What We Do

Atira provides housing, advocacy and support to any woman who lives full time and identifies as a woman and meets our organizations mandate. We strive to make our services accessible to ALL women including Transgendered, Queer, Two-Spirit, Intersexed, as well as women struggling with substance and / or mental heath issues. Atira recognizes the barriers, stigmatization and oppression faced by all women who encounter poverty and discrimination as a result of their experience with violence.

SERVICES WE PROVIDE:
Atira provides a range of services not only in the Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) but also in Surrey and White Rock. Services offered in the DTES include:

• Numerous housing and shelter programs
• Legal Advocacy
• Stopping the Violence Counseling
• Homelessness Outreach Support
• Self Employment Initiatives (Enterprising Women Making Art, Painter Sisters Painting Company)