Vol. 19, No. 1 • November 2014

Educational and Training Vouchers for NC's Current and Former Foster Youth

As we all know, youth aging out of foster care may face many challenges enrolling in college, including accessing accurate information about scholarships, financial aid, and other grants.

The U.S. Department of Education has created a useful website to assist young people when they are thinking about attending college, located here: http://studentaid.ed.gov.

Also, a one-page resource is available to inform people about the Education and Training Voucher Program (located here: http://studentaid.ed.gov/sites/default/files/foster-youth-vouchers.pdf). Please promote this resource to ensure all young people, foster parents, adoptive parents, and others have the information they need to support youth in attending college and other postsecondary institutions.

~ Family and Children's Resource Program, UNC-CH School of Social Work ~