We’re redeveloping our site into an 11-storey building purpose-built to suit the needs and interests of the community. The first four floors, operated by FIRST, will provide safe and inclusive community amenities with three times more space for our low-barrier services and programming. The seven floors above will offer safe, secure homes for Indigenous peoples operated by the Lu’ma Native Housing Society. Regardless of circumstance, all people deserve the dignity and care that a safe, purpose-built space can provide.
Revitalizing the corner of Hastings and Gore is a community-informed neighbourhood rejuvenation that centres reconciliation and healing. We cannot do this important work without you.
Secured Funds: $27.4 million
Funds to Raise: $9.6 million
If you would like to make your gift by cheque, please make your cheque(s) payable to First United and write “First Forward” in the memo. Print and mail this form along with your cheques to:
First United
320 East Hastings Street,
Vancouver, BC, V6A 1P4
IMPORTANT: If sending a cheque by courier (UPS, FedEX, etc.), please send to our administrative office at 368 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1G4.
To pay by credit card or bank transfer, please complete the form and submit it either by printing and mailing it to the address above or sending it electronically to [email protected].
Please include a void cheque (paper or digital) for bank transfers.
For gifts of $3,000 or less, you can e-transfer. Add First United as a recipient and send your e-transfer to:
• In the “memo” field, please indicate that your e-transfer is a donation to First Forward
• Use the following as your security question:
Question: What is the purpose of this transaction?
Answer: redevelopment
Send us an email at [email protected] letting us know that you’ve made a donation by e-transfer and include your full name and address so we can issue your charitable tax receipt. For gifts of more than $3,000, please send a wire transfer.
Need to make a bank transfer for an amount larger than $3,000? No problem. You can make a wire transfer using the following information:
Our legal name: First United Church Community Ministry Society
Our address: 320 E Hastings St, Vancouver V6A 1P4
Institution number: 003
Transit number: 07120
Account number: 1009059
Swift Code (international): ROYCCAT2VIC
Routing/ABA (U.S.): 02100021
Then send us an email at [email protected] letting us know that you’ve made a donation by wire transfer and include your full name and address so we can issue your charitable tax receipt.
If you would like to make a donation by phone using a credit card, our campaign team is happy to help. Give us a call at 604.336.3047.
Donating online with a credit card or direct debit is easy! Go to our First Forward donation page to make a one-time gift or pledge.
Complete our First Forward Securities Donation Form and then email it to [email protected]. Please note that securities must be received in our accounts by the last business day of the calendar year in order to be eligible for a charitable tax receipt for the same year.
Whether it’s a gift of charitable annuities or a future contribution through a bequest, our campaign team can help. Give us a call at 604.336.3047.
Donations are tax deductible, and we welcome one-time donations or pledged gifts over a period of several years, with pledge payments completing in 2027. Interested in making a pledge?
Download our gift agreement and pledge form.
For information about corporate giving opportunities or our recognition program for gifts over $10,000, please contact us.
Enthusiastic support from both the public and private sectors has propelled First Forward. Check out some of our pivotal achievements.
Date 13 Mar, 2023
Category Blog, First Forward, Redevelopment
Listen to this February edition of the Nicola Wealth podcast featuring FIRST UNITED’s Interim Executive Director Amanda Burrows.
Date 5 Jan, 2023
Category Blog, First Forward
It’s the first week of the new year and our hearts are filled with gratitude! We’re blown away by how our community has come together, yet again, to make a difference in the Downtown Eastside. Our Christmas campaign has wrapped and we’re thrilled to share that for our programs and services, our supporters have collectively […]
Date 8 Jul, 2022
Category Blog, First Forward
Communities of Faith gather to say goodbye as we move First Forward On May 20, nearly 40 members of our Communities of Faith gathered at 320 East Hastings to help usdecommission the building with a thoughtful remembrance of the work that took place within the walls about to be dismantled. Led by the Rev. Bob […]
We’re grateful for the dedication and support of our First Forward Cabinet members, who are as committed as we are to moving FIRST into its new home in 2025.
We’re grateful for the generous contributions of individuals, organizations, and foundations to this project. Thank you for helping us to move First Forward!
You can’t put a price on dignity. But you can help us build a space that embodies it.