About Witches' Brew

These t-shirts are ‘Brewed’ up by Rebecca Mader & Main Street Brewing - Help us with our goal to raise 70K for new kitchen equipment for the Downtown Eastside Women’s shelter.

The centre serves up to 500 hot meals a day to Vancouver’s most vulnerable citizens, the women and children of Vancouver.

Founded in 1978, DEWC is one of the few safe spaces within the Downtown Eastside exclusively for self-identified women and their children.

Our kitchen service is a crucial service at the Drop-In Centre and Emergency Night Shelter and is fundamental in helping staff build trusting relationships with women. The Kitchen Program objective is to meet the vital needs of women and their children, by serving well-balanced nutritious meals with significant vegetable and protein portions to sustain the health of women living in extreme poverty. Our meals are the impetus for women entering the Centre, allowing us to provide nourishment in a welcoming environment, combat malnutrition and social isolation, and build trust.