Apply by: August 31, 2025
Term: 2 years β’ Approx. 3β5 hours/month
Location: Vancouver, BC (Unceded Territories of the xΚ·mΙΞΈkwΙyΜΙm, SkwxwΓΊ7mesh, and SΙlΜΓlwΙtaΚ/Selilwitulh Nations)
The Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House (DTESNH) is seeking a Treasurer to join our Board of Directors at our September 2025 AGM. This is a governance role for a qualified professional who is passionate about community service and committed to the values of the DTESNH.
Application instructions: Please send your resume and cover letter directly to Board Chair Benita Ho at natureandnatural1968@gmail.com. Applications sent elsewhere will not be considered.
About the Role
The Treasurer plays a key role in:
Overseeing the financial health of the organization.
Ensuring strong financial policies, compliance, and reporting.
Guiding long-term financial planning to support our mission.
Acting as a liaison between the Board, Finance Committee, and external auditors.
Key Responsibilities
Monitor financial performance and compliance with policies, laws, and ethical standards.
Review budgets, statements, and the audit process.
Advise on financial policy and strategic sustainability.
Support Board membersβ understanding of financial matters.
Who Weβre Looking For
CPA or equivalent accounting credentials.
Knowledge of the non-profit sector and funding management.
Alignment with DTESNHβs mission and values.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
About the DTES Neighbourhood House
DTESNH is a secular, grassroots organization welcoming nearly 9,000 residents annually through community-driven programs. We address food insecurity, provide leadership and recreation opportunities, and foster a vibrant, inclusive community.
Programs and Services
Free drop-in meals served weekly at Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House (573 East Hastings Street). Please contact cdi@dtesnhouse.ca for more information.
Monday (Closed all Statuary Holidays)
Oatmeal 10:00 am
Wednesday
Oatmeal 10:00 am
Hot Lunch 12:30 pm
Various programming for school-age children. Please contact kidskitchen@dtesnhouse.ca to register your child.
Kids Tutoring
Mondays 3:00 - 6:00 pm (Closed all Statuary Holidays)
Drawing & Painting with Arts Umbrella
Wednesdays 3:30 - 5:00 pm
Kids Kitchen
Fridays 3:00 β 6:00 pm
Free drop-in meal and activities for caregivers and their children. Please contact fdi@dtesnhouse.ca for more information.
Family Drop-in
Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:00 - 6:00 pm
Early Years Drop-in
Fridays 9:00 - 11:30 am.
β August 18
NO yoga on:
β August 16
β August 23
β August 25
β August 30
Smoothie Tuesday
Various Pop-up Locations
Banana Beat Wednesday
Every cheque week of the month. 8:00 - 9:00 am, various routes long E. Hastings, Oppenheimer Park, etc.
Please contact ops@dtesnhouse.ca for more information.
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The Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House's mandate is to provide programming and educational, leadership, social, and recreational opportunities to residents of Vancouverβs Downtown Eastside.
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To provide a dignified welcoming space that creates and supports an improved quality of life for the DTES community.
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The secular, grassroots Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House (DTES NH) aims to provide meaningful opportunities for our neighbours to engage with and contribute to their community in an equitable atmosphere of sharing and learning.
We welcome people of all ancestries, genders, ages, and orientations. Our programming honours and is inspired by the cultural diversity of the DTES and respects the fact that most of our neighbours are coping with significant socioeconomic and/or physical limitations in their daily lives.
Given the wide-reaching effects of nutritional vulnerability in our community, the founders of the DTES NH put the Right to Food at the heart of our work. We believe that everyone deserves access to food that enhances both their physical and mental wellbeing. Through our food-centered programming, we aspire to reform the nutritional impact, quality, abundance, and delivery of food in the DTES community.
Learn more π
Smoothie Season Has Officially Started!
Join us every Tuesday from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM outside our doors for fresh, seasonal fruit smoothies β with milk or dairy-free!
This delicious initiative is part of our Nutritional Outreach Program (yes, itβs Banana Beatβs healthy cousin!) and will run all summer long.
Come cool down, fuel up, and connect with your neighbours β one smoothie at a time!
Learn more π
Our Nutritional Outreach (NO) programs: Banana Beat and the Mobile Smoothie Project are two initiatives that aim to provide essential nutrients on the days that low-income residents of the Downtown Eastside are least likely to have access to nutrition.
Weβre proud to launch the Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House Community Cookbook 2024!
Rooted in the stories, resilience, and creativity of our vibrant community, this cookbook is more than just a collection of recipesβitβs a celebration of food as culture, care, and connection.
With dishes contributed by neighbours, program participants, and volunteers, the Community Cookbook offers over 60 recipes from across the globe: Afghan dumplings, Nigerian fried rice, Persian adas polo, Bunny Chow, Sindhi vegetable curry, Jamaican curry goat, silken tofu mousse, and many more. Each page reflects the cultural richness of the Downtown Eastside and the ways in which food brings us together.
From community kitchens to family celebrations, these recipes hold memory and meaning. Some are comfort meals made in times of need. Others are celebratory dishes passed down through generations. Many were created or reimagined within our programming, where folks gather weekly to cook, share, and nourish one another.
This project was made possible through our long-standing collaboration with UBCβs Urban Ethnographic Field School. Their students worked alongside community members to gather stories and document the creative processβfrom interviews and photography to artwork and design. It was a true community effort from start to finish.
Whether youβre looking for hearty meals, quick snacks, or a taste of global home cooking, this book offers something for everyone. We hope it inspires you to cook with intention, share meals with care, and celebrate the power of food in your own life.
⨠Because at DTES Neighbourhood House⨠nutritious food is for everyone
π Come by the House to pick up your copy or reach out for digital access.
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