Training transition-age youth to prepare tax forms helps them access tax incentives and builds financial literacy

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Training transition-age youth to prepare tax forms helps them access tax incentives and builds financial literacy

First Place For Youth

Jul 20, 2022

Former foster youth especially could be at risk of missing out on a tax credit, said Jane Schroeder, Chief Policy Officer at First Place for Youth.

(LA Times)

The Power of Public-Private Partnership in Mississippi’s Child Welfare

Written by Samantha Kalahar and Kimberly Smith This year marks Mississippi’s ninth year as a Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative […]

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Advancing Equitable AI in the US Social Sector

One example of an organization using AI to support evidence-based decision-making is First Place for Youth, an organization that helps foster youth make a successful transition to self-sufficiency and responsible adulthood. First Place for Youth built a recommendation engine that uses precision analytics—a technology that predicts trends and behavioral patterns by discovering cause-and-effect relationships in data—to analyze program administration and case assessment data, and learn from differences in outcomes among youth.

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March is ‘Stay Paid’ Month at First Place!

March is ‘Stay Paid’ Month at First Place for Youth where we acknowledge all of our young people’s efforts in […]