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Helping NYC Students Acquire Social Capital Through Paid Summer Internships and
One-on-One Mentorships

Our mission is to help high achieving, high potential students from some of New York City’s most underserved and underrepresented communities gain social capital and workplace readiness skills to broaden their horizons.

Our vision is to empower First Workings students to overcome many of the structural barriers that typically limit upward social-economic mobility.

We accomplish this by partnering with leaders from a wide variety of industries who provide our students with specialized training, paid internships, or one-on-one mentorships.

“I started First Workings when I saw the lack of opportunity and inequality for underserved youth able to get first internships and experience in the workforce. Those jobs most went to children of clients or affluent teens. I wanted to level the playing field and we are!”

Kevin Davis, Founder
First Workings

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Get out your calendars Alumni, new virtual programming coming this month! Check your emails for additional details and information. All First Workings alumni are welcome!
#virtualevents ...#virtualworkshops #professionaldevelopment #professionalskills #firstworkings #worksadream

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Happy first day of #nationalwomenshistorymonth! We look forward to honoring, sharing and uplifting women's voices, successes and stories all month long!
#womenshistory #herstory ...#representation #firstworkings #worksadream

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Closing out #blackhistorymonth with a special shoutout to Mr. Chris Gardner, stock broker, entrepreneur, philanthropist and author. Mr. Gardner's success story was depicted in "The Pursuit ...of Happiness", starring Will Smith. #blacksuccess #blackphilanthropy #blackauthor #blackstories #blackexcellence

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For #blackhistorymonth, we are honor Maria P. Williams whose determination and passion for filmmaking led her to become the first black woman to produce, write, and act in her own movie "The ...Flames of Wrath". Ms. Williams went on to inspire black women in the entertainment industry today such as Oprah, Ava DuVernay, and Shonda Rhimes. #blackfilm #blackmovies #blackactor #blackexcellence

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Today's #blackhistorymonth homage goes to Ms. Madam C. J. Walker, the wealthiest self-made black woman in America! Ms. Walker made her fortune by developing and marketing a line of cosmetics and... hair care products specifically for black women. Outside of her beauty product empire, Ms. Walker was a known activist, philanthropist and patron of the arts. #blackexcellence #blackbeauty #blackcosmetics

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Today's #blackhistorymonth shoutout goes to Dr. Ida Grey Nelson Rollins, the first black female dentist! While in high school, Ida worked as a seamstress in a dental office. When her boss turned... mentor became the first dean of the Dental College at UofM, he helped Ida enroll and earn her Doctorate of Dental Surgery!
#blackdentist #blackexcellence #blacktrailblazer

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We are thrilled to partner with Computer Futures for a virtual alumni workshop this afternoon! Alumni interested in learning about LinkedIn strategies including connection strategies, how to leverage... profile content, and improve brand visibility, we encourage you to join tonight 4pm!
#linkedin #jobopportunities #jobmarket #jobsearching #workforce #hiring #recruiting #firstworkings #worksadream

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Today's #blackhistorymonth shoutout goes to Mr. Philip Payton Jr, also known as The Father of Harlem! When Black New Yorkers faced housing discrimination, this real estate mogul created a rental... environment where black tenants were welcome, eventually contributing to the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s!⁠
#realestate #harlemrenaissance #fatherofharlem

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We are beyond excited to kick off our 2021 Workplace Readiness Skills Curriculum with Communication in the Workplace, tonight at 5pm! High School Juniors, welcome to the FW Community!
...#workplacereadiness #communication #skillstraining #professionaldevelopment

First Workings
Work's a Dream

Helping NYC Students Acquire Social Capital Through Paid Summer Internships and
One-on-One Mentorships

YOUR HELP MAKES A DIFFERENCE

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First Workings’ Board of Directors Expands

5 Ways to Be a Better Mentor – First Workings featured in Forbes!

First Workings Founder and Executive Director, Kevin Davis, Quoted in Quartz

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Helping NYC Students Acquire Social Capital Through Paid Summer Internships and One-on-One Mentorships

YOUR HELP MAKES A DIFFERENCE

First Workings News

First Workings’ Board of Directors Expands

5 Ways to Be a Better Mentor – First Workings featured in Forbes!

First Workings Founder and Executive Director, Kevin Davis, Quoted in Quartz

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First Workings
Work's a Dream

Helping NYC Students Acquire Social Capital Through Paid Summer Internships and
One-on-One Mentorships