About Us
What We Do
Our Mission
We are Old Dominion University students who come from all diversity groups and different backgrounds who aim to help youth in the foster care system through community service, workshops and mentoring to help them see that there is life after high school.
Our VISION
Our vision is to be an experienced group of college students who are knowledgeable about the foster care system so that we can produce young adults who are self-advocates with positive permanent connections, improved and equal opportunities and that empowers other youth.
“Every child deserves a champion – an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best they can possibly be
”
The reality of the foster care system
Children in foster care are far more likely to change schools during the school year, to be in special education classes, and to fail to receive passing grades than their general population counterparts.
High school dropout rates are 3 times higher for foster youth than other low-income children
Only about 50% graduate from high school
Over 40% of school-aged children in foster care have educational difficulties
Foster care is designed to be a temporary service for children with parents who cannot care for them. All too often, however, these children end up spending years of their lives in the foster care system. Without stable homes and loving families to support them, many foster youth struggle to keep up with their peers in academic settings. Across the U.S., youth raised in foster care typically achieve at lower levels academically and are at a higher risk of dropping out of school than their general population peers.
Source: https://www.nfyi.org/issues/education/
