The secular, grassroots Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House (DTES NH) aims to provide meaningful opportunities for our neighbours to engage with and contribute to their community in an equitable atmosphere of sharing and learning.

Opened in 2005, the Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House is an independent non‐profit Society and is now a federally registered charity.

Volunteers’ contributions to the DTES NH community are meaningful and deeply appreciated! With a small staff team, we rely on volunteers in order to keep our programs running. Our …

Free drop-in meals served weekly at Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House (573 East Hastings Street). Please contact [email protected] for more information. Monday (Closed all Statuary Holidays)

At the Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House, we embrace our community in its entirety: its beauty and harshness, its coherence and contradictions. We challenge the labels and stereotypes that are often imposed on our neighbours, choosing instead to see complex individuals living multifaceted lives.

We strive to provide a dignified welcoming space that creates and supports an improved quality of life for the DTES community. Our programming is community inspired and varied. Read more about our programs by choosing from options below …

The DTES NH hosts many food & nutrition related initiatives including Right to Food Zine, Tues Night Food Prep and nutritional community outreach.

The Community Drop-In (CDI) is the most attended of our programs. This program hosts a variety of activities - Blender Nutrition, weekly Community Kitchens, Right to Food initiatives, and hosting various community partners who connect community members with resources.

Our community kitchens are busy and active including nutritional support and activities for seniors, kids and families.

DTES NH United Way BC School’s Out programs serve families and children ages 6-12, and consist of 3 program themed days: Kid’s Tutoring, Drawing & Painting with Arts Umbrella, and the Kids Community Kitchen.