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Choice in Support for Independent Living at Pender Community Health Centre

  • 59 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC V6B 1R3
  • Fax:  (604) 688-9775

Choice in Support for Independent Living (CSIL) is an alternative method for delivering home support for clients who can direct their care. CSIL is an individualized funding approach that allows people greater flexibility to purchase and manage their own home support and attendant services.

How to access

  • Access Home & Community Care services

    Persons who require daily personal assistance; have the ability to direct all aspects of their care or have a client support group to do so; and have demonstrated the ability to manage care services. 

    Learn more about eligibility and access for home and community care services to learn more and access this service.

Hours of operation

Currently closed
  • Monday:   8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday:   8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday:   8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Thursday:   8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Friday:   8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Saturday:   Closed
  • Sunday:   Closed

Parking & Transportation

Street parking is available

Pender Community Health Centre

Pender Community Health Centre (CHC) serves the Downtown Eastside, Gastown, and Strathcona communities. ​We provide a range of health care and support services to people who have acute, chronic, palliative or rehabilitative health care needs. Pender CHC provides a range of health care and support services to people who have acute, chronic, palliative or rehabilitative health care needs. Clients must reside in the downtown eastside, have no other primary care provider (are not attached to another family physician elsewhere), and experience barriers accessing services elsewhere.

Choice in Support for Independent Living

Choice in Support for Independent Living (CSIL) is an alternative method for delivering home support for clients who can direct their care. CSIL is an individualized funding approach that allows people greater flexibility to purchase and manage their own home support and attendant services.