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FPFY

  1. Online Auction closing TODAY at 4 pm Pacific. Support former foster youth by placing a bid or donating today! Go to auctions.readysetauction.com/firstplacefory….
  2. Online Auction Closing in Two Days! Make a donation or place a bid in support of former foster youth today! Go to auctions.readysetauction.com/firstplacefory….
  3. Watch "Conleysha's Story": youtu.be/PdxSs4XO4ko. Support youth like Conleysha by bidding in our online auction, closing in one week!
  4. Watch "Breanne's Story": youtu.be/pnOg0aKZYTc. Support youth like Breanne by bidding in our online auction! firstplaceforyouth.org/page.aspx?pid=…
  5. Watch "Chris's Story": youtu.be/pb1XWN8_0cA. Support youth like Chris by bidding in our online auction! firstplaceforyouth.org/page.aspx?pid=…
  6. Stop by Peet's in Oakland on Lakeshore this Saturday for free coffee AND donate to FPFY! Peet's will match all donations up to $1,000!
  7. Club One is giving $1,000 to the top-nominated org in Oakland! Go to their facebook page and vote for FPFY! facebook.com/cofitness
  8. Starting Saturday through Jan 15, when you bring your own reusable shopping bag to Whole Foods Oakland, they'll donate a nickel to FPFY!
  9. Solano County received CSAC Challenge Award for Money Matters, a financial literacy program for foster youth. thereporter.com/news/ci_191809…
  10. Join FMC and CCAI today for a national conversation on fostercare and education. Live webcast begins at noon. fosteringmediaconnections.org/2011/10/09/edu…
  11. The Walmart Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant to support First Place for Youth’s Steps to Success education and employment program!
  12. Sign up now for FPFY's Maximum Impact Golf Tournament! Registration deadline is September 12th! More info at firstplaceforyouth.org/Page.aspx?pid=…
  13. Check out First Place's CEO, Sam Cobbs on ABC7's Beyond the Headlines: abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?sect…
  14. This Sunday morning at 10:00 AM First Place CEO Sam Cobbs will be featured on ABC7 in a discussion about youth transitioning out of care.
  15. Former First Place participant, Deja, is featured in this East Bay Express Article about the "Young, Poor and Invisible" eastbayexpress.com/ebx/young-poor…
  16. Join us on Tuesday, August 9th from 6 - 8 pm for our first ever youth art opening reception at the First Steps Community Resource Center!
  17. See what FPFY CEO Sam Cobbs has to say about foster care reform in SF Chronicle article: sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl…
  18. First Place receives national recognition from The National Coalition to End Homelessness. Learn more at endhomelessness.org/content/articl…
  19. These cuts are not final! Urge the State Conference Committee to invest in our youth: http://bit.ly/fbX9mC