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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Food Stash Foundation

Food

Food recovery and redistribution, including to DTES programs.

Quest Outreach Society

Food

Low-cost food market model, including Hastings Crossing.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hua Foundation

Advocacy · Food

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

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.

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.

Uya'am Gaak Cultural Society

Indigenous · Food

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Heart Tattoo Society

Food · Drop-in

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

Vancouver Second Mile Society

Drop-in · Food

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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 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…

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…

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.

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.

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…

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…