Daily, the DEWC drop-in centre offers a refuge for women and children in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. We provide basic needs as well as counselling, advocacy, social, educational and referral services:
Breakfast and lunch program
Crisis counseling and advocacy
First Aid
Showers
Toilets
Clothing
Telephone and computer access
Secure mailing addresses
Storage of personal documents
Message board
Resource Centre
Social space for women to build community
DEWC also provides dinner for women who attend our evening groups (including Healing Circle, Battered Women Support Services, and Grief & Loss) held most nights of the week from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
We open our doors seven days a week, 353 days a year. We close once a month for all-day staff meetings and we are open on all statutory holidays including Christmas Day and New Years Day.
Please see our Hours & Location page for hours of operation, donation drop-off hours, and contact information.
Drop-in Centre
Daily, the DEWC drop-in centre offers a refuge for women and children in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. We provide basic needs as well as counselling, advocacy, social, educational and referral services:
DEWC also provides dinner for women who attend our evening groups (including Healing Circle, Battered Women Support Services, and Grief & Loss) held most nights of the week from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
We open our doors seven days a week, 353 days a year. We close once a month for all-day staff meetings and we are open on all statutory holidays including Christmas Day and New Years Day.
Please see our Hours & Location page for hours of operation, donation drop-off hours, and contact information.
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