A Celebration of Heart & Home

Join First Place for a Celebration of Heart & Home

Thursday, May 16th, 2024
RVSP by May 9th

6PM – Reception
7:15PM – Dinner, Auction, and Awards Program

Oracle Park
San Francisco, CA

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

On May 16th, 2024, join us as we celebrate progress, community, and honor leaders who are making more possible for foster youth ages 16-25!

OUR HONOREES

OUR STORY

In 1998, two graduate students were struck by how many young people who grew up in foster care faced intense challenges after aging out of care, including poverty and homelessness.

With a small grant in hand, they were inspired to help break the cycle of poverty for these vulnerable youth and launched First Place for Youth, the first organization in Northern California exclusively dedicated to addressing the lack of affordable housing and resources for foster youth who had exited foster care. Since that time, our programs have served more than 10,000 young people between the ages of 16-25 in Los Angeles, the Bay Area, and six other states around the country.

Our mission is to help foster youth build the skills they need to make a successful transition to self- sufficiency and responsible adulthood. We provide safe, stable housing, paired with intensive case management to build crucial life-skills and emotional wellbeing. Our individualized education and employment counseling are the core of our program, ensuring that young people have a clear path to succeed in school and build job readiness skills qualifying them for living-wage positions.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR IMPACT

By the time they exit our My First Place™ program 88% of youth attain stable housing and 97% avoid arrest. Learn more about our impact and visit our My First Place™ page.

Our Impact

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS

FIRST PLACE $100,000

Recognition as First Place Sponsor all evening:

  • Three most premier tables of 10 and hosted alumni
  • Branding on Oracle Park homeplate for event
  • Dedicated logo on Oracle Park scoreboard for event
  • Meet and greet with SF Giants Alumni, as available
  • Pre-event tour of Oracle Park
  • Six club-level seats for a mutually agreed-upon SF Giants home game
  • A two-page spread with maximum exposure in our digital tribute journal and on-screen at the event
  • Prominent recognition on all written materials including invitation, website and in press releases
  • Dedicated social media promotion

PLATINUM $50,000

Recognition as Platinum Sponsor all evening:

  • Two most premier tables of 10 and hosted alumni guests
  • Dedicated logo on Oracle Park scoreboard for event
  • Meet and greet with SF Giants Alumni, as available
  • Pre-event tour of Oracle Park
  • Four club-level seats for a mutually agreed-upon SF Giants home game
  • A two-page spread with maximum exposure in our digital tribute journal and on-screen at the event
  • Prominent recognition on all written materials including invitation, website and in press releases
  • Dedicated social media promotion

GOLD $25,000

Recognition as Gold Sponsor all evening:

  • Two premier tables of 10 and hosted alumni
  • Dedicated logo on Oracle Park scoreboard for event
  • Meet and greet with SF Giants Alumni, as available
  • Pre-event tour of Oracle Park
  • Two club level seats for a mutually agreed-upon SF Giants home game
  • A gold level ad in our digital tribute journal and on-screen at the event
  • Prominent recognition on all written materials including invitation, website and in press releases
  • Dedicated social media promotion

BRONZE $10,000

Recognition as Bronze Sponsor all evening:

  • One premier table of 10 and hosted alumni
  • Dedicated logo on Oracle Park scoreboard for event
  • Meet and greet with SF Giants Alumni, as available
  • Pre-event tour of Oracle Park
  • A bronze level ad in our digital tribute journal and on-screen at the event
  • Prominent recognition on all written materials, including invitation, website and in press releases
  • Dedicated social media promotion

FRIEND $5,000

  • Six preferred tickets to the event
  • Meet and greet with SF Giants Alumni, as available
  • Pre-event tour of Oracle Park
  • Friend page ad in digital tribute journal and on-screen at the event
  • Sponsor recognition on all written materials including invitation, website and in press materials

ADVOCATE $2,500

  • Four tickets to the event
  • Meet and greet with SF Giants Alumni, as available
  • Pre-event tour of Oracle Park
  • Advocate ad in the digital tribute journal and on-screen at the event
  • Recognition on all written materials including invitation and website

ALLY $1,000

  • Two tickets to the event
  • Meet and greet with SF Giants Alumni, as available
  • Pre-event tour of Oracle Park
  • Name inclusion in digital tribute journal and on-screen at the event
  • Recognition on all written materials including invitation, website and in press releases

INDIVIDUAL TICKET $300

  • One ticket to the event

Deadline for sponsor listing inclusion in printed invitation is March 21, 2024. Tribute ad deadline is April 28, 2024.

To confirm your participation or for questions, please contact Candy Calhoun:

Phone: 510.356.2922
Email: ccalhoun@firstplaceforyouth.org

BECOME A SPONSOR

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

PLATINUM

  • Nancy Heinen & Dennis DeBroeck
  • Parnassus Investments LLC

GOLD

  • Anonymous
  • Jen & Abe Friedman
  • Mark & Nancy Duarte

BRONZE

  • Carol & Lester Ezrati
  • Chuck & Rebecca Daggs
  • Hilda West & Tom Dufurrena
  • Keith Shultz & Karen May
  • NFP

FRIEND

  • Andrew & June Monach
  • Bill Brownell & Kimberly Pesavento
  • Sheri Paulo & Ervina Wilks
  • Visa Foundation

ADVOCATE

  • Carol Mills & John Eichhorn
  • Darryl Glass & Aaron Chan
  • Ellen & Jeff Nagler
  • Episcopal Impact Fund
  • J.P. Morgan Private Bank
  • The Bay Area Ridge Trail Bushwhackers

ALLY

  • Anonymous
  • Aspiriant – Wealth Management
  • Barbara & Jeff Bennett
  • Debby Meredith & Curtis Cole
  • Holly Ward
  • Janice & Steve Chaffin
  • Karen & Adam Sisson
  • Marian Macindoe & Andrew Pomerantz 
  • Mark & Mari Donnelly
  • Michelle Ellison & Jim Eyer
  • Poppy Bank
  • Sandra & Dan Miley
  • Thryv Consulting
  • Tony Stayner
  • Venture Leadership Collective

*List in formation as of April 23, 2024

Research & Publications

2023 Annual Report

In 2023, First Place for Youth and our network partners in Massachusetts, New York, Mississippi, and Cincinnati served 1,660 young […]
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