We Are Street Saviours
We are a grass-roots, secular, all volunteer non-profit comprised of community outreach advocates, people in recovery from the community, as well as licensed first responders and healthcare workers.
Our primary objective to find and treat emergency overdose response to those in crisis on the streets and in the back alleyways after other services have closed, filling a gap in services.
Along the way, we also deliver basic human needs (food, water), harm reduction and minimisation support including Narcan kits distribution, referral to services, as well as the promotion of mental, physical and sexual wellbeing.
Above all, we are here to spread love, compassion and be a visible sign of safety in the streets and alleys at night. To date we have intervened in over 600 overdose interventions, saving lives that could otherwise have been lost to the mounting overdose crisis.
Our team was born from a vision by Ryan Vena to form a group of guys in recovery, many of whom have experienced life in the Downtown Eastside first-hand, to evoke change in this dire fentanyl crisis.
We want to make a difference, no matter how small.
The dream became a reality on December 17, 2016. Armed with food, clothing, and Narcan kits, our team set out on it's first Foot Patrol.
Our Origins
Our Mission
Create a strong, positive presence in the communities of which we serve by building relationships with individuals and service providers, creating effective support for community development.
Provide crisis intervention by all means possible, including, but not limited to, Narcan response, basic first aid, food, and clothing donations. Along with promoting health and resources through effective communication and relationship building.