St. James Community Service Society Artists

Shows and Events

Once again, we have been included in the 2004 Eastside Culture Crawl!

The show takes place on Friday November 19 to Sunday November 21.

Find us at:

Victory House
353 East Cordova Street
Vancouver, B.C.

For more information on participating studios and artists log onto the website at Eastside Culture Crawl

Links

We would like to thank the generous donations of the following:

OPUS Framing and Art Supplies who helped us get started four years ago and continue to contribute to and support this art program through their generous donation of supplies. We are so grateful for their community spirit!

Eastside Culture Crawl for their warm welcome and sponsorship.

South Delta Artists' Guild who also continue to support this program and the two guild members running it. We are grateful for their donations, encouragement and assistance.

Peter Newell and Cam Anderson of MyArtClub.Com who donated the space for this site.

Programs

Our programs are currently limited to residents of St. James Community Service Society housing. We are happy to answer any questions about our society and programs - look for contact information below at the end of this page.

History

St. James Community Service Society offers aid to those who are in need and especially to those who are bypassed by the normal channels of support. St. James does its best work where the need is greatest, in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

One of the many programs offered is Multi-Tiered housing for adults with mental illness. Each tier reflects the varying needs and abilities of specific clients and ideally leads to enhanced independence and movement to the next tier.

• Victory House offers a comprehensive program for the extremely "hard to house" mentally ill.
• Santiago Lodge is home to residents who are able to care for themselves with a minimum of supervision.
• Cecelia House contains bachelor suites for residents who no longer require supervision.

Jan Strehler and Jean Thompson instruct 7 or 8 residents from these homes in a weekly watercolour class. Their work has improved steadily and they are very excited to be part of the Eastside Culture Crawl again.