Neighbourhood
Food help in Strathcona
- No set hours
384 Main Street, Vancouver, BC
- Mon–Fri · 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. — food truck (as supplies permit)
- No set hours
533 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
- Mon–Fri · 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. — breakfast
- Mon–Fri · 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. — lunch drop-in (no lunch on income assistance days)
- No set hours
Breakfast · Families
DTES Neighbourhood House Early Years Drop-In BreakfastDowntown Eastside Neighbourhood House
573 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
- Fri · 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. — early years drop-in, breakfast provided
- No set hours
Hot meal · Families
DTES Neighbourhood House Family Drop-In DinnerDowntown Eastside Neighbourhood House
573 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
- Tue, Thu · 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. — family drop-in, dinner provided
- No set hours
573 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
- Mon, Wed · 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. — oatmeal
- No set hours
573 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
- Wed · 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. — lunch
- No set hours
404 Alexander Street, Vancouver, BC
- Every day · 10 a.m. – 5:50 p.m. — cafeteria
- No set hours
543 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC
- Wed · 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. — community kitchen and meal
- No set hours
637 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC
- Mon–Fri · 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. — Market
- Sat · 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. — Market
No appointment604-253-2078 - No set hours
920 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
- Thu · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. — First People's community dinner
- No set hours
920 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
- Thu · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. — community dinner
- No set hours
100-290 E 1st Ave, Vancouver, BC
- Thu · 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. — market (assigned appointment slot for members)
Appointment needed604-862-9701 - No set hours
533 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
- Mon–Fri · 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. — hot lunch
- No set hours
255 Dunlevy Avenue, Vancouver, BC
- Thu, Fri · 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. — food bags (first three Thursdays and Fridays of every month)
- No set hours
Groceries · women · Families
UGM Women and Families Outreach Emergency Food HampersUnion Gospel Mission
616 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC
- Mon–Fri · 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. — emergency food hampers (by appointment)
- Mon–Fri · 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. — emergency food hampers (by appointment)
Appointment needed604-253-4044 - No set hours
412 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC
- Breakfast 8 am, lunch 12:30 pm, dinner 6 pm (start times; first half hour shelter clients only); snack 9 pm while supplies last
- No set hours
Hot meal · Breakfast · Seniors
Downtown Eastside Seniors Centre Breakfast and LunchVancouver Second Mile Society
509 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
- Meal times not published; centre hours 8:30 am-3 pm Mon-Fri
- No set hours
Community fridge
DTES Neighbourhood House Community Pantry and FridgeDowntown Eastside Neighbourhood House
573 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
- During program hours and on Tuesday mornings; availability depends on donations
- No set hours
384 Main Street, Vancouver, BC
- Sundays at 1:30 pm (start time only); dates and locations subject to change
- No set hours
Groceries · Baby supplies · women
Sheway Food Bags, Formula and Baby SuppliesSheway (Vancouver Coastal Health partnership)
533 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
- Available when supplies allow; drop-in hours 9:15 am-4 pm Mon-Fri
- No set hours
Groceries · Families
Strathcona Community Centre Backpack ProgramStrathcona Community Centre Association
601 Keefer Street, Vancouver, BC
- Fridays, 44 weeks a year (times not published)
- No set hours
Breakfast · Students
Strathcona Community Centre Breakfast ProgramStrathcona Community Centre Association
601 Keefer Street, Vancouver, BC
- Every school day (times not published)
- No set hours
255 Dunlevy Avenue, Vancouver, BC
- Lunch Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat at 11:00 am; Sun at 12:00 pm (start times only); Wednesday is women-only
- No set hours
Hot meal · Breakfast · women
The Door Is Open Women's Wednesday Breakfast and LunchThe Door Is Open (Catholic Charities)
255 Dunlevy Avenue, Vancouver, BC
- Wednesdays: women's breakfast 8:30 am, women's lunch 11:30 am (start times only)
- No set hours
601 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
- Dinner Mon-Fri at 6 pm; Sat-Sun at 4 pm (start times only); meal tickets available 15 minutes before meal times
- No set hours
601 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
- Lunch daily at 11 am (start time only); meal tickets available 15 minutes before meal times
- No set hours
616 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC
- Tuesdays at 5 pm (start time only); limited drop-in
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Help Find Food is not an emergency service and cannot promise a program has room. Hours change, especially on holidays — call ahead if you can. If you are in danger, call 911.