Vancouver Women's Health Collective

The Vancouver Women's Health Collective is a feminist community health organization rooted in the Downtown Eastside for over 55 years. Founded on principles of equity, self-determination, and collective care, we are led by and for women and gender-diverse folks who have been most harmed by systems that were never designed with them in mind. We operate from 29 West Hastings Street — at the heart of one of the most underserved and resilient communities in Canada — guided by decolonial, trauma-informed, and harm reduction frameworks that honour the full complexity of the lives we share.

We offer a wide range of low-barrier, (w)holistic programs and services designed to support the physical, emotional, and social wellbeing of women and gender-diverse participants in the DTES and beyond. From peer-led wellness drop-ins and the Radical Bites nutrition program, to the Conscious Closet clothing exchange and the Renewal Lounge, our work meets folks where they are — without judgment, without conditions. We also provide advocacy support, community connections, and referrals to wraparound services, because we know that health is inseparable from housing, food, safety, and belonging. We offer a wide range of low-barrier, (w)holistic programs and services designed to support the physical, emotional, and social wellbeing of women and gender-diverse participants in the DTES and beyond. From peer-led wellness drop-ins and the Radical Bites nutrition program, to the Conscious Closet clothing exchange and the Renewal Lounge, our work meets folks where they are — without judgment, without conditions. We also provide advocacy support, community connections, and referrals to wraparound services, because we know that health is inseparable from housing, food, safety, and belonging.