EDUCATION IS THE GREAT EQUALIZER
we are purpose-driven servants working to provide every youth aging out of foster care access to a college education
Homelessness
50% of former foster youth are homeless within two years of leaving the system
Incarceration
78% of the current death row population spent time in the foster care system
Placements
Foster youth experience an average of 12 placements in just four years of high school
OUR IMPACT
98% of nsoro scholars have not been incarcerated
78% of nsoro scholars have graduated
96% of nsoro scholars have not abused drugs or alcohol
92% of nsoro scholars have not experienced homelessness
With over 900 students attending College Bound and 700 scholars, we are creating a population of thriving former foster youth determined to beat the odds.
98% of nsoro scholars have never been incarcerated
89% of nsoro scholars have graduated or are still in school
96% of nsoro scholars have never abused drugs or alcohol
78% of nsoro scholars have never been homeless
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Current students in our scholarship program
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New scholarship recipients in 2019
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Colleges & Universities across the United States
Since 2007, we have awarded over 700 scholarships for postsecondary education. Currently supporting 268 scholars at 192 universities, we are creating a population of thriving former foster youth determined to beat the odds:
Click the map below to see where our scholars are enrolled.
