作者：辛西娅·休伯特

2024年7月26日

Former foster youth who are part of 囊状态’s 卫报》学者 program got another boost this week from 联合劝募加州首府地区.

周四，该机构捐赠了5000美元，用于为卫报奖学金学生购买考卷、礼品卡和停车证，帮助他们完成大学之旅。

The donation follows United Way’s 四月公告 that it would donate $500 a month for a year to 10 囊状态 卫报》学者 students.

“We are really excited to do whatever we can to help these students focus on their educations,” said Dawnte Early, president and CEO of the agency. “Education is the ladder out of poverty.”

在美国，每年有超过23000名青少年脱离寄养。 earley指出，只有不到4%的人获得了大学学位，经济困难是他们辍学的主要原因之一。 The United Way’s support helps students build a bridge to graduation.

The agency’s “Backpack 给back Drive,” in partnership with KOVR, funds donations to students of all ages. 该活动将于周日结束。

“When most people think about drives for school supplies, they think about younger kids, not necessarily college students,” Early said. “But foster youth have these needs as well.

“We are happy to provide them with resources so that they can graduate and launch their lives. What better way to invest these dollars?”