Sheway

Provides health and social service support to women who are pregnant or parenting infants/toddlers younger than 18 months with a current or recent history of drug or alcohol use, living in Vancouver. Helps women have healthy pregnancies and positive early parenting experiences, and offers a safe, accessible, and welcome drop-in environment. Services for Sheway clients include a medical clinic, alcohol and drug counselling, prenatal and postnatal care, immunizations, and STI/HIV counselling and testing, as well as harm reduction supplies (including a needle exchange, injection supplies, safer sex supplies, and Take Home Naloxone Kits (Narcan)). Also provides parenting support and classes, an infant development program, First Nations support services, a community kitchen, music therapy, advocacy, and community referrals. Also assists with fulfilling basic needs through daily hot lunches, food coupons, food bags, prenatal vitamins, formula, clothing, and baby supplies when available. Accepts walk-ins. Lunch is served between 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Monday to Friday. Drop-in hours are 9:15 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday. Offered in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (VCH), Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD), Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society (VAHS), YWCA of Vancouver, and Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction (MSDPR).