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The panel focuses on sharing research insight as well as successful practices that support students with foster care experiences in postsecondary education. Remarks address pressing issues facing foster youth during the pandemic and ways for institutions and individuals to advocate and support their specific needs.
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Nourishment was Scarce in Her Foster Home, but Plentiful at L.A. Kitchen
Young people who’ve been in foster care face some challenging circumstances, but they still hope to go to college just like their peers
In this episode, OCCRL research assistant Chequita Brown talks with Maddy Day about the Fostering Success Michigan initiative and the impact of campus-based support programming on foster-care collegians' postsecondary access and retention. Maddy Day is a consultant for the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative at the Annie E. Casey Foundation
Analysis: Rhode Island ESSA Case Could Mean an End to Repeated School Transfers for Youth in Foster Care
This article outlines how key federal and state policies and campus-based support programs employing an integrative framework are contributing to addressing the achievement gaps impacting this population
From Foster Care To Freshman Year
By the time she aged out of foster care, Jasmine Uqdah had spent nearly half her life in the system. On a summer day in 2008, Uqdah grabbed her duffel bag and two small garbage bags, and she stuffed everything she owned inside.
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Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in personal and business development but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Maddy Day, Owner of Maddy Day LLC & Associates, located in Kalamazoo, MI, USA.