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We're excited to meet you! More than half our staff are former foster youth, many of us have participated in JIT’s services. We understand first-hand the challenges that each of us face on our path to self-sufficiency. And we are proof that having essential resources and consistent relationships with caring adults can have a lasting positive impact. Reliable, Responsive Real– JIT peers, coaches and staff share a common commitment to empowering you. Welcome to YOUR new community.

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Leveraging Strengths for Professional Success

Michael loves people and networking, so when Pathways to Financial Power appeared on his radar, he was excited to join. “I’m a business and accounting major, so I know the math side, but Pathways...

Mastering Doubt

YOUTH STORIES
Entering foster care at the age of twelve, Ana experienced seven different placements in three years. “I always remember sitting in foster homes thinking, ‘When I get out of here and have control...

A Path To Wellness

In 2022, when Kory left Pittsburgh for San Diego, he was leaving behind more than his hometown; he was leaving behind a dark period of uncertainty and betting on a better life. Having survived...

Mind Over Money

When Monique joined Financial Fitness, she knew her relationship with money “wasn’t great.” Her bank account reflected this - bouncing up and down with her mood swings. “If I had a lump sum of cash...

Esmeralda Muñoz Feature in San Diego Union Tribune

by Omar Chavez | Nov 5, 2024 | IN THE NEWS

Esmeralda Muñoz joined the Just in Time community as a participant when she needed help with college. Today, she is a Just in Time’s Youth Services Director providing services to help her peers achieve financial literacy, access higher education and mental health resources, furnish first apartments and more. Her remarkable journey from fa youth impacted by foster care to a leader within the foster care community is one of the reasons why Esme was recently tapped by Union Tribune to be featured as “Someone San Diego Should Know.”

You can read her full Union Tribune profile HERE!

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The Imprint Podcast: Older Foster Youth and the Cliff of Instability, With Don Wells

Feb 9, 2026

Just in Time for Foster Youth's Chief Empowerment Officer Don Wells recently sat down wit The Imprint to discuss the cliff of instability that transition age foster youth face when exiting foster care. The Imprint is a national daily news outlet focused on the...

Fostering the Future Offers Limited Vision of Support

Nov 22, 2025

The new executive order, Fostering the Future of American Children and Families has a limited vision. It aims to improve the operation of foster care systems, but fails to address the hightened uncertainty that permeates American life. Just in Time CEO Don Wells...

Just in Time for Foster Youth on KUSI for World Mental Health Day

Nov 10, 2025

Just in Time Talks Mental Health and Foster CareJust in Time Director of Mental Wellness, Dr. Jill Ault, visited the KUSI studio in October to raise awareness on World Mental Health Day. While studies show troubling trends toward depression and anxiety for young...

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