Moving In: Charisma

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Charisma had a special visitor stop by to welcome her to her new apartment.

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ABC 7 Reports on New Affordable Housing in SF

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First Place is proud to partner with Mercy housing to provide on-site services at their new apartment complex at 1100 […]

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First Place Awarded Super Bowl 50 Grant

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As reported in the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Francisco Bay Area Super Bowl 50 Host Committee will be distributing […]

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Concord Office Celebrates Youth Accomplishments

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In February, Contra Costa County recognized the hard work and accomplishments of young people at their quarterly Wall of Fame ceremony.

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WHY Education and Employment Center

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First Place youth in Los Angeles are thriving, thanks to a generous donation from Women Helping Youth (WHY).

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First Place for Youth Featured in Apartment Age

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Providing apartments to our participants is a cornerstone of the My First Place program model. In the competitive housing markets […]

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National Foster Youth Institute Job Shadowing Training

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The National Foster Youth Institute held a three day Job Shadowing training in the First Place for Youth Los Angeles office from January […]

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First Place Featured in “Moneyball for Government”

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First Place for Youth is thrilled to be featured as an exemplar of effective data use in Moneyball for Government. […]

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LifeLock Holiday Toy Drive

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December 2 was #GivingTuesday, which refers to the Tuesday after U.S. Thanksgiving in the United States and a movement to create […]

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Chevron Career Day

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Young people from our program in Northern California had a great opportunity to participate in a Career Day at the […]

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Clipper Direct Career Panel

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We had a wonderful Career Panel at the Contra Costa Office.  Clipper Direct came in as our guest and shared […]

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Chevron Week of Caring

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Our Solano County Office benefitted from this year’s Chevron Corporate Week of Caring. There were 12 Chevron employees that came […]

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My New Red Shoes

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The My New Red Shoes organization helps homeless and low-income kids look and feel confident by providing them with new shoes and […]

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Celebrating Leeosha

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First Place for Youth is proud to acknowledge the hard work and success of Leeosha, a young person from Alameda County. […]

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Summer Employment Skills Workshop Series

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First Place for Youth in Solano County supported young people with a series of summer employment skills workshops from July 8th […]

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Equipping young people at the Back to School Event

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First Place for Youth held our annual Back to School Event for our young people from Alameda and San Francisco. In attendance we […]

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Celebrating Jacquetta

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First Place for Youth is proud to acknowledge the accomplishments of Jacquetta, one of our young people in Solano County. […]

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6th Annual Maximum Impact Golf Tournament a Success!

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First Place for Youth and Kaiser Permanente thank all who came out to support a great cause! Our 6th Annual […]

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#WhenIWas18 – DO YOU REMEMBER?

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18 is a defining moment in everyone’s life, but for foster youth who are too young to be on their own—it’s monumental. We asked some people you might recognize to share their #WhenIWas18 stories

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Meet Ma’Kia

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Ma’Kia shares how First Place for Youth has helped her overcome homelessness and pursue a career as a dental assistant.

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Meet Rhoddavie

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Hear why Rhoddavie chose First Place to help her reach her goals.

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Meet Carmen

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Meet Carmen, a mom and graduate of our program who now has permanent housing.

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Hannah’s Story

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Read about Hannah, a young woman that recently entered program in Solano County.

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Sheldon’s Story

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Sheldon joined First Place in Los Angeles in 2010. With a place he can call home, he’s focused on his education and future.

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