Meals served in the last year
Service sites
Women receive housing services each year
Cumulated participants in weekly activities in the last year
Join us on March 4th to celebrate the strength and resilience of the women of the DTES and raise funds for vital safe spaces!
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As the holiday season draws to a close, we at DEWC want to take a moment to reflect on the… Continue reading A Brighter Holiday Season thanks to our community’s generosity
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.
