First Service Inc
Foundation for Independence Recreation and Social Training IncThe Foundation for Independence Recreation and Social Training Inc (FIRST), is a high quality disability service provider with a strong focus on skills development.
As such, FIRST has built a strong reputation for providing excellent disability services that have a strong focus on skills development.
FIRST provide high quality developmental opportunities for members, from their two sites in Kelly Street, Eagleby and Cairns Street, Loganholme. FIRST also access a vast range of venues in the community, including community centres, PCYC and Fryar Road Community Gardens (which FIRST auspice).
FIRST'S focus is:
Responding to your needs as an individual
Supporting you to participate in and make a contribution to your community
Building your skills and enhance your abilities
Making strong community links that result in a wide range of choices for your development
Providing innovative services and training that make learning interesting and fun.
The benefits of dealing with FIRST are:
- Modern, fully equipped and accessible buildings
- Access to on-site registered training
- Strong local networks
- Multiple daily programs to choose from
- 20 plus years experience in providing disability support & services.
The 2019 programs include but aren't restricted to:
- Arts including textiles, music therapy, PCYC
- live music, bowling, candle making, soap making, hospitality, pottery, mosaics,
- Members choice and much more
Please note programs can and do change through the year, so please contact us for confirmation.
The 2019 program is as follows:
Cairns Street
- Mondays: Visual arts eg: mosaics/dry clay pottery/multi dimensional painting. Multi media group. Outings and Adventures, volunteering in recycling industries
- Tuesdays: Soaps & candles. Plus woodwork.
- Wednesdays: Creative fabrics eg: media covers, infused wheatbags, cushions and clothing. volunteering in warehouse and recycling industries
- Thursdays: Art attack, volunteering in retail, warehouse and recycling industries
- Fridays: Visual arts. volunteering in warehouse industries. Ten pin bowling league
Our computer room & sensory room are available all week.
Kelly Street
- Mondays: Core programs: In the Groove music program - open to other services to access and PCYC. Plus Community Adventures.
- Tuesdays: Core programs: Group physio alternate weeks. Live music every week. (This is open to other services to attend, please contact us for more details.) Book club
- Wednesdays: Core programs: Hospitality and pottery. Plus: PCYC Possiblity Program and animal care at Becky's Place.
- Thursdays: Core programs: Personal Training & BBQ, swimming. Plus: Volunteering at Meals on Wheels
- Fridays: Core programs: Ten Pin Bowling Leagues and MakeDo. Plus: End of month celebration.
To enrol or get further information please contact F.I.R.S.T. on 07 3382 6923 or contact
F.I.R.S.T. by email.