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2025 Pathways to Financial Power Conference
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Connecting to Professional Success: Katelyn’s Story
Released in 2022 after spending five years in California Youth Authority, Marcos faced the daunting task of starting over. “When I went in, I was a teenager who never had a job, never had a car. I had to figure out how to be an adult,” he says. For two years, he navigated that transition mostly alone until discovering JIT.
Health, Healing and New Beginnings: Marcos’ Story
Released in 2022 after spending five years in California Youth Authority, Marcos faced the daunting task of starting over. “When I went in, I was a teenager who never had a job, never had a car. I had to figure out how to be an adult,” he says. For two years, he navigated that transition mostly alone until discovering JIT.
Finding Financial Stability: Ysabel’s Story
Ysabel joined Just in Time for Foster Youth in 2017 when she learned about it through a research project at SDSU. Although she had a good relationship with money early on, a series of financial...
From Surviving to Thriving: Anthony’s Story
Anthony’s dad overcame addiction and completed parenting classes to regain custody of 10-year old Anthony and his siblings, but the reunion was short lived. In 2023, Anthony’s dad was diagnosed...
Life Changing Connections: Summer’s Story
When Summer transitioned out of foster care in the Bay Area, she set her sights on San Diego. Her social worker warned her that she would have fewer connections and resources, but Summer didn’t...
A Passion For Entrepreneurship: Rachel’s Story
As a former foster youth, Rachel was painfully aware of national statistics predicting she would not graduate from college or achieve economic stability. Rachel pushed herself to the point of...