Gurdwaras (Sikh places of worship) are open to the public for temporary respite from the cold, washrooms, prayer, meditation, and hot vegetarian meals. Everyone is welcome, regardless of religion, gender, race, class, or any other factor. Individuals must remo...

Offers seated or takeaway meals to those in need. Maundy Cafe serves hot meals, dessert, and a drink from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays; menu is posted to Facebook weekly.

Volunteers and church members prepare and distribute a free meal in a take-out container at 5 pm on Tuesdays; available on a first-come, first-served basis. Open to all faiths and backgrounds.

The Dinner of Love provides a free sit-down community meal at 6:30 pm on alternating Fridays; schedules are on the website. Also provides clothing and toiletry items.

Community centre in downtown south Vancouver, open 9 am to 8 pm daily; general memberships are free. Provides daily low-cost meals: breakfast at 9 am to 11:30 am, lunch from 11:30 noon to 4:30 pm, and dinner from 4:30 pm to 7 pm; coffee, tea, and snacks are av...

A 24-hour drop-in centre for youth age 25 and under who are homeless, at risk, or street involved. Services include shower and laundry facilities; clothing, shoes, and toiletries; harm reduction supplies and information; housing search assistance; information ...

Offers free nutritious breakfast and lunch five days a week to women and their families in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Many ingredients come from the YWCA's Rooftop Garden. Breakfast hours are 8:45 am to 9:45 am Monday to Friday. Lunch hours are 1 pm to 2:3...

Provides a drop-in centre, residential crisis program, long-term supportive transitional housing, and street outreach for homeless, runaway, and street-involved youth ages 16 to 24. The Community Support Services program provides street outreach, general and a...

Programs include community gardening, meals, educational workshops, and recreational meal preparation. The community urban farms, herb garden, and mobile produce market promote affordable and accessible produce. The Community Lunch is served at 12 noon on Mond...

Offers therapeutic physical, educational, creative, and social activities to seniors ages 55 and older living in the West End, supporting them to remain independent in their homes and active in their communities. Eligibility criteria include having physical or...

Provides a 12 noon lunch (attendance at 11 am church service required) and a 10 pm dinner (attendance at 9 pm church service required) seven days a week.

Caters and provides weekly meals to residents of the Downtown Eastside. Provides hot meals on Mondays and Thursdays. Also offers holiday meals on Christmas Day, Valentine's Day, Easter, Canada Day, Truth and Reconciliation Day, Thanksgiving, and Remembrance Da...

Provides services to all self-identified women, including cis women, trans women, and two-spirit people. The drop-in centre offers advocacy, workshops, and crisis intervention to women of the Downtown Eastside, as well as free clothing, phone, showers (availab...

Serves free meals at 11 am Monday to Friday, and at 4:15 pm Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Free meal tickets are given out 15 minutes prior to opening; up to 400 meal tickets are handed out.

Volunteers provide a free hot lunch (soup and sandwiches) at 11 am on Saturdays, followed by coffee and pastries.

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 at 1 pm on Saturdays. Oth...

Offers a supportive space where Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in the Downtown Eastside can reconnect with traditional approaches to community and healing. Services include Elder/family cultural guidance, community meetings, social/recreational activitie...

Aims to improve social, emotional, and spiritual well-being through volunteer efforts of faith-inspired Muslims. Provides a variety of services to residents of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and Surrey, including take-away meals, addictions and mental health co...

Community-based volunteers serve food and offer clothing and other items to Metro Vancouver residents. Langar (blessed food) meal service is offered weekly at 1 pm Saturdays and 12 noon Sundays, at the corner of Main and Hastings streets. Meal service is also ...

Provides a drop-in centre for self-identified women who are street-based sex trade workers age 19 and over. Offers basic needs support, health care services, referrals, hot meals, clean clothing, showers, condoms, harm reduction supplies, personal care items, ...

Volunteers serves a free hot lunch to individuals in need on weekdays from 12 noon until meals run out. Does not operate on weekends and statutory holidays.

Group of former and current Aboriginal drug users works on issues of particular concern to Indigenous people, including alcoholism and health epidemics such as hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS. Meets at the VANDU office: sign-in at 12:15 pm, meeting at 1 pm Fridays (e...

Drop-in centre for adults in the Downtown Eastside. Offers companionship, recreational activities, counselling, referrals, meals, tea, snacks, clothing, sleeping bags, and blankets. Hours are 11 am to 5 pm daily; open to women only on Wednesdays. Serves lunch ...

Dinners are served at 7:30 pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays to patrons who attend the 7 pm religious services. Also provides outreach services handing out tea/coffee and bread. Office hours vary.

Offers a variety of programs for families. Family Drop-In offers regular programming and access to crafts and activities to children and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Dinner provided. Early Years Drop-In offers workshops a...