First Place for Youth
Claudia Miller currently serves as the Chief Development Officer at First Place for Youth, a position held since January 2024. Previously, Claudia was the Senior Director of Advancement at Venture Leadership Consulting from February 2020 to January 2024, where leadership in development strategies and major donor fundraising were key responsibilities. Claudia also held the role of Interim Chief Development Officer at Fresh Lifelines for Youth in early 2020 while consulting for VLC. From 2014 to 2020, Claudia was the Vice President of Advancement at First Place for Youth, overseeing private fundraising across six counties in California. Other positions include Director of Foundation and Corporation Investments and Grants Manager at First Place for Youth, along with freelance writing for various publications including the San Francisco Chronicle. Claudia’s education includes a Bachelor's Degree from Duke University and a Certificate of Completion in Exponential Fundraising from Harvard University.
First Place for Youth
First Place for Youth was founded in 1998 to prevent poverty and homelessness among youth who age out of foster care. The mission of First Place is to help foster youth build the skills they need to make a successful transition to self-sufficiency and responsible adulthood. First Place was the first organization dedicated exclusively to providing housing for transitioning foster youth in Northern California and has grown into the state’s largest provider for this vulnerable population. First Place utilizes a scattered-site housing program model, which puts youth in a realistic, independent setting in their local communities.