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Health Services and supports available in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES) include: InSite, OnSite, Washington Needle Depot and DTES LifeSkills Resource Centre

May 4, 2010 Leave a comment

InSite – 139 East Hastings Street

  • Hours: 10 am – 4 am daily
  • Tel: 604 687 – 7483 (604-our-site)
  • Services: supervised injection, wound care, HIV testing, counseling, referrals, access to detox, foot soaks, support

Onsite – 137 East Hastings Street

    Hours: intake every morning from InSite

  • Tel: 604 687 – 7483 (604-our-site)
  • Services: detox, withdrawal management, transitional recovery

Washington Needle Depot – 177 East Hastings Street (alley side door)

  • Hours: 24 hours/day, 7 days/week
  • Tel: 604 339 6335
  • Services: needle distribution, referrals, support, outreach, alley patrol

DTES LifeSkills Resource Centre – 412 East Cordova Street

  • Hours: 10am – 4pm

604 678 8278

  • Services: showers, bathrooms, telephones, health, mental health, social services, recreational activities; overnight emergency shelter; peer support for employment and training

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ALLEY HEALTH FAIR Thursday Sept 17 – In the Alley behind Carnegie ( Main and Hastings) Vancouver Downtown Eastside

September 12, 2009 Leave a comment

 

ALLEY HEALTH FAIR

Thursday Sept 17 – In the Alley behind Carnegie  by Health Contact Centre

 ( Main and Hastings) Vancouver Downtown Eastside

12pm – 3pm

Food – Hot Food and Smoothies

Health – Beauty Night, Foot Soaks, Hair Cuts, Aboriginal Wellness, Massage, HIV Testing

Fun – Prizes, Druming, Red Fox

Other Useful Stuff –  Welfare Assistance, BC Housing

Alley Health Fair

Categories: AHA Media, April Smith, Carnegie Centre, Citizen Journalism, Downtown Eastside, Harm Reduction, Health, Health Contact Centre, Homelessness, Hyper Local Citizen Journalism, Media Event, Mobile Media Production, New Media, Outreach Workers, Social Media, Twitter, Vancouver, Vancouver Downtown Eastside