For young adults 18 to 24
You don’t have to figure it out alone.
Housing, work, money and people in your corner. We walk with young adults through the years when most of us still had help.
If you need a hand
Tell us where you’re stuck.
Aging out of care, sleeping on a couch, between jobs, or just tired of doing it all by yourself. Start with a conversation. There’s no cost and no waiting list to talk.
If you want to help
Stand behind someone starting out.
A deposit, a bus pass, a mentor who answers the phone. Your gift or your time turns a hard year into a first real foothold.
How it works
Four steps to steady ground.
Most young adults don’t need everything at once. We meet you on the step you’re on and stay while you climb.
01
A safe place to live
Help finding a first apartment, deposits and move-in costs, and someone to call when the landlord doesn’t.
02
Work that pays
Resumes, interview practice, job training referrals and a first set of work clothes.
03
Money that lasts
A bank account, a budget that fits real life, and how credit works before it costs you.
04
People in your corner
A mentor for the long haul and a group of peers going through the same thing.
Volunteer
Give an hour. Change a year.
Mentors, move-in crews, workshop leaders, event help. Tell us what you’re good at and when you’re free.
I left foster care with a trash bag of clothes and no plan. A year later I had my own lease, a job I liked, and people who checked on me.A participant, age 20
Sample quote for the demo. Real words from your participants go here.
From the blog
Stories and updates
Signing a first lease at 19
What we look for before a young adult signs, and the three questions we always ask the landlord.
What to do with your first paycheck
A simple split that works for a first job, even a part-time one.
Why our mentors stay for a full year
One good adult, showing up on purpose, changes the odds. Here is why we ask for a year.