A public-private mentoring partnership to build a better tomorrow for youth in foster care
Learn about a program that exposes college students in foster care to professional opportunities through workshops and individual mentoring.
Older youth
Achieving higher education goals: Resources for youth in and from foster care
This fact sheet provides information, including tips on scholarships and financial aid, that can help youth continue their education.
Improving Higher Education Outcomes for Students from Foster Care: Readings, Resources, Program Links
This Supporting Success supplement offers resources for postsecondary education professionals working to support students from foster care.
Foster care alumni community loses ‘shining star’
The foster care alumni community lost a champion with the recent death of Misty Stenslie Claassen.
Foster care youth head to nation’s capital for Shadow Day program
Nearly 100 foster care youth and alumni will shadow members of Congress and share their experiences in the child welfare system.
Former foster youth share their stories
In this video, former foster youth share their stories about their experiences in care and how society often perceives them.
PBS explores programs that support foster youths’ educational success
One of the most important supports that helps students succeed in school is a deeply involved and caring adult.
One teen’s extraordinary journey to his forever family
Cory Kercher was 17, just days away from aging out of the foster care system without a permanent family. This is the story of his journey to finding his forever family.
The Well-Being of Children in the Child Welfare System: An Analysis of the Second National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW II)
Children involved in the child welfare system have more developmental challenges than the general population, according to this report.
The Multi-Site Accelerated Permanency Project Technical Report: 12-Month Permanency Outcomes
This project was developed to increase legal permanency rates for older youth in foster care through the use of Permanency Roundtables.
Going Beyond the Vision: 2011 Signature Report
Going beyond the vision means embracing a future where all children are safe, all families are stable and all communities are supportive.
Stoneleigh Foundation’s symposium: Strategies of the 19th century won’t work with today’s families
Dr. William C. Bell is the featured speaker at the Stoneleigh Foundation’s symposium on family well-being.
