Our first Advocacy Day in Sacramento was a success! On April 27th, First Place leadership, staff, and youth visited the […]
Click here to review our Pathways to Independence report, a multi-year project of the Mississippi Youth Voice board and First […]
Foster youth will have standing in youth court hearings; Advocates share additional recommendations for supporting foster youth Jackson, MS — […]
Meet Jasmine, a My First Place™ participant and our incredible keynote youth speaker at our 25th Anniversary Celebration! In her […]
Meet Hollie, a resilient 21-year-old who found her footing with the help of her dedicated team at First Place for […]
This month, we held our first ever Vision Board Party and Luncheon with our partners at Art + Practice The […]
As we count down to our 25th Anniversary Celebration in May, we are sharing key features and building blocks of […]
The numbers are in and they show a demonstrable impact on My First PlaceTM program participants’ moving forward with their education. […]
You’ll certainly reduce the chill in your driveway when you donate a vehicle that just won’t warm up. Whether it’s […]
In 1998, when our founders Deanne Pearn and Amy Lemley were graduate students at the UC Berkeley Goldman School of […]
You’ve worked hard, you set money aside for the future, and you’re ready to enjoy your retirement years. Maybe you’re […]
“First Place has helped me really grow as a person.“ Meet Adelaida, a First Place For Youth program participant […]
Last year, First Place for Youth and our network partners in Boston, New York, Mississippi, and Cincinnati served 1,507 young […]
The holidays can be a hard time for foster youth. But over the last week at all of our housing […]
“First Place is a really, really, really good program, and I wish people would join this program because they help […]
My First Place™ participant and mother, Kaelyn, is working diligently to create a better life for her daughter. Because of […]
Up and down the state this summer, our First Place team has hosted weekly events and activities in the six-week […]
Anay, age 22, enrolled in the Rising Up program in November 2021 and looked forward to moving into her first […]
In the spirit of bringing in role models for navigating life after foster care, our partners at Art + Practice hosted […]
Donors like Regina are helping our young people reach their goals. For over two years, Regina Sheridan, a Corporate Social […]
My First Place participant, Myron, age 21, has long dreamt of a career in filmmaking, screenwriting, production, and acting. Now, […]
Former foster youth especially could be at risk of missing out on a tax credit, said Jane Schroeder, Chief Policy […]