Evelyne Saller Temporary Winter Response Shelter

Provided by: City of Vancouver

Service Description

Provides seasonal, low-barrier, overnight emergency housing on mats for 42 homeless adults from November 1st to April 30th. Shelter hours are 11 pm to 7:30 am Monday to Friday, and 10 pm to 7:30 am Saturdays and Sundays. Mats are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Please call first. Community members can register for a mat, in person only, with the Shelter Coordinator. Guests must be physically able to get on and off the mats without any physical assistance. If registered patrons do not arrive by 11:15 pm Monday to Friday, or 10:15 pm Saturday and Sunday, their mat will be given away, for that night, on a first come first served basis to unregistered folks waiting outside. If registered patrons do not show up two nights in a row, they will lose their reserved mat. No admittance after 1 am. Evening snack and morning snack and meal ticket provided. Storage space for carts is not available. Pets are not allowed. Shelter is wheelchair accessible however guests must transfer to and from their mats independently.

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