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Our 2024 Annual Report is Now Available

First Place for Youth Strategic Plan Highlights, Fiscal Years 2025-2029

Fostering Possibilities

Learn about First Place for Youth’s work in Los Angeles. Made possible by Art + Practice.

Join the Team at First Place for Youth

Learn more about rewarding career opportunities serving foster youth!

Raising the Bar: Research & Policy Brief

The research and policy recommendations presented in this brief drive our program work and policy agenda.

The mission of First Place is to help foster youth build the skills they need to make a successful transition to self-sufficiency and responsible adulthood

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We drive improvements to the foster system so young people can succeed

  • Youth-focused programs and services
  • Data-driven research and education
  • Policy change and advocacy work
  • Committed network of partner organizations

More successful outcomes for foster youth

Programs & Services

Measuring Our Impact

1496

youth were served and supported by First Place for Youth in 2024

90%

of young people we work with
identify as Black, Indigenous, and people of color

98%

of participants in My First Place
are in school or working

97%

of My First Place participants attain stable housing when they exit the program

PROGRAMS & SERVICES

The My First PlaceTM Program

My First Place is a nationally recognized education and employment program that provides housing and case management for transition-age foster youth aged 18 to 25.

Participants are supported by a Youth Advocate, Education and Employment Specialist, and Housing Specialist. Access to post-secondary education coaching, apprenticeships and individualized supports help make sense of work and school. By helping foster youth enter adulthood with jobs that earn a living wage, this program fosters a sense of permanency and builds skills to be self-sufficient in the long term.

What’s Happening At First Place for Youth

Blog

AB 1314 Advances in Senate Committee, With Strong Support from First Place for Youth 

On July 7, First Place for Youth stood proudly in support of Assembly Bill 1314 (AB 1314) during a legislative […]

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Blog

Belonging in Action at First Place for Youth 

Loneliness is increasingly recognized as a public health challenge, especially for young people navigating major life transitions. But at First […]

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In the Media

Axios – SF foster youth caught in funding crossfire

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In the Media

Happy Productions – From Foster Care to CEO: How First Place for Youth is Redefining Futures

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