Free Boxing Classes
Mental Health - Adult & Senior, Mental Health - Child & Youth, Social / Recreational, and Victim Services
Provided by Eastside Boxing Club
Free boxing classes for residents of the Downtown Eastside.
Eastside Boxing Club offers free boxing classes for the residents of the Downtown Eastside Community. These classes are funded by community partners and generous donors, and often have free childminding and food. The following programs are offered:
Youth Program:
Provides free after-school boxing classes for youth ages 13 to 19. Classes focus on the fundamentals of boxing and conditioning, including basic punches and footwork. In addition to increasing physical fitness, this program encourages youth to utilize exercise as a healthy and productive outlet for stress, and also to build strong relationships with mentors and peers in their community.
Provides free after-school boxing classes for youth ages 13 to 19. Classes focus on the fundamentals of boxing and conditioning, including basic punches and footwork. In addition to increasing physical fitness, this program encourages youth to utilize exercise as a healthy and productive outlet for stress, and also to build strong relationships with mentors and peers in their community.
Classes are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 4:00pm - 5:00pm. All necessary boxing equipment is provided.
Frontline Fight Club:
Frontline Fight Club, in partnership with MRT provides free boxing classes for frontline workers, aimed at bringing together those that are impacted by the effect of the province’s overdose crisis. By working through the stress of their jobs in the boxing gym, frontline workers are able to take better care of themselves and the communities they serve.
Frontline Fight Club, in partnership with MRT provides free boxing classes for frontline workers, aimed at bringing together those that are impacted by the effect of the province’s overdose crisis. By working through the stress of their jobs in the boxing gym, frontline workers are able to take better care of themselves and the communities they serve.
Friday classes are offered in partnership with MRT. Gloves available to borrow, and MRT will provide handwraps for Friday classes if needed. All Frontline Workers involved with the DTES community are welcome.
604-620-0480
Public email: info@eastsideboxingclub.com
Website: https://www.eastsideboxingclub.com...
238 Keefer Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 1X5
Cost: No cost
Availability
Service area: Vancouver + show cities
Service Types Provided
Mental Health - Adult & Senior
Mental Health - Child & Youth
Social / Recreational
Victim Services
Ways to Access
- Provided at a single location
- Provided in a group in-person
The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.