{"id":31255,"date":"2016-06-23T22:32:44","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T22:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caseyfamilyv2.wpengine.com\/achieving-higher-ed-goals\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T19:53:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T19:53:49","slug":"achieving-higher-ed-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/es\/achieving-higher-ed-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Achieving higher education goals: Resources for youth in and from foster care"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top margin-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n \n \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p>For young people leaving foster care, the daily struggle with adult responsibilities often makes it difficult to plan for the future and pursue higher education or training.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous groups offer scholarships and related supports for youth who have been adopted, or who are or were in foster care. 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