Our vision is a neighbourhood where everyone's worth is celebrated and all people thrive.
Vancouver, British Columbia
FIRST UNITED envisions a neighbourhood where the worth of every person is celebrated and all people thrive. For 140 years, its responsive low-barrier programs serve low-income, underhoused and homeless individuals in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. As a registered charity, it provides wrap around services including meals, legal advocacy, tax filing, spiritual care, mail and phone services, overdose response, essential items like clothing and toiletries, and shelter to residents in the community. FIRST UNITED pursues dignity, belonging, and justice to meet the daily needs of community members while engaging in systems change work to reduce homelessness, break cycles of poverty, and address the racialization of poverty.
On-site · Vancouver
Clean and maintain the shelter’s offices, washrooms, common areas, sidewalks, bunk beds, and other facilities, including completing laundry and routine maintenance. Monitor safety and security, manage cleaning supplies, prepare spaces for events, and alert the team or management when assistance or repairs are needed.
On-site · Vancouver
Provide frontline support to community members through the help desk, referrals, harm-reduction services, community meals, and social inclusion activities. Support program administration, maintain supplies and records, assist with events and donations, and help ensure services are delivered respectfully and smoothly.
On-site · Vancouver
Welcome and direct community members and visitors while maintaining a safe, secure, and dignified environment. Monitor building access and safety, respond to emergencies, provide first aid and naloxone when needed, document incidents, and coordinate with staff, volunteers, and emergency services.
On-site · Vancouver
Provide a safe and welcoming environment for shelter residents through relationship development, intake processing, and facility monitoring. Perform crisis intervention and daily documentation to ensure the smooth operation of the emergency shelter.
