Food and nutrition in Vancouver, British Columbia
SisterSpace
Offered by Atira Women's Resource Society - Vancouver
In short
SisterSpace is a safe, clean supported environment where women who use can inject their own drugs, inside, with other women who care about their safety and security.
- Hours
- 7 days a week, 6 am to noon and 6pm to midnight
- Who it is for
- Adults, Women, Indigenous people, 2SLGBTQI+ people, People on a low income; 2SLGBTQQIA+, Indigenous, Women
- What it helps with
- Help right now, Food to eat, A safe place to sleep tonight, A home I can afford, Money to get by, Medical care, Somewhere to wash, Help with drinking or drugs, Safety from harm, Help with my mental health, My culture and roots, Being who I am, A fresh start
- Cost and access
- Free
- Where
- 135 Dunlevy Ave, Vancouver, BC V6A 3A4
- How to reach
- (604) 681-4437 · info@atira.bc.ca · Website
- Last verified
- , by HelpSeeker
About this service
SisterSpace is a safe, clean supported environment where women who use can inject their own drugs, inside, with other women who care about their safety and security. If they choose, they can connect to addiction, health care and community services, information about which and referrals to will be made on site.
The staff create respectful, reciprocal relationships with women, recognizing that women are the experts in their own situations and the decision whether or not to make changes in their lives and what kinds of changes, is theirs alone. Trans women, genderqueer women, and non-binary people who are significantly femme-identified are welcome.
SisterSpace offers witnessed, harm reduction services for women who inject drugs, including a casual, staff and peer-supported injection room, health education, access to treatment and health care services, housing support, legal advocacy and other related services, on site. Coffee, tea, juice and snacks are available.
Who can use it?
Women who inject drugs
When is it open?
SisterSpace is open 7 days a week, 6 am to noon and 6pm to midnight.
How do I get in touch?
Call (604) 681-4437, email info@atira.bc.ca, or use the website.
Listed in Vancouver, British Columbia.
135 Dunlevy Ave, Vancouver, BC V6A 3A4
135 Dunlevy Ave, Vancouver, BC V6A 3A4Vancouver, British Columbia
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