Greening Kitchens in the Downtown Eastside
Article by: Colleen Kimmett, Open File It’s mid-morning at First United Church and relatively quiet in this vital service hub in the Downtown Eastside community. About a dozen people linger outside, and a few sit in the large gymnasium that serves as a dining hall. During mealtimes, between 800 and 1,000 people file through here every day. This is just a fraction of the millions of free or...
Read MorePaint Your Faith Video
Brought to you by Wondercafe.ca and First United Church Mission, the Paint Your Faith project hit the city of Vancouver in April 2010 with a stunning display of contemporary street art. Working as collective, four internationally acclaimed aerosol artists — Faith47 (South Africa), Titi Freak (Brazil), Peeta (Italy), and Vancouver’s own Indigo — brought their own...
Read MoreWatch Video about Tote Storage Facility
Help Save Storage Facility for Belongings of People Who are Homeless Provide homeless people a safe place to store their belongings Foster self-respect and dignity in homeless people Provide jobs for people from the community Build relationships and trust in the community . . . . Overview Prior to the opening of the storage facility in our community, homeless people had to carry their...
Read MoreStorage facility
In the Vancouver Sun: Funding running out for storage program for Vancouver homeless By LORI CULBERT Excerpt: All 200 bins were stuffed full earlier this week, and suitcases and shopping carts holding the belongings of more people were stashed in the corners. There are 280 people registered to use the storage facility, and an estimated 160 of those regularly keep their stuff in...
Read MorePastor at front lines of homelessness has big plans
New provincial shelter funding is good, but much more is needed to help street people By Susan Lazaruk, The Province April 18, 2010 The B.C. government’s announcement that it will fund three temporary homeless shelters slated to close at the end of the month was good news for the Vancouver pastor who runs one of them. Read more on The Province online...
Read MoreFirst United Church
First United Church has been proudly serving the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood for 125 years.
