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SUPPORTING POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS OF STUDENTS FROM FOSTER CARE
2014 IASFAA ConferenceTuesday October 7, 2014Anna Moreshead
Welcome
Anna Moreshead, LMSWImpact Scholars CoordinatorBoise State University
Agenda
• Introductions• Foster Care Overview • Understanding Students from Foster Care• Financial Aid and Foster Youth• Additional Resources • Questions
Introductions
Mental Health Grad School Program Development Build a Program/Job
Foster Care Overview
• Over 426,000 children and youth in foster care
• 29,500 youth emancipate/age out of foster care every year
• 80% want to go to college, only 7-13% will enroll, less than 3% will graduate with a degree
Foster Care Overview
• In Idaho, annually there are over 600 youth IL eligible (ages 15-21), and 200 will age out
• Of these, less than 50 are accessing post-secondary education
Foster Care Overview
• Reasons for entering into foster care
• Type of placements
• Role of trauma
Foster Care Overview• Chaffee Act – 1999
• Establishes federal funding for Independent Living Programs• Education and Training Voucher (ETV)
• Fostering Connections Act – 2008• Option for states to extend foster care to age 21• Broadens access to ETVs
• College Cost Reduction Act – 2008• “independent student” includes orphan, in foster care, or ward of the court at any time after 13th
birthday
• Reauthorized Higher Education Opportunity Act – 2008 • Eligible for federally funded programs (TRIO) • Allows use of Student Support funds for securing temporary housing for homeless or aging out
students
Understanding Students from Foster Care
Additional challenges students from foster care may face when entering college:
• Lack of stable housing • Lack of supportive adults • Lack of reliable transportation • Lack of financial readiness/support • No family or home to return to during school breaks and
holidays • Stigma, fear of asking for help• Trauma history
Understanding Students from Foster Care
Additional strengths students from foster care may possess when entering college:
• Motivation• Independence• Case manager/social worker support• Involvement with advocacy groups, finding their voice
Financial Aid and Foster Youth
• Determining “Independent” student status • Most students need guidance, need to trace back to DHW IL caseworker
• Understanding the ETV
• Understanding other grants/scholarships
• Most likely… knowledge is limited, support is limited. No one else is talking to these students about paying for school.
Additional Resources• Campus support programs!• Impact Scholars Program @ Boise State• Guardian Scholars @ Idaho State• CWI, NIC, LCSC, U of I all working on it.• Many other states have programs, more are on their way.
• Independent Living Programs – IDHW• Identify the IL Coordinator in your CW Region
• Casey Family Program’s Providing Effective Financial Aid Assistance to Students from Foster Care and Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
Ending Cycles of Poverty
Questions?
Thank you!
Anna MoresheadImpact Scholars Coordinator, Boise State [email protected](208) 426-1527 / (801) 647-5842