@FirstUnitedDTES

@FirstUnitedDTES has been a member of Linktree for 6 years and joined in February 2020. Resources FirstUnitedDTES has populated their site with include: • Register for Toast Talks - August 13 • Read it here FIRST—the latest updates! • First United opens new facility in downtown Vancouver - APTN News • Dozens gather in Vancouver to remember those who died during 2021 heat dome | CBC.ca • Heat Dome - 5 year Commemoration & Solidarity Gathering • All gifts matched up to $35k until 11:59pm Monday, May 25th! • Bid on our auction items | FIRST UNITED 19th Annual Golf Tournament Auction • Register today: 19th Annual FIRST UNITED Golf Tournament • Contact your MLA and ask them to fulfill the promise to create more pet-friendly housing • Download the BC SPCA's Pet-friendly housing toolkit • For National Pet Day, help advance pet-friendly housing in BC • Good Friday and Easter messages • Make a gift to provide dignity, belonging and justice to the DTES • Register for Toast Talks March 19th at 4:30pm on Zoom • Vote: Connecting the Community Award | YWCA BC • Joint Call: BC must recommit to meaningful implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act | West Coast Environmental Law • Postal service cannot be treated as just another transactional service | Vancouver Sun • Join us for Coldest Night of the Year on Feb 28! • City of Vancouver Votes Against Affordable Housing and for Land Speculation • FIRST UNITED's Blue Christmas Service 💙 • Redevelopment- New building photos, virtual tour and more • ICYMI: City Hall news this week • A new home for hope in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside | Broadview Magazine • Dr. Sarah Marsden on Redeye | Tenants need protection from bad-faith evictions, blanket pet bans • FIRST UNITED Announcement • We're hiring! Come work with us. • Thank You Thursday: Sixth Annual GivingTuesday Shelter Gala Highlights - FIRST UNITED • Donate to bring dignity, belonging and justice to the DTES • Hockey Helps the Homeless Vancouver 2025 First United - YouTube • Volunteer with us • Tell Vancouver City Council Not to Gentrify the DTES! Send letter here • Buy a Brick to support our redevelopment and help us reach our stretch goal • Don't miss an update! Subscribe to our email list • Sign up to speak at City Council on Dec. 9 • Sponsor a Meal • Take our FIRST UNITED Audience Survey • Become a Frontline Monthly Donor • Register for Fall Toast Talks - Thu, Nov. 6, 4:30pm-5:15pm on Zoom • Law Reform Platforms • Have you been evicted? Fill in our BC Eviction Mapping Survey • Anti-poverty advocates fear FIFA's 'beautification' demands could push unhoused residents out of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside • B.C. Premier David Eby faces backlash over immigration comments | CBC.ca • We need legislation to uphold B.C. tenants' right to cool | Vancouver Sun • Tell the BC Government to uphold the pet promise • Press Release: FIRST UNITED Responds to Appointment of Larry Campbell to Support Coordination in the Downtown Eastside • National Day of Action for Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People – A Liturgy - FIRST UNITED • International Overdose Awareness Day Events 💜 • Toast Talks: July 2025 - FIRST UNITED + First Things First Summer Newsletter • Homelessness in Greater Vancouver has increased 9 percent since 2023 | Amanda Burrows on On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko • Opinion: Resist the gentrification of the Downtown Eastside • The Discovery Group Podcast | First United With Amanda Burrows, Executive Director • Hope Dialogue welcomes Amanda Burrows | Central City Foundation Podcast • City proposes sites to relocate Granville tenants | CTV News Vancouver at Six for July 4, 2025 • Register for Toast Talks - July 23, 2025 • FREE Housing & Tenant Rights Workshops • FIRST UNITED Statement: Supportive Housing Motion Passes • Info & Event Listing for National Indigenous History Month and Peoples Day 2025 - Indigenous Tourism BC • Join us for Toast Talks - March 20 2025 • Opinion: Supportive housing makes communities safer • DTES service provider critiques Mayor Sim's housing freeze plan • Emergency room closures, Revitalizing the Downtown Eastside, & Hiring more school crossing guards! • Register to speak at Feb. 26 City Council meeting in favour of supportive housing • Ken Sim Is Wrong. We Need More Supportive Housing, Not Less | The Tyee • Jill Atkey: Mayor Sim's call for a pause on new supportive housing leaves Vancouverites with more questions than answers • vancouversun.com • Give today and 3X your impact in the Downtown Eastside! Gifts triple-matched up to $25,000 until Dec. 31 midnight • We're hiring: Staff Lawyer, Special Projects -- Apply Today! • We're hiring: Outreach Coordinator, Legal Projects -- Apply Today! • Toast Talks summer edition and First Things First Summer Newsletter • FIRST UNITED in the News: Vancouver considers faith-based housing development options | Watch News Videos Online • Register for Toast Talks (July 11th) • Subscribe to FIRST UNITED email updates • Sign the Petition: Call on Government to Stabilize Rent and Prevent Rent Gouging • Read our 2023 Annual Report