Get help finding a job or enrolling in school for former or current foster care youth

Information Status

My First Place helps current or former foster kids get their GED, access financial assistance, find jobs through skill building, job coaching, and resume writing assistance. Participants receive fully subsidized housing for the duration of their program.

Job placement supportJob readiness training

What to do next

Ways to connect

Email info@firstplaceforyouth.org(General Information)

Email for more information.

Visit this link - https://www.firstplaceforyouth.org/.../

Visit the website link to begin a referral or inquiry for the My First Place program.

Details

ADA Accessible

Yes

Free

Yes

Counties Served

Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, Solano

Eligibility requirements

Eligibility Requirements

Justice involved/incarcerated (current or former), Experiencing homelessness, Foster youth (current or former), First Place primarily serves youth in foster care/juvenile justice and has limited space for those who have not been in either system., Adults (18+), Age: 18 – 24

Citizenship Requirements

No citizenship requirements

External Link:https://www.firstplaceforyouth.org/our-work/what-we-do/first-place/