Cheryl Kerr EdD LMHC SPC Human Services Program Director amp Foster Care Liaison Todd Smith SPC Executive Student Services Director Financial Aid Services Helping foster care alumni achieve their ID: 795205
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Deborah Eldridge, JDSPC Faculty, Paralegal StudiesCheryl Kerr, Ed.D., LMHCSPC Human Services Program Director & Foster Care Liaison Todd SmithSPC Executive Student Services Director, Financial Aid Services
Helping foster care alumni achieve their post-secondary educational goals
SPC Fostering Achievement Program
Moving the Needle Conference
November 8, 2018
Slide2Youth from Foster Care and College
About 70% of foster youth say they want to go to college.
2017-2018, 3,657 students were enrolled in FCS, 834 in SUS.
20% of former foster youth will attend college and of that, only 3-11% will graduate.
Slide3Barriers to RetentionFoster youth are three
times more likely to persist in college if they participate in a campus support program for foster youth https://www.luminafoundation.org/files/resources/charting-the-course.pdf
Slide42018 Annual Report on Florida DCF Tuition & Fee Exemption Student Success:
Slide52018 Annual Report on Florida DCF Tuition & Fee Exemption Student Success (continued):
Slide62018 Annual Report on Florida DCF Tuition & Fee Exemption Student Success (continued):
Slide72018 Annual Report on Florida DCF Tuition & Fee Exemption Student Success (continued):
Slide8Fostering Achievement Program at SPC Framework
Slide9Fostering Achievement Program at SPC:
Slide10Admissions & RecordsAcademic AdvisingFinancial AidDesignated support on each campusStudent Support Programs Outreach Programs & InitiativesCommunity PartnersCollaboration is Key.
Supporting Foster Youth & Homeless Youth
Slide11How Can You Help Foster Youth on Your Campus?
Slide12Educate Tomorrow College Coaching ProgramVIDEO Educate Tomorrow, Single Stop USA and Miami Dade College teamed up to start the Educate Tomorrow at Single Stop, Miami Dade College program to offer holistic support to former foster and homeless youth who are determined to successfully complete a college degree program. The Educate Tomorrow program at Miami Dade College focuses on the entire student; academics and finances but also housing, well-being, employment and community. Together with this approach students are persisting and retaining at higher levels than their peers.
Slide13Developing a Support Network on your Campus
Slide14Campus Network Model to Support Youth From Care
Slide15Resources Positive Pathways Website:https://www.positivepathwaysflorida.org/campus/Florida Reach FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FloridaReach
/ Positive Pathways/Florida Reach Twitter:
https://twitter.com/FloridaReach
Florida Department of Children & Families
http
://www.myflfamilies.com/service-programs/independent-living/tuition--
fee-exemptions
Slide16Questions
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Contact Information:
eldridge.deborah@spcollege.edu
kerr.cheryl@spcollege.edu
smith.todd@spcollege.edu