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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.

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.

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.

Urban Native Youth Association

Indigenous · Youth · Drop-in

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Pacific Community Resources Society

Youth · Employment

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

YMCA BC

Youth · Health

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

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.

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.

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.

Afro Van Connect Society

Youth · Advocacy

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Native Hip Hop Society

Indigenous · Youth

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

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.

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.

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.

African Friendship Society

Advocacy · Youth

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Axis Theatre Society

Youth · Advocacy

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

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.

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.

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.

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 International Writers Festival Society

Advocacy · Youth

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

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.

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…