Celebrating 20 Years of First Place!

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On May 17, First Place for Youth hosted long-time supporters and their guests, current and former participants, and our staff at an evening celebrating the organization’s 20th anniversary. The event offered and opportunity to acknowledge and honor the work of those who have made First Place what it is today.

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Honoring Our Parenting Youth

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Parenting is hard work. It can be doubly hard for young parents, especially if they don’t have a strong network […]

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Spread Holiday Cheer

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Our Bay Area Youth Holiday Party will bring First Place staff and youth together to celebrate as a community. With your help, we can make the season bright for foster youth!

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Glassybaby Open Studio Supports First Place

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Glassybaby’s open studio glassblowing lessons offer a novel experience and the chance to support local organizations like First Place for Youth.

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At Home in Santa Clara County

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First Place for Youth staff, supporters, and local community came together to celebrate the grand opening of our beautiful new office space in downtown San Jose.

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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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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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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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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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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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