Anchored at the Margins
Housing
First United Church Housing Society manages three buildings providing affordable housing for people in the Downtown Eastside and Mount Pleasant neighbourhoods. Two buildings near the church provide a mixture of bachelor, one bedroom, two bedroom and three bedroom units with 70 units of housing being provided in Bill Hennessey Place and 86 units of housing provided in Jennie Pentland Place. In Mount Pleasant, Ledingham Place provides 33 units of mostly family and seniors accommodation.
For information about rentals, please contact the Director of Housing, Stephen Gray or pick up an application at First United Church. Stephen’s telephone number is 604-681-8365, ext. 122.
Advocacy
Intake hours are as follows:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 am – 11 am
Tuesday and Thursday from 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm


