OUR STRUCTURE
First Step Trust is a registered charity, which was established in 1994 and registered in 1999. It is also a social enterprise, find out what that means below
What does FST do?
FST, in partnership with agencies and other partners, sets up projects that assist people in gaining work skills and qualifications while overcoming the barriers and difficulties to employment in their daily life.
The charity seeks to enable socially excluded people experiencing enduring mental health problems and other disadvantages to have the opportunity to work and access paid employment.
What is a social enterprise?
As part of our charitable activities, we operate social enterprises.
These are businesses which operate commercially and offer services to the public, but whose primary aim is to create work experience and employment opportunities for people who need additional support to enter work.
The income generated by the social enterprises is reinvested into our charitable aims, helping to train and support more people.
