The Landing at City Center

There are hundreds of youth ages 16 to their early 26 in Fresno County impacted by the experiences of child protective services, foster care, adoption, and out of home placements. The support for them has been limited, but is now growing in our community. We are honored to be a partner in a collaborative effort to fill these gaps. The Fresno Mission, in partnership with City Without Orphans, Breaking the Chains and Central Valley Justice Coalition, are launching The Landing which opened September 2023! This space is to provide a safe and enriching environment for the young people we serve within this sub-population.

This space has a drop-in center resource run by CWO for youth and young adults who qualify for our services. In this space youth and young adults are able to come from 11am-5pm to receive goods, study at a computer lab, meet with mentors and peers for coffee. After hours they can take a cooking class in their very own kitchen space, they offer educational tools for development and personal growth through classes.

The Landing space includes:

• Classrooms for courses in independent living skills, personal development and more
• Kitchen and dining room for cooking classes and food fellowship
• Study corner with computer lab area and free wifi
• The Living Room for young adult hangouts and group study
• Game and leisure area
• Boutique store called The Closet where youth can obtain clothing items, bedding, and other homegoods free of cost