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Our History
FirstLink is a private, nonprofit human service agency that began with the incorporation of the Volunteers for Community Service in 1967 and the incorporation of HotLine in 1971. In 1974 the Holiday Clearing Bureau coordinated the first Cass-Clay community holiday giving program.
In 2003 that makes the...
37 years old
33 years old
30 years old
Providing Cass and
Clay Counties with
100 years of linking people and resources.
More than these most recognized and longest running programs, FirstLink over the years has worked to be responsive to community needs with other programs, services and short term projects. Tens of thousands of volunteer hours were coordinated through FirstLink during the floods of 1997, 2000, and 2001. Now in its 35th year, FirstLink is also the home of the Experienced Parent Project designed to link and assist those families with children ages 1-3 who are challenged by disabilities. In recent years, FirstLink in partnership with RV CSCC has produced the Youth Yellow Pages providing school districts and their students with a directory of information and some guidance on many of the issues faced by teenagers today. Over these same years the HotLine expanded its ability to provide community information by providing Directories and other listings made available to individuals and organizations. Last but not least, through the HotLine we became aware of a growing and unmet need for those who were suicidal or those who were concerned for friends and loved ones whom they feared were suicidal. To that end we began the Suicide Line 232-HELP, a Survivors of Suicide support group, and work with schools and others by providing workshops on suicide awareness and prevention workshops.
Over the course of these years our organization structure has evolved to best meet the changing needs within our community.
1984 - Volunteers for Community Services and HotLine, Inc. merged into United Way of
Cass_Clay and became the Community Resources Division of United Way.
1991 - United Way’s Community Resources Division became a nonprofit subsidiary of United
Way called Community Resources Inc.
1994 - On December 31, United Way of Cass-Clay and Community Resources, Inc. dissolved
their parent/subsidiary relationship.
1999 - In November, Community Resources, Inc. changed its name to FirstLink, Inc. affirming
out commitment to being the “first link”, linking people and resources...24 hours a day.
Linking People & Resources
24 hours a day!
701-293-6462, Phone
4357 13th Ave. S, Ste. 107L Fargo, ND 58103
Administration Offices
888-293-6462 Toll Free
P.O. Box 447 - Fargo, ND 58107-0447
701-235-2476, Fax
Season of Hope
701-293-6462
4357 13th Ave. S, Ste. 107L Fargo, ND 58103
24 Hour HOTLINE
235-7335
235-SEEK
232-4357
232-HELP
SUICIDE Line
701-293-6462
Volunteer Services
4357 13th Ave. S, Ste. 107L Fargo, ND 58103