What I wish I would have known when graduating from college
"Regardless of how much support we're given as undergrad students, we will still fail to succeed if ill-equipped to pusue career or higher education after graduating from undergrad."
Getting to Know Mike M.!
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!
What Foster Care Feels Like, A Metaphor
"You were born when you emerged from the dirt, your roots securing you to the ground."
Getting to Know Damonta M.!
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!
Getting to Know Justis F.!
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!
To Professionals Working with Young People who have Experienced Foster Care
"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."
Get to know Tamya M.!
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!
Get to know Alexis L.!
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!
Get to know Jada D.!
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!
Health Care Isn’t Always Easy
"Being uninsured is expensive"
Standing Still
"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
"Dear College-Freshman Version of Myself, Before you read any further, I need you to know that you're going to be okay."
It’s a Journey: Reflections on My Biological Family
"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."
“There’s No Place Like Home”
"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. "
Waiting on Grad School….
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.