Researcher seeks to increase college enrollment, success among foster youth
Large percentages of foster youth have college aspirations, but estimates from research suggest that no more than 20 percent of that population are known to enroll and fewer than half of them actually graduate. Royel Johnson, assistant professor of education (higher education) and research associate in the College of Education's Center for the Study of Higher Education, is hopeful that cross-sector collaboration among higher education institutions, child and family service ag
Gov. Brown signs bill to help foster youth attend college
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed an Assembly bill that will open doors for more of the state’s 60,000 foster youth to attend college. Assemblyman Tony Thurmond, D-Richmond, who authored the legislation, Assembly Bill 3089, made the announcement Friday in a press release. The bill allows the California Student Aid Commission and the Department of Social Services to do outreach to foster youth that are newly eligible, through age limit expansion, for the Chafee Educational and Train
Childhood trauma brings its own health problems for foster families
“Raise your hand if you think every child deserves a loving home,” the social worker said. She held up a photo of five brothers and sisters, all teenagers. I glanced around the room and tried to read the eyes of other potential foster-care parents at the information session. A dozen couples and a handful of singles ranging in age from late 20s to mid-50s sat in the conference room of a private nonprofit agency in Maryland that handles foster placements. Did they feel as uncer