First Star URI Academy

First Star URI Academy The idea for a foster youth summer academy came to life in 2011 at UCLA through a unique collaboration with First Star Inc., UCLA and DCYF.

The First Star URI Academy seeks to prepare foster youth for successful postsecondary education through a collegiate experience at the University of Rhode Island. The program was a national success and spurred academies throughout the country. In 2012, Rhode Island became the second state to implement the program with the launch of the URI Academy. The first summer program took place with 20 youth

at the URI campus in the summer of 2012 and in the summer of 2013, Rhode Island will be the first state in the nation to take on a second cohort of foster youth. Today, there are academies at UCLA, URI and George Washington University. There are potential academies starting at universities in Connecticut and New Jersey.

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Tyler Hall, 9 Greenhouse Road
Kingston, RI
02881

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+14018742168

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