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 inclusive, online conversaton cafes where people can feel welcome, make new friends, learn from one another, appreciate other cultures, and develop support networks. Cafes aim to end social isolation and loneliness by fostering a sense of belonging and ...

Educates and entertains through interactive exhibits. Tells stories of outstanding achievements in sport in British Columbia. Also offers educational programs and activities for school and community groups. Hours are 10 am to 4 pm Fridays and Saturdays. Nonpro...

Artist-run centre and exhibition space that supports community and professional artists. Provides exhibitions, free workshops, artist talks, symposia, special projects, and other events. Collective members guide the management and programming of the space whil...

Supports Vancouver's Downtown Eastside residents and communities to empower themselves and build community capacity and resilience through art-making. Provides a safe and welcoming space in which to make art, particularly to those who are marginalized by syste...

Social enterprise model, with hotel guest fees and gallery revenue supporting a program for Indigenous artists. The Artists in Residence program offers 24 affordable rental units for Aboriginal artists who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, as well as pr...

Drop-in social centre for all ages. Features a living room space with TV, and computers with internet access. Offers a coffee and soup line at 7:30 am seven days a week. Also offers Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings 12:30 pm to 1:45 pm. Drop-in hours are 7:30...

Provides educational, artistic, and cultural services directed towards fostering Chinese culture within the local community. Offers traditional and simplified Chinese language classes to children and youth ages four to 19, and classes on Chinese culture. Organ...

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...

Dedicated to the preservation of Chinese Canadian history, and the promotion of traditional Chinese culture and contemporary arts. Offers school programs, workshops, and Chinatown walking tours. Admission is by donation. Hours are 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday to Sund...

A centre with programming, exhibits and interactive kiosks dedicated to sharing the stories about the past, present, future, and living heritage of Vancouver's Chinatown. Through storytelling, unique artifacts, recordings, and photos, it offers a perspective o...

Serves the Francophone community in Vancouver by assistance in accessing legal services, orientation for newcomers to BC, help finding accommodation, and information and referral to community and government services. Offers emergency help with primary needs, s...

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...

Serves disadvantaged residents of the Downtown Eastside and neighbouring communities with a low-cost cafeteria, library, learning centre, theatre, gym, weight room, pool room, and seniors lounge. Programs and services include community education (with a focus ...

Store and gallery that promotes BC crafts and the development, recognition, and success of members and their work. Hours are 10 am to 7 pm daily.

Builds transformative nature experiences for youth ages 14 to 25 to foster community connectedness, build ecological leadership skills, and enhance well-being. Provides free land-based education, wildlife habitat restoration opportunities, peer mentorship, and...

Provides programs to promote healthy active living among Indigenous and inner-city children and youth, and to foster employment and life skills for youth who face barriers. Programs include Indigenous cultural programs such as social connections through food s...

Provides vulnerable children and youth with a variety of free programs and services. Break-Time Programs provide nurturing safe spaces for at-risk, inner-city elementary school students during winter, spring and summer breaks. The program offers nutritious mea...

A society that focuses on the study of the human figure. Through the Basic Inquiry Studio, a space is provided where the public can drop in to draw and paint the human figure using a live model. Also has a gallery space where members can show their work. Galle...

Provides a range of programs for children and their families to strengthen each individual child and enhance their overall physical, mental, and social-emotional development. Offerings include community activities such as swimming, track and field, floorball, ...

Celebrates pan-Asian arts and culture through educational events and a Lower Mainland festival in May. Office hours are 10 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday. Nonprofit society, registered charity.

Produces and presents culturally diverse contemporary theatre and dance, including The Firehall Contemporary Dance Series. Also hosts the Dancing on the Edge Festival. Features works of Canadian and international artists. Offers workshops, residencies, an exhi...

Features the history of the Vancouver Police Department, the City Coroner's services, and the City Analyst Laboratory. The museum offers educational programs focused on forensic science, and the history of Vancouver and local law enforcement. Admission fees ar...

Aims to improve outcomes for children living in poverty by supporting their single-mothers through trust-based relationships. Volunteer mentors provide respectful, non-judgmental support to other mothers and children, helping to connect women to other mothers ...

Not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and professional development of artists. Runs the first completely artist-sponsored gallery and workshop studio in Canada, and offers classes, lectures, and workshops. Office hours are 9:30 to 5 pm on Mond...