Youth who age out of the foster care system often lack family connections and financial stability, difficulties that negatively impact their ability to find reasonable temporary housing in between school semesters. The office of Representative Lucio III worked to address this problem by supporting the passage of HB 452.
All post-secondary institutions want to help students to meet their educational goals. As child welfare advocates, we want to support your work, specifically with youth who were formerly in foster care.
In September, we hosted a conference call with post secondary institutions to inform them of HB 452 and to hear what other institutions have been doing and are eager to do for this specific student population. We have been working since then to develop strategies that could help further your work with these students. We would like to share those ideas with you and get your ideas on February 22nd.
Whether you were part of our first call in September or are hearing about these efforts for the first time, please join us!
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