PHS is a charity (BN # 891413791RR0001) that responds to under-served people in crisis. We meet immediate needs of shelter, housing, food, healthcare and harm reduction, with a low-barrier approach.
We house, support and feed more than 1,900 individuals, provide 2,250 meals each day and provide 24/7 services to thousands of people daily through harm reduction, healthcare and community supports.
Whether you are donating or looking to be involved in corporate or group volunteering, you’re assisting people in crisis.
Your donations are gifts of hope that assist people in crisis. Here are a few ways your support could be used to make a difference in the Downtown Eastside and Victoria:
Note: All donations less than $10,000 will be directed to our general fund to be utilized where it’s most needed. If you would like to make a donation of $10,000+ and have it directed to a particular area of need, please email donations@phs.ca to discuss further.
Your donations are acts of kindness that give our frontline workers in Vancouver and Victoria the tools and resources they need to offer help where it’s needed most. Your support allows us to respond more thoroughly to the overlapping crises of mental health, homelessness and toxic street drugs.
We use CanadaHelps as our donation platform and are grateful to receive:
While CanadaHelps is our preferred platform for donations, gifts can also be directed via:
Please make cheques payable to PHS Community Services Society and send it to:
Attn: Fund Development Manager
PHS Community Services Society
425 Carrall Street, Unit 90
Vancouver, B.C. V6B 6E3
If you are looking for the appropriate wording to leave a bequest to PHS in your will, you may find the information helpful:
“I give to PHS Community Services Society (PHS), 9 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6A 1M9, charitable registration number 891413791RR0001 [‘the sum of $_____’ OR ‘_____ percent of the residue of my Estate’] for the “Greatest Need.”
For information, please talk to Kelly Nichol: donations@phs.ca
Please complete the form [PDF] with your Financial Advisor, and email it to donations@phs.ca or mail it to:
Attn: Fund Development Manager
PHS Community Services Society
9 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC V6A 1M9
We accept the following:
We have ongoing needs for new socks and underwear, as well as for gently used clothing (particularly for men). If you have items you would like to donate, please contact donations@phs.ca or call (778) 580-5472 to discuss further.
Businesses can liquidate inventory to benefit PHS via our partners The Charity Hub.
We partner with Donate a Car Canada to make the process simple. It makes selling/recycling your old car simple.
Give the gift of food security. Help PHS Unlock $500,000.
PHS Community Services needs your support to relocate and expand our Vancouver Food Program to a vitally needed commissary kitchen to support vulnerable people in our community.
Take part in the Under Armour Eastside 10K or support participants to raise awareness and funds.
Help the community we serve by donating and packing kits of everyday necessities that you can find on our PHS Kits for a Cause page. Here’s how it works.
Visit our Wish List to help share the most urgently needed everyday items with our community. Here’s how it works.
Items are available at wholesale prices, and you’ll receive a tax receipt for your donation.
PHS is a registered charity (BN # 891413791RR0001) which means we provide tax receipts.
These are issued:
We support the Donor Bill of Rights [PDF].
