Parenting is hard work. It can be doubly hard for young parents, especially if they don’t have a strong network […]
First Place for Youth was among those honored at the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles’ “Your Time to Shine” event in May.
On August 5, Kurt Warner was inducted into the National Football League Hall of Fame. Last year, as First Place celebrated our 18th birthday, Kurt spoke with us about his own journey navigating the uncertainties of adulthood.
Ending homelessness requires understanding of homelessness. Each January, volunteers in communities across the U.S. conduct a “homeless census” called a […]
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!
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.
As a Game Changer grant recipient, First Place earned a mention in SF Business Times’ coverage of Super Bowl 50’s philanthropic efforts.
Everyone needs a little help to find their way. Our #WhenIWas18 campaign asked celebrities and young people to share their stories of starting out.
“Philanthropy has long been kept on the sidelines of America’s biggest annual sporting event. Organizers of the Bay Area’s Super […]
The National Foster Youth Institute held a three day Job Shadowing training in the First Place for Youth Los Angeles office from January […]
First Place for Youth is thrilled to be featured as an exemplar of effective data use in Moneyball for Government. […]
December 2 was #GivingTuesday, which refers to the Tuesday after U.S. Thanksgiving in the United States and a movement to create […]
Young people from our program in Northern California had a great opportunity to participate in a Career Day at the […]
We had a wonderful Career Panel at the Contra Costa Office. Clipper Direct came in as our guest and shared […]
Our Solano County Office benefitted from this year’s Chevron Corporate Week of Caring. There were 12 Chevron employees that came […]
First Place for Youth in Solano County supported young people with a series of summer employment skills workshops from July 8th […]
First Place for Youth held our annual Back to School Event for our young people from Alameda and San Francisco. In attendance we […]
First Place for Youth and Kaiser Permanente thank all who came out to support a great cause! Our 6th Annual […]
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