Each month, Fostering Success Michigan features a Student Spotlight that celebrates the accomplishments and achievements of students with experience in foster care who are in one of 12 higher education support programs in Michigan. Do you know a student to spotlight? We would love to hear from you!
"You were born when you emerged from the dirt, your roots securing you to the ground."
Each month, Fostering Success Michigan features a Student Spotlight that celebrates the accomplishments and achievements of students with experience in foster care who are in one of 12 higher education support programs in Michigan. Do you know a student to spotlight? We would love to hear from you!
Each month, Fostering Success Michigan features a Student Spotlight that celebrates the accomplishments and achievements of students with experience in foster care who are in one of 12 higher education support programs in Michigan. Do you know a student to spotlight? We would love to hear from you!
"You can read about a place or person, or see a picture, or read their case file, but that doesn't do life -- or them, or you -- justice."
Each month, Fostering Success Michigan features a Student Spotlight that celebrates the accomplishments and achievements of students with experience in foster care who are in one of 12 higher education support programs in Michigan. Do you know a student to spotlight? We would love to hear from you!
Each month, Fostering Success Michigan features a Student Spotlight that celebrates the accomplishments and achievements of students with experience in foster care who are in one of 12 higher education support programs in Michigan. Do you know a student to spotlight? We would love to hear from you!
Each month, Fostering Success Michigan features a Student Spotlight that celebrates the accomplishments and achievements of students with experience in foster care who are in one of 12 higher education support programs in Michigan. Do you know a student to spotlight? We would love to hear from you!
"Being uninsured is expensive"
"In the midst of Mother's and Father's Day, it can be really difficult to feel at peace with my life, my family, and my history."
"Dear College-Freshman Version of Myself, Before you read any further, I need you to know that you're going to be okay."
"I find solace in knowing that everyone is living their own journey, from foster care or not. No family is perfect, even those that appear to be."
"For many young adults from foster care, the idea we have of the "home" we grew up in doesn''t always feel loving, welcoming, or - most importantly - safe. "
Brittany has applied to Graduate School at the University of Michigan's School of Social Work. In this blog, she bravely shares her news, and all of the ups and downs that have gone along with this process.
"One of the most astounding things about us as human beings is that we can do hard things. We don’t necessarily like to, but we can."
Fostering Success Michigan is a program of Educate Tomorrow that aims to increase access and success in higher education and post-college careers for youth with experience in foster care. Learn how you can contribute to building a holistic network that insulates (i.e., strengthens protective factors and reduces risks) the education to career "pipeline."
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