Every year over 21,000 youth age out of the foster care system with little more than dreams for a better future. What tool could be greater in reaching these dreams than the opportunity to an education? Scholarship House provides education mentors, scholarship housing, on campus support and financial and life skills classes for foster youth continuing their postsecondary education- giving them academic tools for an independent life.
Our vision is simple: give them the tools to make their educational goals real and they will change the world.
“I am inspired each time a group of dedicated individuals takes the necessary steps towards making a difference in the life of a child. Programs, such as Scholarship House, do so by reaching out to our state’s most vulnerable children and offering assistance and guidance as they work to improve themselves through education and hard work. By equipping children with the necessary resources for success, we make a positive impact in their lives and in the future of Georgia.”
—First Lady
Mary Perdue
| The Future for Foster Care Youth |
57% have been arrested and 48% have been pregnant by the time they are 19.
* Issue Brief, January 2007, Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago
* Putting What Works to Work, August 2006, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy |
70% of Foster Care Youth say they want to attend college, yet only 37% go and only 3% graduate with their bachelor degree.
* Midwest Evaluation of Adult Functioning of Foster Youth, 2005
* Assessing the Effects of Foster Care: Early Results from the Casey National Alumni Study |
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