Hello and welcome to the channel where people who live on or frequent Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, get the chance to tell us something about themselves and how it is that they arrived at...

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Allie is currently homeless on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. To follow this channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@voicesofthedowntowneastside

At 14, Barbara was kicked out of her home. She then hitchhiked from Ontario to Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, and has been living there (mostly) every since. Barbara talks about living on the DTES...

- Ray, a Vancouver panhandler shares his DTES story. Ray talks about where he's originally from, his travels around Canada, what brought him to Vancouver, how much he makes panhandling, his heroin...

James Witwicki was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and moved to Delta and later Burnaby in the early 1970s. He has been living in the Downtown Eastside for more than 14 years. James is a prolific writer and has been published numerous times in Voices of the Street.

The soul of Vancouver: voices from the Downtown Eastside. Vancouver: Carnegie Community Centre Association. The UBC Community and Partner Publications collection is for published …

When noticing the social inequality that shaped the city, he decided to amplify the voices of the homeless community in Downtown Eastside Vancouver, releasing his feature documentary "V6A" with the purpose to inspire locals and dissolve the stigma projected onto homelessness, addiction and mental health.

Apr 17, 2023 · Today’s reality in the Downtown Eastside is very different. The neighbourhood is home to an increasingly street entrenched population and a poison drug supply that is killing them.

By Matthew DiMera ~ The story of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside has been told countless times by many different voices. Sometimes it’s the inspiring narrative of people rising above unfortunate circumstances, but more often it’s framed as the cautionary tale of the intersections of poverty, drug addiction, mental illness and homelessness.