Foster Youth & The College Experience

Did you Know . . .

At best, only 10% of foster youth go to college.

 

Of that 10%, only 3%  graduate.

 

Foster Youth & The College Experience

 

Join us for what promises to be a lively and poignant discussion of the challenges of foster youth in college, and what our community can do to support their success.  This event is free and open to students, staff, and faculty at Cuesta College and to the community.

 

 

Monday, April 11, 2016

2:00 – 3:15pm

Cuesta College

Room 5401 & NC Polycom

 

 

Janaan Miles, Foster Family Development Supervisor, Family Care Network   Elie Axelroth, Author of Thin Places, Former Director of Counseling Services, Cal Poly (Retired)     Thin Places is a novel about a young woman in foster care heading off to college as she struggles with the memory of her mother. It is available at the Cuesta College Library or for sale on Amazon in paperback and Kindle, Barnes & Noble (Nook), and iTunes (iBook).  **Attendees are encouraged, but not required to read Thin Places prior to our discussion.  Copies are available for loan at the Cuesta College library.   For purchase and more information on Thin Places or Elie Axelroth, see:   www.elieaxelroth.com

 

For more information about the event, Contact Bailey Drechsler bdrechsl@cuesta.edu

 

This event is a collaborative effort between the Human Development Division & the Cultural Diversity/Student Equity Committee.