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The nsoro Educational Foundation exists to ensure that all young adults who have aged out of the foster care system have the resources and opportunities they need to thrive, and become educated, confident, self-sustaining, and contributing members of society.
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Cost of Tuition: $25,000
Total: $21,420
Tuition Gap: -$3,580
The nsoro Scholarship: $3,580
The amount of federal and state aid each student in foster care receives varies significantly and often results in disproportionate uncertainty and fear of losing the college opportunity. The nsoro Foundation steps in to close the gap in funding for youth from foster care by filling the tuition, meal plan, housing, and fee shortfall that many students need to remain enrolled in school.
The nsoro Foundation is proud to support scholars across a variety of postsecondary institutions each with the goal for our scholars’ to complete a vocational certificate or degree at the Associate’s, Bachelor’s, and Master’s levels.
For many students, an nsoro scholarship is the difference between a student graduating college or dropping out of school. With a single $5,000 donation you could give a student from foster care a college degree.
Youth who age out of the foster care system are more likely than their peers to drop out of school, become parents before they are ready, experience homelessness, or end up in jail—costly consequences that affect all Americans. On average, for every young person who ages out of the foster care system, taxpayers and communities pay $300,000 in social costs over that young person’s lifetime.
26000
Young Americans
x
$300000
In Social Costs
=
$7.8 Billion
Annually
$4.3M
nsoro has awarded in scholarships and college preparatory programs
55 Graduates
Class of 21-2022 | Degree Type
72% BLACK | 19% LATINX | 8% CAUCASIAN | 1% OTHER
Since 2005, nsoro has helped 401 collegians who have aged out of foster care achieve postsecondary credentials. Currently supporting 302 scholars at 191 universities, we are creating a population of thriving former foster youth determined to beat the odds.
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