FIRST CONTACT INC. 2008 Back to School Health/Books & BBQ August 23rd, 2008 @ 11am till 5pm

WELCOME TO FIRST CONTACT INC.

OUR BEGINNING Along with our Pastor, we began visiting Bridges, a state youth facility, in Bronx, NY. We would show up faithfully every Tuesday with prayer and song. Also, we gave the youths some enlightenment on family, life, hope, ideas and growth for the future as well as identifying their paths and try guiding them in a new direction that will allow them to become more productive, prosperous, and positive citizens. Somehow, this was dissatisfying. After seeing how we impacted most lives, we still had the desire to do more, to create a post-prison service as well as offering numerous services for the entire community. After seeing the news and hearing public opinions about our youth, we began to realize that they were not the children portrayed. Even though we saw broken dreams, low self esteem and little hope for the future, we also saw an inner desire to do better in life and right then we knew that all was not lost. After one on one mentoring and weekly interactions, we discovered that there were various problems that cause our youth to astray, such as poverty, broken homes, lack of food, knowledge, resource, role models and direction. For this reason, our Pastor formed First Contact Incorporated. First Contact opened its door to the public and began distributing free food and clothing to the community twice a week. We serviced approximately 30 to 50 people each day. From there, we began to develop other programs, such as our Employment and Educational Referral Service Program, Human Service Program, and especially, our Youth Empowerment Program and Post Prison Program. Pastor Matthew H. Maxwell / Founder Mrs. Richardine Seabrooke / Executive Director

OUR MISSION The mission of First Contact Inc. is to counteract the impact of incarceration on our young men and women and their families that will prevent the stereotypical "Repeat Offenders Syndrome" in the Bronx and surrounding areas. OUR GOAL The Goals of FIRST CONTACT INC. Assist clients in becoming productive and participating members of society. Point direction to our clients on achieving their goals. Provide spiritual guidance to our clients. Develop a mentor program in which our clients can share their experience with other youths as a preventative measure.