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Getting into College Doesn’t Always Spell Success for Foster Youth [chronicleofsocialchange.org]

 

Outside looking in, you may think foster youth got it made.

In California, youth in foster care are eligible for several state and federal grants aimed at helping them succeed in college. But the truth is, even state and federal scholarships, grants and loans allocated for foster youth are not enough to support success in higher education.

As college students head back to campus for the start of the school year, it’s a good time to remember that government assistance may not be enough to help all foster youth graduate from college.

[For more on this story by Elexus Hunter, go to https://chronicleofsocialchang...oster-students/32202]

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