Community Projects
CIRES is involved in a number of projects working with partners towards a shared CED vision.
Washington Community Market
The Washington Community Market is a CED project of CIRES. A low-cost grocery store committed to providing affordable food in the DTES neighbourhood.
Coordinated Community Response Network
The Coordinated Community Response Network (CCRN) brings together a diverse group of DTES organizations, partners and individuals to respond to crises with the community and collectively coordinate to address the intersecting and multiple challenges in the neighbourhood.
Reaching Home
CIRES provides program management to a Federal Government Reaching Home project which supports individuals who are houseless to get connected to resources.
City of Vancouver Activate DTES
Activate DTES aims to support community-serving organizations in achieving secure tenure in vacant storefronts in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES).
City of Vancouver Social Infrastructure Plan
CIRES provides support to city staff to development a database of social purpose real estate for the purpose of facilitating the matching of available spaces with non-profits.
Social Purpose Real Estate (SPRE) Collaborative
CIRES is part of a group of funders and investors that strategically engage with and support social-purpose real estate in BC. We work to make space for the community.
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