Union Gospel Mission
Free meals and an overnight shelter for men in the Downtown Eastside.
Services & Programs (2)
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Union Gospel Mission serves free hot meals to anyone at its Hastings Street location. Lunch is served daily at 11am, and dinner is served Monday to Friday at 6pm and Saturday to Sunday at 4pm. Meal tickets are handed out 15 minutes before each serving, on a first-come, first-served basis. No referral or registration is required.
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Overnight shelter for up to 100 men, including transgender men, open 9pm to 6:50am daily in a clean, sober setting with bunk-bed rooms. Waitlist tickets are handed out at 5pm at reception and intake starts at 9pm at the Cornerstone Drop-In Centre (Princess Street entrance), with beds held first for people who stayed the night before. Offers showers, limited laundry, hygiene items, overnight lockers, case management and referrals to housing, recovery, legal and immigration help. There is no one-on-one or medical support, so guests must manage on their own. Faith-based and wheelchair accessible, no pets except guide dogs.
Services & Programs
- Union Gospel Mission - Meal Program Free hot lunch and dinner every day
- Men's Emergency Shelter Overnight shelter for up to 100 men
Details
- Categories
- Housing & Shelter, Food & Meals
- Services
- Men's Shelters, Free Meals
- Who it is for
- Adults
- Area served
- Vancouver
- Neighbourhood
- Strathcona
- How to use it
- In Person