Albany State University Fostering Through College

Times photojournalist interviewed more than a dozen young men and women from the Los Angeles area who were on the verge of being emancipated from foster care or had recently aged-out of “the system".
Many fight a daily battle to shed the label of “system kid.” Often they are ill-prepared to survive on their own, let alone succeed. They talked to The Times about their past, as well as their dreams for the future. Asked to describe themselves in one word, they answered “survivor,” “driven,” “adaptable.”

Nsoro Pre-Collegiate Summer Camp 2017, at Albany State University is right around the corner. The dates for the camp this year is June 11th-16th. The summer camp is a week long, college introductory camp for high school age students, who have experienced foster care. The campers will stay in the residence halls, have meals from the dining services, receive a taste of campus life, and be provided with the necessary ingredients needed to be successful while in college. For applications or more information, please email [email protected] or [email protected].

David Greenberg President and CEO of Simply speaking, this past weekend hosted a workshop entitled, "The No-Sweat way to Deliver Winning Presentations", for our FTC scholars. Thank you David for a job well done.

You can't allow current circumstances to dictate your future. Grab hold of those circumstances and you dictate the outcome and where you want to go.

This is a great read from Kids count data center:

Exiting Without Family is a Harsh Reality for 12% of Kids Leaving Foster Care

August 18, 2016

The research is clear. Those formerly in foster care face an uphill road to adulthood, and an absent connection to family only steepens their climb.

In 2014, 12% of the 238,230 kids who transitioned out of foster care did so without the benefit of a permanent connection to family.

The good news is that most kids — nearly 9 in every 10 — are departing the system with a family tie in place. In 2014, 51% of youth exiting foster care were unified with a parent or primary caretaker; 21% were adopted; and 9% were placed with a guardian.

Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (FCA)

While a number of states have provided a variety of services to foster youth after age 18, those services would have been entirely state funded prior to the passage of the FCA which now provides states with the option to continue providing Title IV-E reimbursable foster care, adoption, or guardianship assistance payments to children up to the age of 19, 20 or 21 if the youth is:

-completing secondary education or a program leading to an equivalent credential;

-enrolled in an institution which provides post-secondary or vocational education;
participating in a program or activity designed to promote, or remove barriers to, employment;

-employed for at least 80 hours per month; or
incapable of doing any [of the above] due to a medical condition.

-In addition, the Act amends the definition of a child-care institution to include "a supervised setting in which the individual is living independently, in accordance with such conditions that the Secretary [of HHS] shall establish in regulations."

Become an Mentor for students at Albany State University. There is great need for guidance, support, and leadership. Mentor an Fostering Through College young adult and help guide and restore their life. For more information email Kevius Bass at [email protected].

Become an Host Family for students at Albany State University. There is a vast need for love, acceptance, and compassion and host an Fostering Through College young adult in your home during the holidays or when the student just need a family environment and leave a lasting legacy of restoring a life. For more information email Kevius Bass at [email protected].

From June 19th-24th the Albany State's Fostering Through College Program, nsoro foundation, Darton State College and Albany Technical College partnered to host the weeklong summer camp "College Bound" for middle and high school students in
foster care across the state of Georgia. The program had 11 students who received a taste of a technical, two year, and four year college experience.They stayed in the dorms of Albany State University, attend classes at each institution, was able to get a taste of the student life and activities, learned the different career paths for each institution and the requirements to enter. The students also attend sections focus on Financial Literacy, social and health wellness and self efficacy. The most important thing is that the students enjoyed and were inspired by alternative other then entering the work force right after care.