We are committed to building safe, affordable, accessible, culturally appropriate housing for women. To build housing for women and a home for the Women's Centre was a dream carried by successive groups of women for over 28 years. We officially opened our first building on May 19, 2001 on the corner of Columbia and Cordova, Vancouver, BC in the heart of the Downtown Eastside, a densely populated neighbourhood with the lowest per capita income and the highest rate of HIV infection in Canada.The building, run by Atira Women's Resource Society provides permanent housing for 36 residents and has a 12 suite emergency shelter. The very active
Downtown Eastside Women's Center occupies the main floor and basement. Our priority is to maintain our building and to provide more safe affordable housing. Stay tuned for our next project.
Our Vision is of women working respectfully with women, sharing their experience and their learning, to create a safe place to support women in healing and transforming their lives and their communities.
In achieving our Vision, we will:
Our mission is to provide safe, affordable, accessible, culturally appropriate housing for
women.
Bridge Housing Society for Women
100 East Cordova
Vancouver, BC
V6A 1K9
Canada
Tel:
604-633-1510
Fax:
604-633-1509
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Thank you for visiting our site. The Bridge Housing Society for Women has a voluntary board of directors who welcome your donations, suggestions and support. Write us, phone us or email us
bhs4w@vcn.bc.ca We are a non-profit society with a charitable status number and will issue tax receipts for donations over $10.00