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We are a nationwide network focused on removing barriers and increasing support for students with experience in foster care pursuing higher education. We focus on sharing learning and promoting best practices in policy and programming to improve the field of foster care and higher education.

What happens when students with experience in foster care are supported in higher education:

With campus based support programs and Chafee funds

College persistence increases for students with experience in care (via CALYouth Study)

Without support

Lower percentages of students with experience in foster care obtain academic achievement and higher percentages face homelessness and poverty (via CALYouth study Chaplin Hall, page 145)

With supportive extension of foster care policies

After age 18, research shows an increase in academic attainment of about 4% for students with experience in foster care (via CALYouth Study, page 16)

Without support

Historically, young adults who age out of care enroll in college at a rate of 25% compared to that of 41% of the general population (via Foster Club)

Our evidence & documents

This webinar, delivered in partnership with John Burton Advocates for Youth was the third webinar in a 3-part series highlighting key findings from briefs on three policy and practice areas critical to advancing the field of foster care and higher education. Presented by Foster Scholars representative Dr. Molly Sarubbi, this...
State policies can have an enormous impact on the educational trajectories for students with experience in foster care. This report presents information about a range of state policies that are currently in place that could be replicated in other states to improve outcomes. Policies presented include those that are designed...
This webinar is presented by Lori Tiller, Debbie Raucher, Bri Lee, and moderated by Maddy Day. In it, the presenters share findings and recommendations from a new report on how states are implementing Chafee Education and Training Vouchers for students with experience in foster care and where there may be...
This report highlights the findings and recommendations on how states are implementing Chafee Education and Training Vouchers for students with experience in foster care and where there may be opportunities to improve how these funds are utilized. Additionally, this report provides findings from a survey of state ETV coordinators and...

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