DEWC - Kitchen Program

Not only does the kitchen provide breakfast, hot lunches, afternoon snacks, and dinner for groups that meet after hours, it provides meals for the 24-hour emergency shelter as well. The kitchen is also where volunteers receive training, building skills for future employment.

The Kitchen Program objective is to meet the vital needs of women and their children, by serving well-balanced nutritious meals with significant vegetable and protein portions to sustain the health of women living in extreme poverty. Our meals are the impetus for women entering the Centre, allowing us to provide nourishment in a welcoming environment, combat malnutrition and social isolation, and build trust. We respond to various health needs and conditions with our meals provision, including diabetes, hepatitis C and HIV. Balanced nutrition allows women to concentrate and stabilize their overall health and to focus on other critical issues such as housing, employment and family.

Women and their children in the Downtown Eastside.

Call (604) 681-8480, email admin@dewc.ca, or use the website.

Phone

(604) 681-8480

Email

admin@dewc.ca

Website

https://dewc.ca/programs/kitchen