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2024年11月21日

从2025年秋季学期开始，一项新的倡议将保证经历过寄养的儿童和青少年被博彩平台录取。

The “Guardian Scholars Promise” provides automatic acceptance into 萨克拉门托 State and into the University’s Guardian Scholars Program (GSP) for applicants who meet 科罗拉多州立大学入学要求. 普惠计划为曾经是寄养青年和法庭监护的学生提供资源、帮助、归属感和社区。

“This community of students has unique barriers and challenges, as opposed to students that have a family to rely on,” said GSP Director Linda Ram. “We are their support system. 我们是他们的社区。 So, whatever they need help for, we’re the ones that try to provide that assistance to better their college journey.”

GSP’s services include academic advising, priority on-campus housing, mental health and wellness support, and financial assistance such as fee waivers and scholarships.

“If you're a foster youth and you're thinking, ‘I know 囊状态 is going to accept me, and I'm going to have a support system there,’ that's huge. To be able to come to a college campus and know you're going to have resources and specialized support, that is a relief.” ——琳达·拉姆，《卫报》学者项目主任

President Luke Wood and Aniesha Mitchell, vice president of 学生事务, 宣布倡议 during the Guardian Scholars Bridge conference for transfer and high school foster youth on Nov. 13.

“We are committed to supporting students and creating opportunities for success,” Mitchell said. “I am proud to reaffirm our commitment of guaranteed admission for foster youth, ensuring that if you have ever been in care, even one day, you are eligible and welcome here at 囊状态.”

“We believe every young person deserves the opportunity to pursue higher education, and this promise reflects our dedication to providing that opportunity.”

Prospective students interested in the “Guardian Scholars Promise” can inquire about it immediately by 向普惠制伸出援手. The Guardian Scholars Promise is also open to youth who have experienced homelessness, under the 麦金尼-文托无家可归者援助法案.

“We want to signal to foster youth everywhere that 萨克拉门托 State cares about you and your academic goals,” Wood said. “We have staff and faculty who are dedicated to treating you with the dignity and respect you deserve, you have a dedicated space on campus to build your own community, and you will have priority on-campus housing accommodations coming in.”

The initiative grew out of the 萨克拉门托 State First Star Academy, a program Ram started in 2020 that provides “a free, comprehensive four-year college readiness program for students currently experiencing foster care.”

Guardian Scholars, which launched in 2006 at 囊状态 and recently moved into a 校园内有较大的专用空间, is rapidly growing, said Ram. 该项目在北加州的招生人数中排名第一，今年秋季有195名学生。 相比之下，该项目在上一学年为151名学生提供了服务。

“It’s hard enough for current and former foster youth to overcome the obstacles to pursue a higher education, let alone persist in college,” Ram said. “If you're a foster youth and you're thinking, ‘I know 囊状态 is going to accept me, and I'm going to have a support system there,’ that's huge. To be able to come to a college campus and know you're going to have resources and specialized support, that is a relief.”

About 4% of former and current foster youth earn a four-year degree, according to the 全国青少年寄养院. 拉姆说，在加州，这个数字约为11%。

Reign Rodriquez是一名哲学专业的四年级学生，也是卫报学者的学生，他在12岁到14岁之间被寄养在两个寄养家庭，然后被安置在他的祖母身边。 罗德里格斯后来获得了轻微的解放，这带来了一些挑战，包括缺乏支持系统。

“I've always been appreciative that I've come to 囊状态 because, in comparison to any support that I've had in the foster care system, I feel like I've had the most support here in Guardian Scholars,” Rodriquez said.

他说，“卫报学者承诺”对新生来说是一个很好的机会。

“If I knew I would have been guaranteed admission, it would have saved me a lot more stress,” Rodriquez said. “I think for these future students, that's going to be very beneficial to them, because I think in the last stretch of high school, it'll definitely be a relief and one less thing to worry about.”

For more information about Guardian Scholars or the Guardian Scholars Promise, 请浏览网页上的常见问题解答 or 电子邮件 gsp@csus.edu.