#WhenIWas18 Campaign Launches

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Everyone needs a little help to find their way. Our #WhenIWas18 campaign asked celebrities and young people to share their stories of starting out.

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Chronicle of Social Change: Housing Shortage Driving Foster Youth Across City Lines

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Having a safe and stable place to live is something everyone wants, and something that many young people in foster […]

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SF Business Times on Super Bowl 50

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“Philanthropy has long been kept on the sidelines of America’s biggest annual sporting event. Organizers of the Bay Area’s Super […]

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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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The Performance Imperative

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Top nonprofit leaders from around the country, including First Place CEO Sam Cobbs, undertook a yearlong, collaborative effort to develop […]

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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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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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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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#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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