First Step Technology Center

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase,
just take the first step."
Martin Luther King, Jr.

The mission of First Step Technology Center is to benefit individuals by providing technology resources necessary for enhancing job skills and gaining access to information and opportunities. We are committed to providing technology learning and access opportunities in an environment that encourages exploration and discovery.

Key Efforts

Leveraging the collective strengths and assets of partner organizations
Collaboration with Seattle area community technology centers
Support and development of community technology initiatives
Leveraging and building upon Southeast Seattle's existing assets
Providing an entry point for education, training and jobs

Collaborative Vision

Our vision is to share our technology resources while maximizing strengths of partner organizations in order to enhance access for all to information and opportunities.

The Center was founded by a partnership of public and private organizations in 1996 as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Apartments Business Technology Center with the recognition that in a society increasingly shaped by technology, people who are socially and/or economically disadvantaged will be left further behind if they lack access to computers. The Center re-opened in October 2006 with upgraded hardware and software and a new name, First Step Technology Center.

First Step Technology Center

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." Martin Luther King, Jr.

Key Efforts

Collaborative Vision

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase,
just take the first step."
Martin Luther King, Jr.