Group of volunteers standing in a kitchen behind the counter smiling at the camera

Welcome

The Westside Anglicans Neighbourhood Ministry (WANM) has been serving homeless and vulnerable people on Vancouver’s westside since 2007.


The Westside Anglicans Neighbourhood Ministry acknowledges that it is serving the community located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitul (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Image from the University of Victoria—Coast Salish files.

NEWS

  • Benefit Concert at St John’s Shaughnessy

    You are invited to a benefit concert by the Neighbourhood Gospel Band. Join us 4-6pm November 23, 2025 at St John’s Shaughnessy Anglican Church. Admission by donation at the door and all proceeds support the work of the Westside Anglican Neighbourhood Ministry.

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  • 2023 HOMELESS ACTION WEEK: OCTOBER 9 – 15

    2023 HOMELESS ACTION WEEK: OCTOBER 9 – 15

    Each year, in mid-October, Homeless Action Week is marked by communities and organizations throughout the region, with the City of Vancouver acknowledging that community and grassroots events and projects are essential to provide as much aid and comfort as possible to those who remain unhoused. For the Westside Anglicans Neighbourhood Ministry (WANM) volunteers, homeless action outreach…

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  • What happens when you give 50 homeless people $7,500 each? A BC story found out

    Instead of spending the money on “temptation goods” they spent it on necessities researchers at the University of British Columbia discovered. They also found that this trial of a basic income plan produced a net savings to the system as a whole. Read the full National Post article here.

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