ESTABLISHED 2018
CONTACT INFORMATION
115 Thornhill Drive Suite D Hattiesburg, MS 39402
Tiffany Dillard601-255-2727tdillard@firstplaceforyouth.org
PROGRAMS
MY FIRST PLACE™
Working with the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services, our Hattiesburg, Mississippi office delivers programs for transition-age foster youth across the state to build skills, relationships, and personal understanding for independent, self-sufficient adult lives.
My First Place™ is a comprehensive program that provides individualized and structured services to support transition-age foster youth in achieving their goals as they move into adulthood, offering housing, education, and employment support.
Interested in enrollment? Watch this short video by My First Place alum Myh’Keith to learn more about the benefits in joining.
The partnership with the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services sets a course for Mississippi to become a leader in improving outcomes for youth exiting the foster care system.
MISSISSIPPI YOUTH VOICE
Our Mississippi Youth Voice project empowers young people who have experienced foster care:
OPPORTUNITY PASSPORT
First Place also offers independent-living-skills programs for young adults transitioning from foster care to adulthood, including delivering Opportunity Passport™–a matched-savings program designed by the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative.
RECENT WINS FOR TRANSITION-AGED YOUTH