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Supporting College Success for Students from Foster Care

Supporting College Success for Students from Foster Care Recognizing Advocacy, Practice and Policy Advances! May 10, 2013.

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Supporting College Success for Students from Foster Care

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  1. Supporting College Success for Students from Foster Care Recognizing Advocacy, Practice and Policy Advances! May 10, 2013

  2. “Graduating from college meant that I won. It proves that my father was wrong when he said I wouldn’t amount to nothing. Most of all, it meant that I would gain the knowledge to use my experience to help other people. College meant freedom from my past and the ability to choose my future.” Maria, 2007 college graduate from foster care

  3. Achieving Improved Higher Education Outcomesfor Students from Foster Care by….. Forming Collaborative Partnerships Spreading Expanding Institutional Models & State Systems Approaches Financial Aid Options & Packaging Skills Promoting Providing Information, Tools & Strategic Consultation State & Federal Policy Initiatives

  4. Policy and Practice ‘Hotspots’ Across the Country WA NH ME ND VT MT MN OR NY \ ID MA WI SD MI RI WY CT PA IA NE NJ OH IN IL DE NV UT WV MD KS MO VA CO CA KY NC DC TN OK AR SC AZ NM GA AL MS TX AK LA HI FL State Higher Education/Child Welfare Collaborations High potential to form a collaborative Some college based support program(s) Unknown State Tuition Waiver Legislation

  5. Achieving Improved Higher Education Outcomesfor Students from Foster Care by….. Forming Collaborative Partnerships Spreading Expanding Institutional Models & State Systems Approaches Financial Aid Options & Packaging Skills Promoting Providing Information, Tools & Strategic Consultation State & Federal Policy Initiatives

  6. Higher Education - Advocating for Improved Supports to Students from Foster Care National Council for Community and Education Partnerships

  7. ‘The risk is in not doing this work!’ Paul Tudor Jones, Founder of the Robin Hood Foundation

  8. Future Champions Invitational Students - 2012 Let’s do the work – together!

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