Watari Counselling & Support Services Society
Mission Statement
Our mission is to facilitate meaningful change and provide a bridge to healthier possibilities through innovative, community driven and supportive programming.
58,567
Meals served through our Community Kitchens.
153
Youth who have received support with Housing
1210
Bikes handed out through our Migrant 2 Migrant Program.
10,138
Hours of one to one counselling provided.
Watari was created in 1986 as a response to the lack of services and programs available for high-risk street involved youth in Vancouver. Since then, Watari has helped thousands of people in the Downtown Eastside and the surrounding communities. Consistently advocating for vulnerable people, Watari has had a large and lasting positive impact on the community.
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COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
INDIVIDUALIZED COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM (ICOP) – S.T.A.R PROGRAM FOR KIDS – LATIN AMERICAN OUTREACH – MIGRANT TO MIGRANT – COMMUNITY ADDICITIONS COUNSELLING TEAM (CACT) -VANCOUVER INTENSIVE SUPERVISION UNIT (VISU) – SYSTEM NEGOTIATOR AT DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COURTS
YOUTH PROGRAMS
EASTSIDE INTEGRATED YOUTH OUTREACH TEAM – YOUTH EXCELLING AND ATTAINING HOUSING (YEAH!) PROGRAM