In 2025, First Place for Youth served 1,679 young people directly in California and Mississippi and through our network partners in Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Ohio. In California, 566 young adults gained housing, education, and employment coaching, as well as comprehensive case management supports through our flagship My First Place™ program.

New this year: First Place opened the first office outside California in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, expanding the My First Place™ program to serve 30 transition-age foster youth along the Gulf Coast with housing and wraparound support. This milestone was grounded in years of policy advocacy.