Standing before the judge at court, Jordan remembers, “My attorney wrote a letter to the judge, who was very understanding. He said, ‘Where else should we expect you to be? You were in 30 different...

“In California, you need a driver’s license to do anything,” said Vanessa. “It’s just hard  Living in North County and not having a car makes it even harder, especially with a baby on the...

Dulce didn’t hear about Just in Time until she was 26 years old.  She was mother to three beautiful children yet still in the early stages of creating the life she had always dreamed of for...

When Ricky joined the Just in Time community four years ago, he came for college resources and then quickly began building bonds within the community. This past year, Ricky joined Bridges to Success...

Coming out of foster care, Hanna connected with JIT at age 18, when she found herself with nowhere to live and few resources or relationships to rely on. JIT was able to help her find housing, and...

When Devante joined Just in Time at age 18, he was surprised by the community he discovered. “It was a place where people actually did what they said they were going to do. Everyone in the community...

As a child, Samantha didn’t know anyone who’d been to college. She hardly knew anyone who’d finished high school.

Caleb has always been resilient, resourceful and strategic. He used these qualities to navigate the streets of San Diego where he spent most of his childhood unsupervised. The environment demanded...

As a young child, Irvin was taken away from his mother. He was eventually placed in a foster home that provided the basic necessities, but he always felt like he was never truly loved or cared for....