First United Church Social Housing Society
Faith-based DTES anchor offering shelter and 189 units of affordable housing across the Downtown Eastside and Mount Pleasant.
- Faith-based organisation
- Lower Mainland
Listed from public information.
Summary
About First United Church Social Housing Society
First United Church Social Housing Society is the housing arm of First United Church Community Ministry Society, a 140-year-old United Church of Canada inner-city ministry serving Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. The Society manages 189 units of affordable housing across the DTES and Mount Pleasant, ranging from bachelor suites to three-bedroom family homes, including fully accessible units and homes for seniors. First United also operates a 24/7 emergency shelter and offers wraparound services including legal advocacy, food security, a tax clinic, and BC eviction mapping. The flagship 320 East Hastings site is being redeveloped as 'First Forward,' an 11-storey project in partnership with Lu'ma Native Housing Society delivering over 100 below-market homes for Indigenous Peoples plus four floors of community amenities and services.
Mission
Housing type
Subsidized (RGI)
Rent geared to income (~30% of household income)
Supportive housing
Housing with on-site staff and structured support services
People served
Indigenous priority
Operators with priority intake for First Nations, Métis, Inuit residents
People with disabilities
Operators serving residents with mobility, sensory, or cognitive disabilities
Programs
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Areas served
Lower Mainland. Includes: Vancouver
How to apply or contact
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Related providers and locations
- (Location)Lower Mainland
- (Provider)Anglican Diocese of New Westminster Housing Initiatives
- (Provider)The 127 Society for Housing
Sources and verification
- firstunited.ca (https://firstunited.ca/)
- firstunited.ca (https://firstunited.ca/housing-and-shelter/)
- firstunited.ca (https://firstunited.ca/first-forward-redevelopment)
- thetyee.ca (https://thetyee.ca/News/2020/11/06/First-United-Church-DTES-Makeover/)
Verification status: Verified.
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