First United Shelter
Case Studies / Space profiles
First United Shelter
- Name of Space: First United Shelter
- Society Mission: “Committed at its heart to the struggle for social justice, First United is a place of welcome for people experiencing homelessness and poverty in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Offering programs of advocacy, housing, healing and the inherent strengths of all people, of all walks of life.”
- Owner - Land: The United Church of Canada
- Owner - Building / Improvements: The United Church of Canada
- Tenant: Not available
- Rent/Lease/Own: Own
- Address: 320 East Hastings St, Vancouver BC, V6A 1P7
- Square Footage: 6000 sq/ft
- Year Opened: 1925
- Space/Facility Type: Office, Community Facility, Residential - Non-Market Housing
- Organizational Type: Registered Not-For Profit
- Space/Facility Use: Community/Social Service, Faith-Based, Non-Market Housing
- Programs/Services Delivered: Housing and Shelter, Legal Advocacy, Outreach, Meals and Hospitality, Community Ministry
- Website: firstunited.ca