students in foster care attend college with support from The Foundling’s Fostering College Success Initiative
As a first-year student at Borough of Manhattan Community College, she is enjoying the independence, stability, and support that the Dorm Project has provided. Over the past few months, she has appreciated the emotional and academic assistance that her coaches have provided in navigating college life. As a Childhood Education and Psychology major, she’s planning for a career in Social Work. She is innately driven by her desire to give back, and to use her own experiences growing up to assist others in foster care.
He’s majoring in business at Queensborough Community College with the goal of turning his passion for athletic footwear into an opportunity for international entrepreneurship.The Foundling has been an integral part of his journey. In three years with the Dorm Project, the support he’s received from his team of case planners, tutors, social workers, and coaches have allowed him to succeed in classes, find career mentorship,
travel abroad, and work toward making his dreams a reality.
children in New York City are growing up in low-income households
of teens in foster care are in special education, compared to 20% citywide
of young people who age out of foster care have a high school degree, compared to 67% nationally
young people who age out of foster care will become homeless
young people age out of the foster care system each year without a consistent adult to rely on
of young people who age out of foster care have a college degree, compared to 35% of their peers
4,000+ holiday gifts distributed to The Foundling program participants every year
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