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Fo Fost ster Y Youth h to C College!

Den enny R Roa

• ark, U

UW System Fos

• ster Y

You

• uth t

to

• Col
• llege A

Advisory

• ry G

Grou

• up

• By defi

finiti tion fo foste ter y youth th h have been s subject t to to two t traumatic c ex exper erien ence ces:

• th

the n neglect t or a abuse th that t brought th them to to th the atte ttenti tion of th f the a auth thoriti ties

• th

the r removal fr from th their fa family

• These t

e traumatic c ex experien ences ces a are e the e root o

• f the

e uniq ique barrie iers t to h hig igher educatio ion opportunit itie ies fa faced by fo foste ter y youth th

Mor

• re tha

han 400 400,000 c chi hildren in in foster c car are in in the he United S State tes. Studies s show t that f fos

• ste

ter you

• uth, e

espe pecially t thos

• se w

who

• “age ou
• ut” w

without a a permane anent nt f famil ily, a are m much ch mor

• re l

likely to to experi rience poverty, u unemplo loym yment nt, homele lessne ness, i incar arcerat atio ion, n, a and compromis ised healt alth a h after they ey leave f foster c r care. It is is estim imated t that hat o

• nl

nly 54% 54% o

• f the

hese y yout uth ear arn a a high s h school d l diplo loma, a, and d 2% earn a a Bachelor’s degree or h hig igher. . Fif ifty-one p percent experi rience chronic nic unemplo loym yment nt.

Natio ional S Statis istic ics

The r rate te a at which f fos

• ster y

you

• uth a

attend coll llege is is 20% 20% The r rate te a at which t their pe peers a atte tend coll llege is is 60% 60%

Wiscons nsin n Foste ter Y Youth uth

• Approximately 7

7,30 300 yout uth c cur urrently i in n fo foster ca care

• Approximately 4

400 0 youth a h annu nually e exit c care (“age o

• ut”)

”) a at age 1 18 i in Wisconsin ( in (almost h half fr from Mi Milwaukee C Coun unty)

Wiscons nsin Y n Youth uth Atte tend nding P Posts tsecond ndary Educatio ion

Year Number of Youth Attending Postsecondary Education Number of Youth Receiving DCF Scholarship 2010 373 218 2011 337 210 2012 317 186 2013 427 190 2014 430 200 Source: Wisconsin Department of Children and Families

Midwest Evaluation of Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth

Iowa, Illinois & Wisconsin Youth Outcomes at Age 26 (2011)

http://www.chapinhall.org/sites/default/files/Midwest%20Evaluation_R eport_4_10_12.pdf

HIG HIGHE HEST G GRADE CO COMPLETED B BY GENDAR Total (N=593) Females (N=330) Males (N=263) # % # % # % No No H HS D S Diploma or G GED 118 19.9 57 17.3 61 23.2 HS Diploma O Onl nly 182 30.7 96 29.1 86 32.7 GED O Onl nly 56 9.4 27 8.2 29 11.0 At Le Leas ast 1 1 Year ar o

• f College

188 31.7 114 34.5 74 28.1 2-Yea ear D Degree ee 26 4.4 18 5.5 8 3.0 4-Ye Year d degree 15 2.5 12 3.6 3 1.1 1 1 or M r More Y Years rs o

• f Gra

rad S Scho hool 8 1.3 6 1.8 2 0.8

Foster Youth t to C College Adviso isory G Group

FYC creat ated w with h the f first ( (1999 999) p publis blishin hing of Midwest E Evalu luat atio ion n of the A Adult lt F Func nctio ioni ning o

• f

Former F Foster Y Youth ( h (Chap apin H in Hall ll longit itud udinal inal study) y) 79% of

• f you
• uth i

indicated a a desire t to

• go
• to

to col

• llege

12 12-18 m mont nths af after a aging o

• ut

ut, onl nly 55% 55% had had com completed h high s schoo

• ol

Onl nly 9% 9% had had e ent ntered c coll llege

Our Missio ssion

To address t s the p postsecondary e educ ucational c challenges faced b by youth i in f foster r care a and e encou

• ura

rage c college readine ness a and e enrollment. To engage s e social w worker ers, i indep epen enden ent l t living counselors & & the p postsecond ndary commun unity i in encouraging and s suppo pporti ting foste ter y youth th t to, and throug ugh, c colle lege.

Who We Are

• Wiscons

nsin T Techn hnical C College S System (System em O Office) e)

• Wiscons

nsin Association of I Independent C Colleges a and Universities (Ass ssociation O n Offi fice)

• University o
• f Wisconsin S

System (System & & Campuses)

• Secon
• ndary E

Education

• n (School C

Couns nselor)

• Department o
• f P

Publ ublic Instruction (WEOP) P)

• Department of Children a

n and F Families (Indep epen enden ent Living C Coordinator)

• r)

Barri arriers

• Frequ

quent dis disruption o

• f edu

ducation b by changes in in school l pl placem cement: R Res esea earch s sugges ests l loss o

• f an aver

erage o

• f 4-6

6 mo mont nths o

• f educ

ucational a attainment e each t h time me a stud udent cha hanges sch chools

• You

Youth of

• ften n

not

• t aware of
• f col
• llege op
• ppor
• rtunities
• Youth o
• ften l

lack s sufficient p practical k knowle ledge a and skills to succes ccessfully n navigate t e the e co college a e appl pplication pr proces cess

• Youth often

en per percei ceive the e co cost of co college as an insurmount ntab able b barrier

• Yout

uth ha have a a hi high i h inc ncidence o

• f ho

home melessness a after l leaving ca care

Barri arriers

• Lack o
• f expectation
• ns a

and e encou

• ura

ragement for colleg ege e atten endance b e by t those r e responsible f for t the e care e and nd e educ ucation o

• f

f fo foster y yout uth

• Fos
• ster c

care i re is u unfamiliar t r to

• mos
• st of
• f those who s

staff America’s i institutions ns of p postsecondary e education “Colle lege is n not something p people talk t to f foster children a about… t…th they d don’t g ’t grow u up w with th t that t cultural e expe pectation…they a are n not e t even e expe pected to to succeed academically…bu but o

• nce w

we start e expecting them em t to succeed eed t they w will.” Former Foster Youth

BREAKING B BARRIE IERS

Regio ionaliz lized d System o

• f Serv

rvic ices for Aged-Out ut Y Yout uth Fede dera rally lly requ quire ired a activ ivit itie ies a and s d serv rvic ices t to b be o

• ffere

red f d for y r youth n no lon

• nger i

in OH OHC C ages 1 18-21 21

• Life Skills

lls I Instru ructio ion

• Mentoring

ng

• Safe a

and nd s stable ho housing, ho home up upkeep a and nd ma maintenance

• Identif

ifie ied I d Income/Emplo loyment/Care reer P r Plannin ing

• Emplo

loyment t train inin ing a and w work rk support rt

• Seconda

dary ry e educatio ion c comple letio ion a and p d postseconda dary ry enro rollm llment and comple letio ion

• Healt

lth a and M d Medic dical

• Budg

dgetin ing a and f d financia ial l plannin ing

• Heal

althy M y Marriag age

• Resourc

rce a and r referra rral

• Life l

fe long ng c conne nnections ns to c caring ng a adul ults

Br Breaking Ba Barriers

• Youth r

resilienc ncy

• Desire f

for c college e education

• Foster yo

youth hav ave s sam ame as aspirations an and ac academic apt ptitude a as th their pe peers

• More s

stat ate de depar artments of child w d welfar are ar are eng ngage ged with h educ ucationa nal p planni nning ng

• Col
• lleg

eges a are e mor

• re a

e aware e of

• f the

e unique e need eeds

• f foster y

youth

• Promising

ng increa ease e in y youth accessin ing h higher educ ucation i in n the he l last fi five years

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

A A child ild in in foster c care w will ill e enroll o

• r rema

main i in n the child’ ld’s s school l

• f
• f or
• rigin, u

, unless a a determin inatio ion is is m made de that it it is is n not in in t the child ild’s b best in interest t to attend tha that s scho hool; ; If a de determination is is made de t that it it is is not in in the the child’ ld’s b best in interest t to remain in in the sch chool of origin, t the c child ild w will ill b be immedia diately enr nrolled i in n a ne new s scho hool, e even i if the the child ld is s unable le t to produ duce r records ds n normall lly r requir ired f d for e enrollm llment; and nd A new ( (enrollin lling) s school i l immedia iately contacts the the s scho hool o

• f
• r
• rigin t

to

• obt
• btain releva

vant acade demic ic a and o

• ther r

records ds.

DCF S Schola larsh ship ip

Scholar larship hip a awar ards u up to $5,000 000 for y youth h who who hav have b been in in out ut-of

• f-home c

care re and d are e enteri ring a an accre redited d degre ree, l license, o

• r

certif ific icat ate p program

DCF Schola larsh ship E ip Elig igib ibili lity

• You
• uth w

who l lef eft a cou

• urt

rt ord

• rdere

red p placement a at age 1 18

• r ol
• r older
• Tra

ransitioned f from rom a a cou

• urt ord
• rder

ered ou

• ut-of
• f-hom
• me

placement t to guardianship o

• r adoption a

after a age 16

• Accepted by a

a postsecondary i institution a at t the t time scho holarship a application i is subm bmitted

• Be age 2

20 or young nger, u unless e enrolled i in a postsecon

• ndary

ry p progra ram a and r receiving the D DCF Scholarship o

• n 21st b

birthd hday, extending e eligibi bility t to age 2 e 23 dcf.wiscons nsin. n.gov

Independ ndent nt S Status tus f for F Financ ncial A Aid Purpo poses ses

• You
• uth w

who a age-out of

• f care

re a are d re des esignated indep epen enden ent

• Student

nts adopte pted o

• n or afte

ter t their 1 13th th b birth thday are re not

• t required t

to include their p r parents’ i incom

• me
• n the F

FAFSA to increase f fina nancial a aid

• pportunit

nities ( (Fostering ng A Adoption t to Further Student A Achi hievement nt Act) t)

Financial Aid

• DCF S

Scholarship

($5,000 m 000 maximum um: s subject t to adjus ustment nt)

• Federal P

Pell G Grant nt

(201 2017-18 m 18 maximum um $5,920) 920)

• Federal S

Supplement ntal E Educationa nal O Opportunity Grant ( (FSEO EOG) G)

($100 00-$4000 4000)

• Wisconsin G

n Grant nt

(Curre rrent ntly $ $250-$3000) 000)

• (State

te)TIP G Grant t

$600 0 to $1,800 800 f for i ini nitial awards, $ $250 m 50 mini nimum um c cont ntinui nuing ng a award rd, maximu mum m continuing aw awar ard s set an annually y by y HEAB ( (may ay not e exceed $1,800 800

Other r Schola larsh ship ip S Sources s for r Foster Y r Youth

• Fos
• ster C

Care re to

• Success S

Scholarship fc2success.org

• rg
• Nationa

nal F Foster P Parent A Association www.nfpainc.org

• rg
• A good scholarship s

search s h source fastweb.com

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• Othe

hers! Search t the W Web! b!

States s with th Tuit itio ion Waivers for r Foster r Youth

STATES WITH TUITION WAIVERS (OR SOME VARIATION) FOR FOSTER YOUTH

Arizo zona na New H Ham ampshire Conne nect cticut cut New J Jers rsey Florid ida North C Carolin lina Kan ansas as Oklah ahoma Kent ntuc ucky Oregon Maine ne Rhode Is Island Mar aryl yland Sout uth C h Carolina na Massa ssachuse setts s Te Texa xas Minnesota ta Utah ah Misso ssouri Virgin inia ia West V Virgin inia ia

Housin sing

Un Unlik like the vast m majority o

• f

tradi aditional al an and d nontradi aditional stud udent nts, y yout uth w h who ho age o

• ut

ut of care ha have no no whe here t to go dur uring ng s semester breaks ks.

What Y YOU Ca Can Do Do

• Be attenti

tive a and make t that e t extra e effort f t for youth th in o n out ut-of

• f-ho

home c care

• Encou
• urage precol
• llege p

progra rams p participation

• n
• Encour

urage college p preparation

• Assis

ist w with c h college applic ications ns, f fina nancial aid forms, a and o

• ther p

parts of the t transition t to college

• Conn

nnect y youth t to opportunities: W Wisconsin Educ ucation F Fairs, c colle lege v visits, application assistance, Coll llege G Goal W Wisconsin, e etc.

• Be that c

caring a adul ult!

What YOU Ca Can Do Do

• Know w

w who t

• the Fost
• ster Y

You

• uth to
• Col

College c con

• ntact i

is s on

• n you
• ur

campus

• Educate your c

colleagues (recruitment & admissions, f financial aid, id, a advisors rs, M/D coordinators, p precollege s staff, r residence lif life, f faculty, a adm dmin inistra rators rs, e etc.)

• Connect with f

foster youth

• Assi

ssist with student a and academic s services a and suppo pport

• Reach

ch out a and s stay in touch ch

• Hel

Help resolve p problems, i issues, q questions ( (don’t s simply refer!)

• Hel

Help identify r resources a and opportunities f for s student engagement a and to enhance t the academic a and social experience

• Congrat

atulat ate on s successes

Higher E Educatio ion Foster Y Youth Contacts

• Univer

ersity o

• f Wi

Wisconsin System em

• Wi

Wisconsin A Association o

• f Indep

epen endent C Colleges es and nd U Universities

• Wi

Wisconsin T Technical C College S e System em https://dcf cf.wis isconsin in.gov/y /youthservice ices/c /colle llege

Join in Us Us!

Thanks t s to Andi, i, fost ster er youth a alumni a i and UW-Oshk hkosh s h stud udent, nt, f for joini ning ng u us!