Welcome!
We work with 100s of communities across Australia on their top priorities, providing community development expertise and access to cross-industry specialised skills.
Our approach
to working with First Nations communities is based on self-determination
FUNDRAISING APPEAL
Every child deserves to dream, grow, and thrive.
At Community First Development we’re proud to support Yawardani Jan-ga, a unique early intervention program where horses are co-facilitators in the healing journey for Aboriginal children and young people aged 6 – 26 years, in the Kimberley region.
Learn more about this incredible initiative and join us to heal the future, one child at a time.
wondering about our impact?
We’ve just released our annual report and an independent socio-economic impact assessment by ACIL Allen.
Add your voice to our message wall
We’re all enjoying the messages of support flooding in!
We’re gathering the memories, milestones, and reflections that show the strength of self-determination, community, culture, and connection.
Whether you’ve partnered with us, volunteered, or simply believe in the power of First Nations’ community-led change, your message matters.
our new Right Way Evaluation guide!
Too often, monitoring and evaluation overlook the cultural and historical context, missing what really matters to First Nations’ communities.
Our guide offers a culturally responsive approach, grounded in self-determination, community leadership, and strengths-based practice. It’s a chance to rethink and reshape how we understand success.
some of the COMMUNITIES WE WORK WITH
First Nations Traffic Management
Create employment opportunities for First Nations people with a unique two-way approach.
Support we provided:
Tender writing and development support.
Wandarrah Preschool & Community Centre
An early childhood hub focusing on cultural education.
Support we provided:
Developing a strategic plan.
Murri’s on the Move
Supports their mob to get their learners and full provisional driving licence.
Support we provided:
Strengthen their governance, admin, and financial capabilities.
Yurrampi Child and Family Centre
To support families to ‘grow children up strong’.
Support we provided:
Brand development.
What communities are saying
We need your support to continue this work
Latest Stories
Closing the Gap
We have and continue to contribute to the
National Agreement on Closing the Gap.
There is a strong alignment between our Story of Change outcomes areas and the Closing the Gap socio-economic outcomes areas.
