People First

Our Bridge the Gap end-of-season field days was such a huge success! 🌞🏈🙌

Kids being kids, just playing outside, and communities being communities, genuinely seeing one another and joining in a collective space ~ In this day and age, this is exactly what we need more of.

To the Bridge the Gap founder, Tiffany Oliver, thank you so much for continuously showing up for our community and organizing these spaces in this way. This is real positive change 💙

Thank you to the Utica Police Department & all responding officers who continue to answer the call and show up not just here, but everywhere to protect and serve our community.

To future Bridge the Gap events! 🎉

Photos from our Bridge the Gap Cinco de Mayo party last week at our Adrean Terrace location! 🎊💙

What a blessing this program and all the events we get to hold within it is, truly bridging the gap within our community on step at a time.

Thank you to the UPD Officers and to our PF Staff who continually show up for not just these kids, but all of Utica. ✨🫂

The Utica Municipal Housing Authority {People First} will hold its annual resident commissioner election on Tuesday, June 16, 2026! One seat on the Board of Commissioners is open for a two-year term, from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2028.

An orientation for interested candidates will be held on Monday, April 27, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the Perretta Twin Towers Community Room, located at 509 Second Street, Utica NY 13501.

~ For further information, please call John Furman at 315-982-3731 or 315-725-0974 ~

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Pictures from our Broad St Dinner Party! 🎉

To honor the completion of our construction here + the building’s full occupancy, we decided to mark the events with a celebratory dinner for our residents 😇✨

All residents came together to eat delicious food, enter raffle giveaways & share lots of laughs ~ what more could you ask for?!

We asked our residents what their favorite thing about being a People First resident at Broad St was and the responses were such a blessing to hear. Most answered with their appreciation of our staff who go above and beyond every day, some noted how quiet and safe they feel here and a couple of people said everything! 🥹

Thank you to our development partner, The Vecino Group, for helping to make all of our visions come to reality!

~ Food catered by Joey’s 307
~ Cake made by Holland Farms Bakery

And a special thank you to all of our staff who worked to make this event possible. What a good day to be a part of the People First Family!
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Pictures from our Chancellor Dinner Party! 🎉

To honor the completion of our renovations here + the building’s full occupancy, we decided to mark the events with a celebratory dinner for our residents 😇✨

Thank you to our development partner, The Vecino Group for making all our visions a reality! Together, we created all new communal rooms for our residents well being, including:

~ Lounges
~ Fitness Room
~ Music Room
~ Craft Room
~ Game Room
~ Library
~ Conference Room
~ Kitchen

Food catered from Joey’s 307!

And, a special thank you to all staff who worked together to make the event as enjoyable as possible! What a good day to be part of the People First family! 🔑💙

Are you looking for a job that is more than just a paycheck? Apply today to become a part of the People First community, serving the community of Utica ✨

Roles Available:

⭐️ Community Resource Assistant
⭐️ Housing Assistant Representative

More details can be found online at http://www.peoplefirstny.org/careers/

‼️LOST DOG!‼️

This little guy jumped in one of our maintenance trucks while we were on site at Adrean Terrace! He seemed to have been out for a bit, and just looking for some warm shelter.

He’s very friendly and energetic! He is black and white with small bits of brown, and a very distinct spot on his tail. If you recognize him or have any details please call our main office at (315) 735 - 5246 or the UPD directly, as they have taken him in for now.

⚡️This Saturday, January 24th at 1 P.M. ⚡️

Please join us to witness our first ever Bridging the Gap Basketball Game 🏀🤝

The purpose of this event is to come together, find common ground, and to help heal and strengthen our community.

We’re bringing the DJ, Hot Cocoa, Free raffles and giveaways ~ all you have to do is bring yourself, and maybe a friend to share the experience with.. but hopefully you’ll leave with new ones too! ❤️‍🔥

See you there!