Collaborate

Collaborate With Us

Partnerships power everything we do.

The DTES Emergency Supply Hub works with businesses, nonprofits, and community leaders across Greater Vancouver to redistribute resources, reduce waste, and support our most vulnerable neighbours.

Why Your Collaboration Matters

When industries across Vancouver unite, we:

  • Reduce waste and keep usable goods out of landfills.
  • Increase access to essential supplies for thousands of vulnerable residents.
  • Strengthen crisis response during extreme weather and emergencies.
  • Lighten the load of frontline workers so they can “Focus on Client Experience”
  • Build a community where everyone plays a part in caring for each other.

 

If your industry isn’t listed, or you have a unique idea, we’d love to hear it.

Collaboration has no limits. Let’s build something impactful together.

 

1. Food & Beverage Industry

How You Can Support:

  • Donate surplus food, ingredients, prepared meals, or catering overages.
  • Collaborate on Street Feasts, fundraising events, or donation drives.
  • Provide in-kind goods like disposable cups, containers, or kitchen supplies.

2. Hospitality & Accommodations

Hotels, Hostels, Short-Term Rentals

How You Can Support:

  • Donate towels, bedding, toiletries, unused amenities, and linens.
  • Offer unused rooms during severe weather events or crisis periods (where possible).
  • Partner with us to assemble hygiene kits using your surplus stock.

3. Retail & Apparel Industry

How You Can Support:

  • Donate overstock or out of season clothing, footwear, winter gear, and outdoor wear.
  • Run seasonal clothing drives (coats, socks, gloves, rain gear).
  • Provide vouchers or discounted essential items for individuals in need.

4. Healthcare & Social Services

How You Can Support:

  • Donate first-aid supplies, hygiene goods, and wellness items.
  • Provide on-site education sessions such as wound care or harm-reduction basics.
  • Create referral partnerships so clients can access care more quickly.
  • Collaborate on material guides and online resources for hub clients

5. Construction & Trades

Contractors, Builders, Electricians, Plumbers, Handypeople

How You Can Support:

  • Donate tarps, tools, insulation, lumber, or weatherproofing materials.
  • Support with pro bono maintenance or improvements to the Hub space.
  • Sponsor a Street Feast or Staff Volunteer Day

6. Logistics, Transportation & Delivery

How You Can Support:

  • Transport donations from partners to the Hub.
  • Offer delivery services for oversized or urgent supply needs.
  • Work within your network to isolate overstock and potential donation items

7. Arts, Culture & Creative Industries

Artists, Studios, Galleries, Event Organizers

How You Can Support:

  • Create art-driven awareness campaigns to highlight community needs.
  • Host charity events, shows, or fundraisers benefiting the Hub.
  • Donate art supplies or offer workshops for youth and community members.

8. Education & Training Institutions

Schools, Colleges, Training Programs, Youth Organizations

How You Can Support:

  • Facilitate student volunteer groups, practicums, or service projects.
  • Provide community workshops on job skills, literacy, or wellness topics.
  • Conduct research or data collection that improves service delivery.

9. Corporate & Professional Services

Law, Accounting, HR, Marketing, Business Services

How You Can Support:

  • Provide pro bono services such as accounting, legal support, or marketing.
  • Organize internal staff volunteer days or matching donation campaigns.
  • Support with grant writing, strategic planning, or administrative capacity.

10. Media, Communications & Technology

How You Can Support:

  • Support with AI development, digital outreach, or media campaigns.
  • Provide training on digital literacy and professional tech skills.
  • Assist with data management or software solutions for operations.

11. Agriculture & Farming

How You Can Support:

  • Donate surplus produce, imperfect fruits/vegetables, or bulk food items for community meals.
  • Partner on seasonal harvest programs where excess crops are redirected to the Hub.
  • Work together for community butchering classes, and feed the people events

12. Textiles & Fabric Industry

Manufacturers, Wholesalers, Designers, Sewing Collectives

How You Can Support:

  • Donate rolls, off-cuts, damaged-yardage, or surplus fabric for blankets, clothing, and community sewing projects.
  • Supply tools and materials such as thread, zippers, scraps, or sewing equipment.
  • Collaborate on community workshops teaching sewing, mending, and sustainable textile use.

13. Chemical & Cleaning Supply Industry

How You Can Support:

  • Donate hygiene products, cleaning agents, disinfectants, and sanitation supplies for shelters and frontline teams.
  • Provide large quantities of hand sanitizer, wipes, soaps, and disinfectant sprays for public spaces.
  • Offer bulk pricing or recurring supply agreements to help sustain ongoing cleanliness needs.

14. Film, TV & Entertainment Production

How You Can Support:

  • Donate set leftovers such as clothing, props, furniture, cookware, or non-perishable craft services food.
  • Run on-set donation drives encouraging crew to contribute hygiene or cold-weather items.
  • Use your platforms to spotlight local community needs through social media, PSAs, or partnership stories.

15. Shipping, Freight & Distribution

Freight Carriers, Warehousing, Import/Export, Distribution Centers

How You Can Support:

  • Provide transportation for bulk donations, emergency shipments, or pallet-sized deliveries.
  • Offer temporary or long-term warehouse space to store high-volume goods.
  • Assist with logistics planning, palletizing, packing, or moving supplies during seasonal surges.

Be Happy, Help Others – Collaboration Works!