Happy Easter from First United!

Happy Easter from First United! To mark this day of celebration, Executive Director Carmen Lansdowne shares her thoughts and best wishes.

Ending Violence Against Women

This post was written by Beverly Brown, Indigenous Spiritual Care Chaplain at First United. December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. This day is about remembering those who have experienced gender-based violence and those who we’ve lost to it. Today is also a time to take action. Working […]

Press Release: Advocates Call on Minister of Poverty Reduction to Make New Federal Benefits Available to Workers on Welfare

March 27, 2020 – For Immediate Release Vancouver and Victoria – Legal advocacy groups are urgently calling for the provincial government to make legislative changes that would allow British Columbians who both work and receive disability or income assistance cheques to keep the new federal COVID benefits if they qualify, in an effort to protect some […]