Meals served in the last year
Service sites
Women received housing services in the last year
Total participants engaged in our programs in the last year
The Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre will be back for the 2026 Under Armour Eastside 10K on September 27! This year, help us raise $10,000 to expand our meals program and ensure no woman goes hungry. Spread the word! Invite your friends and family to support you. Every dollar raised helps provide safe shelter, warm meals, and specialized support for over 1,000 women every day.
Click below to see all needs, site by site.
Dear Prime Minister Carney and Minister Alty, Members of the Coalition on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit+… Continue reading OPEN LETTER: Urgent call to renew and sustain federal funding for MMIWG2S+
Throughout our 3 professional kitchens, staff and volunteers make close to 1000 meals every day for women and their kids. Breakfast, lunch and dinners are served at our sites, as well as afternoon snacks.
This may not seem like much, but safe washrooms can be hard to find in the Downtown Eastside, especially for women.
The Housing Team works hard to help break down barriers for our members accessing stable housing.
Advocacy services are delivered to women and gender-diverse folks who require assistance with legal or governmental bodies.
Victim Services offers culturally-safe, trauma-informed support to women and gender diverse survivors of crime and violence.
A variety of celebrations, workshops and fun-nights that incorporate the transformative power of culture, and recognize the diverse backgrounds of our members.
This program works with women, Two-Spirit and gender-diverse folks to develop and implement cultural, recreational, social and/or Indigenous educational activities.
Our Chinese Seniors Outreach Program offers community building, isolation supports, translations, institution navigation, transportation to appointments, and advocacy.
This program trains those accessing our services on topics such as life-skills development, health and safety, and certification such as first aid and food safety.
