Aims to address systemic gaps that exist for underserved and vulnerable communities across the Lower Mainland, including those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, children and youth, Indigenous, black, and people of colour populations, and individuals...

Provides food and some personal hygiene products to people living with HIV/AIDS whose incomes are below $20,000/year and who are registered clients. Provides nutritionally relevant groceries specific to the unique health needs of individuals and families livin...

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 ...

Provides social and recreational programs for people with a mental illness. Offers laundry and shower facilities, and internet. Serves daily lunches ($2) from noon to 1 pm, breakfasts ($1) from 9:15 am to 10 am, and free snacks at 3 pm. The Resource Centre Art...

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...

Outreach workers seek out women in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside community who have been disconnected from supports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Offers connection, life necessities, snacks, shower kits, clothing and make-up donations, safer sex and substanc...

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...

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...

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 ...

Works with youth under age 25, providing integrated service by working with social workers and other partners. Focuses on providing youth with hygiene products, harm reduction supplies, safer sex kits, safe using kits, as well as Naloxone kits. Supports youth ...

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, ...

Community resource centre serves residents of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Offers recreational activities, bathing facilities, laundry services, daily locker use, internet access, and delousing. Provides safer sex supplies, including condoms. Haircuts offere...

A peer-driven resource centre for adults in the Downtown Eastside that supports people living with chronic illnesses, addictions, and/or mental health challenges. Offers a safe environment and a range of structured and unstructured programs, including public c...

Provides a safe outdoor space for women to gather; use substances safely with trained staff and peers on site; and access harm reduction supplies, personal hygiene products, and snacks. Women have access to services including support securing housing, access t...

Provides high-quality nutritious grocery items through eight Grocery Hubs across the lower mainland. Offer a delivery service to those who have mobility issues and are unable to pick up their grocery orders from our Hubs. Offer kosher grocery options for those...

Offers a space where members who live with mental illness can socialize and engage in peer support in a welcoming environment. Provides recreational activities, social gatherings, assistance with job and housing search, access to shower and laundry facilities,...

Provides free non-surgical masks to frontline workers, individuals over 60 years old, or people with multiple health issues such as diabetes, heart issues or kidney issues, to decrease community spread of COVID-19. Masks can be requested through an online requ...

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...

Mobile service that distributes donated goods to people who are unhoused. Items include camping and overnight gear, toiletries, clothing, and other essentials. Also provides safer drug use supplies such as 1 cc IV kits with sterile water, alcohol wipes, and vi...

Volunteer students from Metro Vancouver secondary schools donate meals (sandwiches and hot meals), snacks, and care packages (including items such as water bottles, socks, blankets, seasonal and hygiene items) bi-monthly to vulnerable individuals, including un...

Offers recreational, social, and life skills community integration programs for individuals with a mental health disability, including men's and women's groups. The women's lounge offers a safe place and social connection for those who identify as women. There...

A grass-roots volunteer-run shower program for up to 25 homeless people that runs on a first-come first-served basis from 7:30 am to 9 am on Saturdays. Serves a hot breakfast until 8:45 am. Toiletries are provided and a clean change of clothes. Also offers ass...

Provides a fridge, freezer, and dry goods pantry with 24-hour daily access for Renfrew Collingwood residents; located on the west side of Collingwood Neighbourhood House, adjacent to the gym entrance. Accepts donations of fresh, frozen, or non-perishable foods...

Provides showers, a community breakfast, a clothing exchange, housing advocacy, homeless outreach, and referrals for people who are homeless. Program hours are 7 am to 9:30 am Saturdays.