DTES RESPONSE FUND

SUPPORT COVID-19 RAPID RESPONSE EFFORTS FOR THE PEOPLE AT RISK IN VANCOUVER'S DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE
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WHO WE ARE

DTES Response was created to coordinate efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Groups in the DTES are uniting more than ever to ensure this unprecedented threat does not disproportionately affect the most vulnerable in our communities.    

WHAT WE'RE DOING

We continue to mobilize resources and coordinate operations to immediately respond to the multiple crises in the neighbourhood. There are 15,000 people at risk in the DTES which include 3,000+ who are unhoused and 4,700 at high risk in privately run SRO’s. We help organize and fundraise for frontline groups who serve the community.  

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Make a Monetary Donation. Donations go to the groups on the frontlines to provide food, hygiene items, PPE, peer worker support and other needs that emerge. Donations also go towards coordinated projects that benefit multiple groups and those they serve. All donations are being received by Network of Inner City Community Services Society (NICCSS) and will receive a charitable tax receipt. If you prefer to send a cheque, make payable to: Network of Inner City Community Services, note "DTES Response" in the memo, send mail c/o 310-183 East Georgia, St. Vancouver, BC V6A 0E5.

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#WeLookOutForEachOther  

DTES Response would like to acknowledge that the land on which we operate on is the unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, which include the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations (colonially known as Vancouver, Canada).

The DTES Response Fund recipients:


THANK YOU to the generosity of donors such as yourself, as we have been able to help support the following groups and organizations, as well as the citizens within the DTES throughout this ongoing pandemic:
DTES SRO COLLABORATIVE
DTES SRO COLLABORATIVE

& The TORO Program

http://dtescollaborative.org

O.P.S.
O.P.S.

Overdose Prevention Society

https://vancityoverdoseprevention.com

W.A.H.R.S.
W.A.H.R.S.

Western Aboriginal Harm Reduction Society

http://wahrs.ca

ABORIGINAL FRONT DOOR
ABORIGINAL FRONT DOOR

http://www.abfrontdoor.org

MUSLIM CARE CENTRE
MUSLIM CARE CENTRE

https://muslimcarecentre.ca

Watari
Watari

Watari Counselling & Support Services Society

https://www.watari.ca

La Boussole
La Boussole

https://lbv.ca

VANDU
VANDU

Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users

http://vandu.org

CPDDW
CPDDW

Coalition of Peers Dismantling the Drug War

http://www.cpddw.ca

DTES NH
DTES NH

Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House

https://www.dtesnhouse.ca

UAM
UAM

Urban Aboriginal Ministry

https://urbanaboriginalministry.com/

VWHC
VWHC

Vancouver Women's Health Collective

https://www.womenshealthcollective.ca

VACPC
VACPC

Vancouver Aboriginal Community Policing Centre

http://www.vacpc.org

WISH
WISH

WISH Drop-In Centre Society

http://www.wish-vancouver.net

FDTP
FDTP

Four Directions Trading Post

http://fdtp.ca

Everybody Is In - EII
Everybody Is In - EII

https://everybodyisin.org/

    Mosaic Church
    Mosaic Church

    https://mosaic.org/

    Red Gate Arts Society
    Red Gate Arts Society

    Vancouver Japanese Language School & Japanese Hall
    Vancouver Japanese Language School & Japanese Hall

    https://vjls-jh.com/

    WePress Community Arts Space Society
    WePress Community Arts Space Society

    https://wepress.ca/

    The Heart Tattoo Society
    The Heart Tattoo Society

    The Heart Tattoo Society

    http://hearttattoosociety.com

      DTES FRONT LINE GROUPS

      If you are a frontline group in the DTES and are looking for extra support, please contact: wecare@dtesresponse.ca

        Community Food
        Community Food

        Hot Meals + Community Kitchens

        https://www.dtesresponse.ca/about-us/what-we-fund

          Supporting Partners

          A huge thank you to the following organizations and citizen groups for donations of urgently needed food, supplies, and coordination efforts. It takes a village ❤︎

          Funding

          A huge thank you to the following organizations and foundations whom have provided invaluable grants and funding to DTES Response, which in turn supports community projects such as the DTES Community Kitchens to provide meals and allowing us to continue providing funds to various DTES groups with immediate needs.

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