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A frontline service provider on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Services include emergency shelter, food program, tax preparation, community help desk, culturally-safe spiritual support, and legal advocacy. Regular hours vary by location. Administrative hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday. Nonprofit society, registered charity.
Provided by First United Church Community Ministry Society
4 other services offered by this agency
Serves a free hot lunch to individuals in need.
Serves a free hot lunch to individuals in need. Operates from 12 noon until meals run out Monday to Friday. Does not operate on weekends, statutory holidays, or on income assistance cheque days. Food Truck is located at the corner of Gore and Hastings Street.
Operates from 12 noon until meals run out Monday to Friday. Does not operate on weekends, statutory holidays, or on income assistance cheque days. Food Truck is located at the corner of Gore and Hastings Street.
Provided by First United Church Community Ministry Society
4 other services offered by this agency
Frontline hub helps Downtown Eastside (DTES) community members connect to essential services, basic necessities, and each other.
Frontline hub helps Downtown Eastside (DTES) community members connect to essential services, basic necessities, and each other. Provides crisis response, as well as information and referral to housing, food banks, addiction services, and other community resources. Provides free items including dry socks, toiletries and hygiene items, and harm reduction and safer sex supplies such as syringes and Take Home Naloxone Kits (Narcan), which can be used to reverse the effects of overdoses from opioids like fentanyl, heroin, and other opiates. The Mail and Phone Program enables DTES individuals who don't have homes or a permanent address to use 320 East Hastings Street as their mailing address, as well as provides free phone, long-distance calling, fax, outgoing mail, and photocopying services; service accessed at 501 East Hastings Street. The Tax Program processes tax returns for individuals, families, seniors, and students who are low income and who may face barriers to completing their tax returns; walk-in tax intakes are available Monday to Friday (except income assistance days and statutory holidays), with appointments available on Wednesdays. Help desk hours are 8 am to 11:30 am and 1 pm to 3:45 pm Monday to Friday.
Provides crisis response, as well as information and referral to housing, food banks, addiction services, and other community resources. Provides free items including dry socks, toiletries and hygiene items, and harm reduction and safer sex supplies such as syringes and Take Home Naloxone Kits (Narcan), which can be used to reverse the effects of overdoses from opioids like fentanyl, heroin, and other opiates. The Mail and Phone Program enables DTES individuals who don't have homes or a permanent address to use 320 East Hastings Street as their mailing address, as well as provides free phone, long-distance calling, fax, outgoing mail, and photocopying services; service accessed at 501 East Hastings Street. The Tax Program processes tax returns for individuals, families, seniors, and students who are low income and who may face barriers to completing their tax returns; walk-in tax intakes are available Monday to Friday (except income assistance days and statutory holidays), with appointments available on Wednesdays. Help desk hours are 8 am to 11:30 am and 1 pm to 3:45 pm Monday to Friday.
Provided by First United Church Community Ministry Society
4 other services offered by this agency
Provides legal advocacy to low-income and vulnerable people living in the Downtown Eastside.
Provides legal assistance in the areas of tenancy, income assistance, disability, Employment Insurance, old age pensions, and various administrative legal matters. Also provides representation at the Residential Tenancy Branch, Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunals, and the Social Security Tribunal. Intake is phone or email. Limited in-person intake can be done for urgent issues (eviction or loss of income) if unable to contact the agency by phone or email. Hours are 9 am to 11 am Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays. Capacity is limited, so clients should arrive early and bring paperwork related to the issue.
Provided by First United Church Community Ministry Society
4 other services offered by this agency
Provides year-round, low-barrier, 24-hour emergency shelter for adults of any gender ages 19 and up, including those who have substance use and/or mental health issues.
Provides year-round, low-barrier, 24-hour emergency shelter for adults of any gender ages 19 and up, including those who have substance use and/or mental health issues. Provides 25 beds for men and 26 beds for women. Services include daily meals, showers, and toiletries. People under the influence may be admitted, but substance use is not allowed inside the building or on the property. Violence is not tolerated. In-out access is allowed 24 hours a day. Pets are permitted on a case-by-case basis. Shelter residents are assigned one locker for the duration of their stay. Health-related services include 21-hour access to bed rest (24 hours with a note from a doctor or nurse), home nursing through referral, and home care through referral. Facility is wheelchair accessible.
Provides 25 beds for men and 26 beds for women. Services include daily meals, showers, and toiletries. People under the influence may be admitted, but substance use is not allowed inside the building or on the property. Violence is not tolerated. In-out access is allowed 24 hours a day. Pets are permitted on a case-by-case basis. Shelter residents are assigned one locker for the duration of their stay. Health-related services include 21-hour access to bed rest (24 hours with a note from a doctor or nurse), home nursing through referral, and home care through referral. Facility is wheelchair accessible.
Provided by First United Church Community Ministry Society
4 other services offered by this agency
Provides trauma-informed and culturally safe, multifaith spiritual care from an Indigenous perspective.
Provides trauma-informed and culturally safe, multifaith spiritual care from an Indigenous perspective. Open, welcoming, and affirming to all, from any faith or spirituality. Services include one-on-one pastoral or spiritual care by appointment, grief services, and life ceremonies including smudging, blessings, baptisms, communion, and memorials. Prayer requests can be submitted online.
Open, welcoming, and affirming to all, from any faith or spirituality. Services include one-on-one pastoral or spiritual care by appointment, grief services, and life ceremonies including smudging, blessings, baptisms, communion, and memorials. Prayer requests can be submitted online.