal clinic. Free summary advice on income assistance, tenancy, criminal, and immigration matters — clinics that DTES residents use.

Minerva Foundation for BC Women

Women · Employment

Leadership and education programs for women and girls in B.C., including Indigenous and inner-city women.

Sam Sullivan Disability Foundation

Health · Advocacy

Umbrella for Tetra, Disabled Sailing, and related programs that get people with disabilities into the community — including inner-city Vancouver clients.

Check Your Head

Youth · Advocacy

Youth global-education network. Workshops on media, climate, and social justice for high-school and inner-city youth in Vancouver.

Youth Climate Corps BC

Youth · Employment

Paid climate-resilience jobs and training for people 17–30. Vancouver crews include inner-city youth.

BC Artscape Society

Housing · Advocacy

Non-profit cultural-space operator. Develops and runs affordable artist studios and creative workspaces in Vancouver, including inner-city sites.

Fair Haven Homes Society

Housing · Health

United Church seniors housing and care in Metro Vancouver. Low-income older adults, including people with DTES ties, use the homes.

Strathcona Community Policing Centre

Advocacy

Neighbourhood community-policing centre at 872 East Hastings. Volunteer crime-prevention, safety programs, and VPD partnership for Strathcona / the DTES.

Sch'Eyk Housing Society

Housing · Indigenous

Registered charity operating ~236 units of low-end-of-market and rent-geared-to-income housing. Office at 540 East Hastings. Managed with Lu'ma Development; a distinct housing society.

Moresports British Columbia Society

Youth

Neighbourhood sport and leadership for children who cannot otherwise afford rec. Inner-city Vancouver hubs historically sat with NICCSS / Ray-Cam partners.

221A Artist Housing Society

Housing · Advocacy

Non-profit housing society created to operate affordable homes for low-income artists and their families, including 221A's East 3rd project.

PeerNetBC

Health · Advocacy

Training and support for peer-led groups across B.C., including DTES harm-reduction, mental-health, and disability peer programs.

Treehouse Vancouver Child and Youth Advocacy Centre

Youth · Advocacy

Multi-agency child-and-youth advocacy centre for children and families affected by abuse. Vancouver children, including inner-city families, use the coordinated interviews and supports.

Nisga'a Ts'amiks Vancouver Society

Indigenous

Urban local for Nisga'a citizens in Vancouver: membership, wellness grants, and cultural programs. Urban Nisga'a include people living in the DTES.

African Friendship Society

Advocacy · Youth

Vancouver African arts, culture, and youth programs. Builds community for African diaspora families, including inner-city participants.

Mount Pleasant Community Policing Centre

Advocacy

Volunteer community-policing centre for Mount Pleasant. Neighbourhood sits against the DTES / False Creek Flats and shares safety issues with East Hastings.

Marpole Oakridge Family Place Society

Youth · Women

Family drop-in, parent support, and early-years programs in Marpole–Oakridge since 1978. South Vancouver counterpart to Eastside Family Place.

Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society

Employment · Advocacy

Settlement, employment, seniors, and language services for immigrants and refugees. Surrey-based with Vancouver programs used by Eastside newcomers.

First Funds Society

Indigenous · Housing

Registered-charity wing of the Lu'ma group. Channels donations and grants that support Indigenous housing and related programs.

McCreary Centre Society

Youth · Health

Youth-health research and engagement for B.C. The Adolescent Health Survey is the province's main youth-health dataset, including inner-city Vancouver.

Learning Disabilities Association of BC

Health · Youth

Support, tutoring, and advocacy for people with learning and brain-based differences. East Broadway office; programs used by Eastside families.

Spinal Cord Injury BC

Health · Advocacy

Formerly the Canadian Paraplegic Association (B.C.). Peer support, info, and advocacy for people with spinal-cord injury — including inner-city Vancouver clients.

City Green Solutions Society

Housing · Advocacy

Non-profit energy-efficiency programs for homes and buildings. Helps low-income and rental households cut energy costs, including inner-city Vancouver housing.

Punjabi Market Regeneration Collective Society

Advocacy

Community collective revitalizing North America's first Punjabi Market (Main and 49th): public art, plaza, and cultural programming.

Collingwood Community Policing Centre

Advocacy

Volunteer community-policing centre at Joyce–Collingwood. East Vancouver safety programs for a neighbourhood that includes low-income renters.

Renfrew-Collingwood Seniors' Society

Health

Seniors programs in Renfrew–Collingwood, East Vancouver. Low-income older adults, including people with DTES ties, use the programs.

Sunset Community Association

Youth

Volunteer association that jointly runs Sunset Community Centre and Moberly Arts with the Park Board. South Vancouver rec, childcare, and culture.

Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Society

Advocacy · Youth

Park Board partner at the Roundhouse in Yaletown — Vancouver's arts-and-recreation community centre. Programs are citywide, not DTES-specific.

McGregor Child Care Society

Youth

Licensed non-profit childcare on VCC's Broadway campus. Affordable care so parents can work or study, including East Vancouver families.

The Students Commission of Canada

Youth · Advocacy

National youth-engagement charity. Vancouver contracts support youth voice projects that include inner-city participants.

Open Access Foundation for Arts and Culture

Advocacy · Health

Sets accessibility practice for arts and culture — creative, justice-oriented access for Deaf, disabled, and mad artists, including Eastside companies.

New Page Foundation

Employment · Advocacy

Registered community-resources charity at 101 East 7th in Mount Pleasant. Employment and training supports.

Kokoro Dance Theatre Society

Advocacy

Butoh company founded 1986 by Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi. Performs at 111 West Hastings and at Powell Street Festival. Japanese-Canadian inner-city roots.

Dancing on the Edge Festival Society

Advocacy

Canada's longest-running contemporary dance festival, based at the Firehall Arts Centre on East Cordova in the DTES.

New Orchestra Workshop Society

Advocacy

Musician-led society presenting improvised and new music since 1977. Eastside and inner-city venues, including 221A and Western Front.

Vancouver Tsung Tsin (Hakka) Association

Advocacy

Hakka clan association in Vancouver Chinatown. Heritage, temple, and community functions in the neighbourhood, in the same family as other Chinatown societies on this ledger.

What Lab Society of Arts

Advocacy

East Vancouver artist studio and community lab on Pandora, near Hastings. Affordable space for marginalized and emerging artists.

Duplex Artist Society

Advocacy · Employment

Artist-run gallery and 20+ affordable studios at 1889 Franklin in the Hastings–Sunrise / Strathcona fringe. Built for lower-income early-career artists.

Latincouver Cultural and Business Society

Advocacy · Employment

Latin American cultural and business society based at 68 Water Street in Gastown. Carnaval del Sol and year-round programs used by inner-city Latin American residents.

Vancouver Out On Screen Film and Video Society

Advocacy · Youth

Produces the Vancouver Queer Film Festival and Out In Schools. Office at 211 East Georgia in Chinatown. 2SLGBTQIA+ arts and anti-homophobia education.

The James Black Gallery Association

Advocacy

Queer artist-run gallery at 144 East 6th in Mount Pleasant. Experimental exhibitions used by Eastside and inner-city artists.

Raven Spirit Dance Society

Indigenous · Advocacy

Contemporary Indigenous dance company based in Vancouver. Community-engaged work with urban Indigenous artists, including Friendship Centre partners.

O.Dela Arts Society

Indigenous · Women

Supports contemporary Indigenous choreography by women, including community-engaged work in Vancouver.

Theatre Terrific Society

Health · Advocacy

Canada's oldest disability theatre company, based in Vancouver. Inclusive performance with and for people with disabilities, including inner-city participants.

rice & beans theatre

Advocacy

Vancouver theatre company founded by Pedro Chamale and Derek Chan. Intercultural work rooted in Asian-Canadian and Latinx stories, often on Eastside stages.

Realwheels Society (Glitch Theatre)

Health · Advocacy

Disability theatre company, rebranded Glitch Theatre. Builds performance with disabled artists; downtown studio used by inner-city participants.

Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre Society

Advocacy

Non-profit dedicated to Latin American arts and culture in Vancouver. Festivals and year-round programs used by inner-city Latin American residents.

Music on Main Society

Advocacy

Chamber and new-music presenter at Heritage Hall on Main Street in Mount Pleasant. Pay-what-you-can and community listening, including Eastside audiences.

VocalEye Descriptive Arts Society

Health · Advocacy

Live audio description for blind and partially sighted audiences at Vancouver theatres, including inner-city venues such as the Firehall.

Seismic Shift Arts Society (DanceHouse)

Advocacy

Presents international contemporary dance in Vancouver. Office on East 1st in Mount Pleasant. DanceHouse is a program of Seismic Shift Arts Society.

Create Vancouver Society (Vancouver Mural Festival)

Advocacy

Produced Vancouver Mural Festival — large-scale public murals on the Eastside and Mount Pleasant — until the festival closed in 2025 citing finances.

Touchstone Theatre Society

Advocacy

Resident theatre company at The Cultch on Venables in Grandview–Woodland. Canadian plays; Eastside audiences.

Theatre Replacement Society

Advocacy

East Vancouver performance company on Venables. Builds new work with local artists; East Van Panto and experimental performance.

DreamRider Productions Society

Youth · Advocacy

Theatre and digital programs that teach kids climate and conservation. Started as a City of Vancouver school project; still plays East Vancouver elementary schools.

Vancouver Asian Film Festival Society

Advocacy

Canada's longest-running pan-Asian diaspora film festival, founded 1995. Screenings and year-round programs used by Chinatown and Eastside Asian communities.

Italian Cultural Centre Society

Advocacy

Italian Cultural Centre on Slocan in East Vancouver. Language, seniors, and cultural programs used by Eastside Italian and neighbouring families.

Axis Theatre Society

Youth · Advocacy

Theatre for young audiences touring B.C. schools, including East Vancouver and inner-city catchments.

Red Gate Arts Society

Advocacy

DIY music, studio, and performance space on Main Street. Affordable rehearsal and shows used by Eastside and DTES artists.

Kong Chow Benevolent Association of Canada

Advocacy · Faith-based

Chinatown clan association on East Pender, among the oldest Chinese benevolent societies in the neighbourhood. Family, burial, and heritage functions for Kong Chow / Sze Yup descendants.

Yee Fung Toy Society of Canada

Advocacy

Chinatown family association in a 1929 heritage building at 222–226 East Georgia. Clan, seniors, and building-stewardship functions in historic Chinatown.

Atira Women's Arts Society

Women · Employment · Advocacy

Houses Enterprising Women Making Art (EWMA), launched 2003 as an Atira employment program. Low-barrier art, vending, and social-enterprise work for women facing barriers in the DTES.

Migrant Workers Centre BC Society

Advocacy

Free legal clinic for migrant workers at 119 West Pender. Employment, immigration, and housing-rights advice used by temporary foreign workers living in and around the DTES.

Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret Society

Advocacy

East Van physical-theatre company at 2050 Scotia. Parade of Lost Souls and other large outdoor works draw DTES and Strathcona neighbours.

EartHand Gleaners Society

Advocacy · Food

Land-based fibre, weaving, and ecological-arts nonprofit. Community workshops on gleaned plants, used by Eastside and inner-city makers.

Kickstand Community Bikes Society

Employment · Advocacy

Volunteer-run community bike shop at 1187 Parker in East Vancouver. Cheap parts, tools, and mechanic nights used by Strathcona and DTES riders.

Growing Chefs Society

Food · Youth

Food-literacy charity teaching kids to grow, cook, and share food. Office at 610 Main in Chinatown; school gardens include inner-city catchments.

Projectile Publishing Society (Fillip)

Advocacy

Vancouver contemporary-art publisher (Fillip magazine and books). Critical writing used by Eastside artist-run centres including 221A, Artspeak, and Or Gallery.

Black Arts Vancouver Society

Youth · Advocacy

Pan-African youth arts education founded 2018. Workshops and long-term programs used by Black youth in East Vancouver and the inner city.

Victoria Drive Business Improvement Association

Advocacy

BIA on Victoria Drive in East Vancouver. Streetscape, safety, and small-business work in a corridor used by immigrant and working-class neighbours.

Mount Pleasant Commercial Improvement Society

Advocacy

Mount Pleasant BIA on Main and Broadway. Safety, graffiti, and small-business programs on the southern edge of the inner city.

Collingwood Business Improvement Association

Advocacy

Kingsway / Collingwood BIA. Small-business and street-life work in a working-class East Vancouver corridor.

South Hill (Fraser Street) Business Association

Advocacy

Fraser Street BIA between 41st and 50th. South Vancouver Punjabi and immigrant small-business strip.

Marpole Business Association

Advocacy

Marpole Village BIA on Granville south of 63rd. Local business association in a south-Vancouver neighbourhood with its own poverty and housing pressure.

Vancouver Society of Children's Centres

Youth

City-scale licensed childcare operator. Infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age centres across Vancouver, including inner-city and downtown sites used by low-income families.

Shannon Day Care Society

Youth

Non-profit licensed daycare founded 1974. Toddler and preschool care in Marpole / south Vancouver.

Sunset Childcare Society

Youth

Parent-run cooperative childcare in South Vancouver, founded 1977. Serves Sunset / Fraser Street families including newcomers.

Brant Villa Day Care Society

Youth

Licensed daycare at 4103 Brant Street in East Vancouver. Care for children 2.5–5 in a working-class east-side catchment.

Mount Pleasant Child Care Society

Youth

Licensed group childcare at 960 East 7th in Mount Pleasant. Toddler and 3–5 programs used by Eastside families.

Hudson Out of School Care Society

Youth

Before- and after-school care at Henry Hudson Elementary in Kitsilano. Long-running non-profit school-age program.

Multicultural Helping House Society

Employment · Advocacy

Settlement and employment services for newcomers since 1996. Fraser Street office used by immigrant families on the East and South sides.

Mabuhay House Society

Advocacy

Filipino cultural-centre society working with the Province toward a B.C. Filipino community hub. Intergenerational arts and settlement programs used by Vancouver Filipino families, including Eastside households.

Jewish Family Services

Food · Health · Advocacy

Jewish family-service agency at Clark and 6th. Food access, financial aid, seniors, and mental-health programs open beyond the Jewish community, including Eastside clients.

Kenyan Community in BC Society

Advocacy

Kenyan diaspora society (est. 2006). Mental-health, youth, and cultural programs used by East African families in Metro Vancouver.

Unity Centre Association for Black Cultures

Advocacy

Black cultural association unifying, celebrating, and promoting Black cultures in B.C. Community education used by Vancouver's Black residents, including the Eastside.

Connective Support Society

Housing · Advocacy

Province-wide housing, justice, and community-living nonprofit (formerly several John Howard regional societies). Supportive housing and reintegration across B.C., including Metro Vancouver.

Kwi Awt Stelmexw

Indigenous · Advocacy

Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) language and arts society. Training, maps, and education that strengthen Squamish heritage on these territories, including an East Hastings postal box.

Compaigni V'ni Dansi Society

Indigenous · Advocacy

Métis traditional and contemporary dance company founded by Yvonne Chartrand in 2001. Shares Métis dance, stories, and culture from Vancouver.

Vancouver Adapted Music Society

Health · Advocacy

Since 1988, supports musicians with physical disabilities — adaptive instruments, performance, and recording in Metro Vancouver.

All Bodies Dance Society

Health · Advocacy

Radically inclusive contemporary dance company. Mixed-ability classes and performances for adults and youth of all bodies.

Historic Joy Kogawa House Society

Advocacy

Childhood home of author Joy Kogawa in Marpole, from which her family was interned in 1942. Now a writers' residency and living museum of Japanese-Canadian internment.

Better Environmentally Sound Transportation

Advocacy

Sustainable-transport charity founded 1991. Bike Valet, seniors' mobility, and active-transport programs used by low-income and Eastside riders.

Vancouver Urbanarium Society

Advocacy

Civic forum on housing, density, and city-building. Debates, competitions, and talks that include DTES and Eastside land-use questions.

Boca Del Lupo Theatre Society

Advocacy

Experiential theatre company on Granville Island since 1996. Outdoor and site-specific works, including collaborations that reach Eastside audiences.

Electric Company Theatre Society

Advocacy

Created-in-Vancouver theatre company at 1895 Venables in Grandview–Woodland. Contemporary work staged for Eastside and citywide audiences.

Rumble Productions Society

Advocacy

Contemporary performance company at 1422 William in East Vancouver. Collective model presenting Canadian and international work.

Carousel Theatre Society

Youth · Advocacy

Theatre for young people on Granville Island. Mainstage and classroom work used by East Vancouver and inner-city families.

Vancouver New Music Society

Advocacy

Presenter of contemporary music and sonic art since 1973. Concerts, festival, and workshops used by Eastside experimental musicians.

Kidd Pivot Performing Arts Society

Advocacy

Crystal Pite's dance-theatre company, based at 336 East 1st in Mount Pleasant. International touring work created on the Eastside.

Vancouver Folk Music Festival Society

Advocacy

Jericho Beach folk festival, running since 1978. Free-stage and inner-city ticket-access programs used by Eastside residents.

Vancouver International Writers Festival Society

Advocacy · Youth

Granville Island literary festival and year-round school visits, including East Vancouver inner-city classrooms.

Live Biennial of Performance Art Society

Advocacy

Vancouver performance-art biennial. Presentations in artist-run centres including Eastside and Chinatown rooms.

Arts Umbrella Association

Youth · Advocacy

Arts education for ages 2–22 on Granville Island and satellite sites. Bursaries used by inner-city and Eastside kids who could not otherwise pay.

Ballet BC Society

Advocacy

Vancouver contemporary ballet company. Queen Elizabeth Theatre and Eastside creation work; outreach includes inner-city schools.

Arts Club of Vancouver Theatre Society

Advocacy

Western Canada's largest theatre company. Granville Island, Stanley, and Olympic Village stages; access programs used by Eastside audiences.

Early Music Vancouver

Advocacy

Presenter of medieval through classical music (Vancouver Society for Early Music). Summer festival and year-round concerts, including free Granville Island events.

Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival Society

Advocacy

Produces the Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival and related paddling. Chinatown Hub programs tie the False Creek festival back to Chinatown societies.

Vancouver International Film Festival Society

Advocacy

Vancouver's major film festival and VIFF Centre on Seymour. Eastside and Chinatown audiences use festival and year-round screenings; distinct from VAFF.

A Loving Spoonful Meals Society

Food

A Loving Spoonful is a volunteer-driven, not-for-profit organization that provides free, nutritious meals to people living with HIV and co-existing illness in Metro Vancouver and the surrounding areas. Their Community Support Meal Program provides subsidized meal support to…

African Methodist Episcopal Church Fountain Chapel

Faith-based

Offers spiritual services and cultural programming rooted in Black history and community, especially those connected to the historical Hogan’s Alley and Strathcona neighborhoods. While based in the DTES, it welcomes people from across Vancouver .

Alexander Street Co-Operative Housing Association

Housing

Non profit co-op offering at-cost rental housing to its members for its 56-unit building located at 638 Alexander Street

Atira Development Society

Housing

Primary purpose is to relieve poverty by providing affordable housing for persons of low or low to moderate incomes, with a focus on persons affected by gender inequality and gender based violence. They focus on mixed-income rental buildings that support independent living with…

Canoe Cultures Society

Advocacy

The Canoe Cultures Society is an Indigenous-led organization that preserves and revitalizes the cultural and artistic traditions of canoe carving and storytelling on the Pacific Northwest coast. Through education, mentorship, and public engagement, they support Indigenous…

Central City Housing Society

Housing · Drop-in

Central City Housing Society is a division of Central City Foundation. It operates Abbott Mansion and Cosmopolitan Hotel, affordable single room occupancy housing buildings in the DTES. It partners with other local organizations to offer additional supports in its housing.

Chinatown Peace Church

Faith-based

Chinatown Peace Church is a Christian community in Vancouver’s Chinatown. They offer worship services, prayer groups, and community events to help build friendships and share God’s love in the neighborhood.

Chinese Community Library Services Association, The

Advocacy

The Vancouver Chinese Library is a community space located in the Strathcona neighbourhood that aims to promote Chinese language and preservation of Chinese culture in Canada. They also collect and preserve historical records and data relating to Chinese in Canada. They are a…

Community Builders Benevolence Group

Housing · Harm reduction · Health · Drop-in

Community Builders Benevolence Group is a non-profit located in Vancouver's DTES that provides affordable and supportive housing to individuals facing barriers such as homelessness, poverty, mental illness, and substance use. They operate 15 housing sites, including several…

Cuc Housing Society

Housing

CUC Housing Society manages the Chinese United Church Lodge, an affordable housing facility located in the DTES for low-income seniors. It providing low cost housing with care and concern for the residents in a multi-cultural environment.

Indigenous Wellness Training Society

Harm reduction · Health · Indigenous · Employment

The Indigenous Wellness Training Society (IWTS) is a Vancouver-based non-profit organization focused on empowering Indigenous communities through culturally grounded recovery and wellness programs. Programs include counselling, healing courses, and land-based teachings.

Intersections Media Opportunities For Youth Society

Youth

Intersections Media is a nonprofit program that helps marginalized and at-risk young adults (ages 19–30), including those with care experience in the SAJE Program, gain entry-level employment in the film industry. It provides life skills, employment readiness, certifications…

Kickstart Disability Arts And Culture

Advocacy

Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture is a Vancouver-based nonprofit that supports and promotes artists who identify as Mad, Deaf, and Disabled. Kickstart is based in the DTES, at 610 Main Street. Through exhibitions, performances, mentorships, and workshops, it fosters…

Lim Sai Hor Kow Mock (Lim Association)

Advocacy

Owns and operates a historic building with ground floor retail in Chinatown. The association provides Chinese cultural heritage preservation activities and cultural events.

Lotus Light Charity Society

Food · Drop-in

Dedicated to relieving poverty and promoting social betterment through compassionate service. Serves the DTES out of their office (200-357 E Hastings Street) by offering programs such as free ESL classes, free income tax services, food and clothing donations, disaster relief…

Love Intersections Society

Advocacy

Vancouver-based media arts collective made up of queer artists of colour who use collaborative art-making and storytelling to challenge systemic racism and amplify underrepresented voices. Their mission is to share intersectional and intergenerational narratives through film and…

Love One Another Mission (LOAM) Canada

Food · Health · Drop-in · Faith-based

Faith-based organization provides services and support for low-income families and homeless people. The Friends of Hastings program distributes meals and food to Downtown Eastside residents at the intersection of Hastings and Columbia. Other services for homeless people include…

Lung Jen Benevolent Society

Housing

Own and operates 4 units of affordable housing at 240 Keefer.

Mavis Mcmullen Housing Society

Housing

Mavis McMullen Housing Society provides affordable housing for women of the greater DTES of Vancouver, including those with children, disabled women and older women. It operates two buildings that provide independent housing to approximately 134 tenants. Mavis McMullen Place is…

Muslim Food Bank And Community Services Society (MFBCS)

Food · Health · Drop-in

A registered non-profit organization that empowers communities through food assistance, education, mentorship, and self-reliance programs. Operate food banks accross five provinces, including in Vancouver's DTES. In addition to food services, they also a range of support…

Natives Of Toi Shan Benevolent

Housing · Indigenous

Owns 33 units of affordable housing at 237 E Hastings.

Neighbourhood Housing Society

Housing · Drop-in

Provides affordable housing options for low-income people living in the DTES. Manages three social housing apartment complexes that provide independent living for 180 residents: Bruce Eriksen Place (380 Main Street), The Oasis (40 East Hastings Street), and Bridget Moran Place…

Peer To Peer Community Co-Op

Advocacy

A newly formed organization that outlines a transformative approach to poverty reduction for hyper-marginalized women and gender-diverse individuals. Mission is to engage meaningfully with poor communities (and the people who work with them), empowering them to address poverty…

Potter's Place Mission

Food · Drop-in · Faith-based

Potter's Place Mission is a ministry reaching out to the community in the Downtown Eastside. Provides meals with church service seven days a week.

Promise Vancouver (Urban Promise Ministries)

Advocacy

Christian organization that aims to empower children and youth in DTES through meaningful relationships, and intentional, secular year-round programming. Offers accessible, trauma-informed after-school programs, spring and summer day programs, a youth leadership and employment…

Providence Living Society

Housing · Food · Harm reduction · Health

Providence Living is committed to improving both the environment and experience of older British Columbians living in long-term care. Operates two affordable care homes in DTES. Central City Lodge is a long-term care community composed of residents predominantly from the DTES…

Saint James Music Academy

Food · Health · Drop-in

Saint James Music Academy (SJMA) is a community-based after school program providing high quality classical music education to children living in and around Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, through orchestras, choirs, music therapy programs, and more.

Shiloh Housing Society

Housing

Part of The Broadway Group, Shiloh Housing Society is a non-profit organization committed to ensuring efficient, well-managed residences with concern for the physical, social, and spiritual well-being of residents. It manages Shiloh Place housing for people with low-incomes and…

Shon Yee Housing Society

Housing

NON PROFIT HOUSING SOCIETY OPERATING TWO HOUSING COMPLEXES IN VANCOUVER FOR LOW INCOME SENIORS.

Spencercreo Foundation

Advocacy

Vancouver's SpencerCreo Foundation is a family foundation committed to fostering positive change and empowering individuals by providing transformative opportunities. It opreates an affordable shared office space in the DTES, focussed on tenants creating social impact in their…

Strathcona Health Society

Health

A charitable organization that offers free and reduced-cost dental services to low-income families with children, and to older adults in the Strathcona area of Vancouver.

Success Multi-Level Care Society

Housing · Health · Drop-in

SUCCESS is a non-partisan, non-profit multicultural Canadian organization with a proud 50 year history of serving newcomers, seniors, youth and families. They offer a wide range of programs and services that promote the belonging, wellness, and independence of all people on…

Union Gospel Mission Foundation

Faith-based

Fundraising and financial stewardship arm of Union Gospel Mission (UGM) in Vancouver. Works in tandem with the Union Gospel Mission charity. See Union Gospel Mission for programs and services.

Unique Get Together Society (UGTS)

Housing · Food · Health · Drop-in

Deliver programs across the Lower Mainland, with a focus on serving Indigenous, Black, racialized, and equity-denied children, youth, and families. Serve residents of the DTES through: Culturally Grounded Wellness Programs, including land-based healing initiatives, emotional…

Vancouver Black Library

Advocacy

Vancouver Black Library is a library run by Black and BIPOC youth organizers, dedicated to Black and BIPOC community members, and welcome to all. Located in the DTES, it houses a library collection which speaks to their values of uplifting Black education, liberation, community…

Vancouver International Centre For Contemporary Asian Art

Advocacy

Non-profit public art gallery located in Chinatown, Vancouver, committed to the research, production, presentation and interpretation of contemporary Asian art. Provides mentorship programs; writing program for Asian identifying youth; and sells art from local artists. Has…

Vancouver Pacific Housing Society

Housing

The Society owns and operates a senior housing facility located at 145 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC, sponsored and subsidized by BC Housing. The housing has 71 units and accommodates approximately 90 senior residents. The Society also provides recreational activities…

Villa Cathay Care Home Society

Food · Health · Drop-in

Villa Cathay Care Home is a non-profit, long-term care home providing culturally focused care to the Chinese seniors in the Strathcona community. Their inter-disciplinary and person-centered care team comprises of nursing, recreation therapy, rehabilitation therapy, dietary…

Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA Metro Vancouver)

Housing · Shelter · Food · Harm reduction · Health · Women

Advances gender equity alongside women, families, Two-Spirit and gender diverse people through advocacy and integrated services that help support personal, collective and economic well-being. 81 programs and services offered in 42 locations throughout Metro Vancouver. In the…