Our Mission
Fostering Your Success' (FYS) mission is to provide a welcoming, supportive environment for students with experiences in foster care settings, group home settings, kinship care and emancipation.
Why Become an FYS Scholar?
For FYS Scholars, we provide:
- A caring mentor for one-on-one support
- Financial Aid Information
- Help with groceries
- Guidance when building your class schedule
- Leadership opportunities
- Extracurricular activities
- Career exploration
- And help setting and achieving academic and life goals
When You're Ready to Graduate, You'll Receive:
For FYS Scholars, we provide:
- Recognition at the annual Student Life banquet
- A letter of recommendation from your mentor for scholarships, transferring, or future employers
- Your cap and gown paid for by FYS
Former and current foster youth should join FYS, as I found that the program acts as a safety net for those who are more likely to slip through the cracks, gives foster youth a support system that they often lack, and provides an atmosphere for foster youth where they can engage with people they can connect with and relate to...