Welcome to First Step
Embark on a transformative journey with First Step, a proudly Aboriginal-owned business devoted to fostering potential and uplifting lives across the Greater Darwin Region and beyond.
We specialise in offering dynamic Youth Development, Workforce Development, and Community Engagement Services and are committed to enhancing social inclusion and paving pathways for success.
Our diverse offerings span immersive camps, wellbeing workshops, culturally attuned mentoring, consultancy services, all designed to empower our participants with resilience, self-confidence, and applicable life skills. Discover the impact of community engagement and cultural enrichment as you take your First Step with us.
Our Services
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Youth Development
At First Step, we partner with various stakeholders, including government entities, community organisations, and businesses, with a mission to enhance employability outcomes and counteract youth disengagement.
We extend our services to young individuals aged between 10 and 18 years, irrespective of their gender or cultural background, and aim to cultivate a diverse and inclusive environment.
We are a recognised alternative sentencing and community work provider and deliver alternative education programs in Darwin.
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Workforce Development
We support businesses, government, and non-government agencies with a holistic range of tailored services and programs, designed to improve the quality of future and prospective employees.
Our team work to co-design services to address recruitment, upskilling, retention, and/or development needs within the workforce through coordination and delivery of training programs, mentoring and/or consultancy services.
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Community Engagement
We deliver services designed to increase social inclusion and prosocial community engagement through:
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Camps (incl. cultural emersion, adventure, leadership, self-identity, and/or goal setting).
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Social support, sporting, fitness, and wellbeing workshops.
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Mentoring and consultancy services.
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Targeted initiatives incl. community clean up days and lawn maintenance.
