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First Place for Youth

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Description

FirstPlace helps transition foster youth out of foster care as they age out of the system. The program offers housing, academic enrichment, counseling, a community center, and community education to help youth live independently.

Goal / Mission

FirstPlace for Youth seeks to fill the gap in services available to youth transitioning out of the foster care system to independent living.

Results / Accomplishments

The program has shown positive impacts on youth. 80% of youth maintain safe, permanent housing after exiting the program; 79% of eligible youth secured employment, and; 90% of participants stated that they feel their advocate supports them in all aspects of their lives.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
First Place for Youth
Primary Contact
Sam Cobbs, Executive Director
519 17th Street, Suite 600
Oakland, CA 94612
510-272-0972
info@firstplaceforyouth.org
Topics
Community / Social Environment
Organization(s)
First Place for Youth
Date of implementation
1998
Location
California
For more details
http://www.firstplaceforyouth.org/
Target Audience
Teens
Additional Audience
foster youth

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A Good Idea meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program funding source, program implementation steps and outcomes.
  2. The program evaluation is limited to descriptive measure(s) of success/accomplishment (i.e., program participation rates, number of services/education sessions/radio messages provided). Note: oftentimes, the program has been newly implemented and a program evaluation has not yet been conducted. Programs that have not yet been evaluated, but which show promise in improving health or quality of life, are classified as Good Ideas until an evaluation is conducted.