Welcome to the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre
Serving women in the Downtown Eastside since 1978

Meals served in the last year

Service sites

Women receive housing services each year

Cumulated participants in weekly activities in the last year
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!
Click below to see all needs, site by site.
Gong hei fat choy! Xin nian kuai le! What a spectacular start to the Year of the Snake! 💚🐍 A… Continue reading Lunar New Year at 302 Columbia Street
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.