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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.

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.

Salvation Army Harbour Light

Shelter · Food · Faith-based · Health

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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 .

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.

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…

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.

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.