FosterEd Arizona 2020 Arizona Foster Care Education Toolkit
FosterEd Arizona, in partnership with Fostering Advocates Arizona, released the Arizona Foster Care Education Toolkit. This comprehensive guide includes information on laws, policies, best practices and stories that lift up the distinct needs and supports available to students in foster care. The toolkit is designed to assist adult allies who are working with children and youth in foster care with […]
Congrats FosterEd Class of 2019!
To recognize and celebrate the hard work of our students, FosterEd would like to dedicate this newsletter edition to our amazing 2019 graduates. We are so proud of all they have already accomplished and cannot wait to see what they achieve in the future! Author(s): FosterEd Topic(s): Arizona, Foster Youth, Fundraising, Higher Education Recommended Audience(s): Agency Leaders and […]
Progress Reports Presented at Governor’s Council
This edition of the newsletter covers progress reports presented at the Governor’s Council for Child Safety & Family Empowerment and a celebration of FosterEd’s first year as a statewide program. Author(s): FosterEd Topic(s): Arizona, Foster Youth, Fundraising, Higher Education Recommended Audience(s): Agency Leaders and Professionals, Caregivers and Education Champions, Youth Click here to view the full newsletter.
FosterEd Launches Services in Yavapai County
This edition of the newsletter covers the Arizona Community Foundation welcoming FosterEd to Yavapai County, college students volunteering with FosterEd, a youth success story and celebrates the 5th anniversaries of two team members. Author(s): FosterEd Topic(s): Arizona, Foster Youth, Fundraising, Higher Education, Recommended Audience(s): Agency Leaders and Professionals, Caregivers and Education Champions, Youth Click on the link to […]
FosterEd Celebrates the Career & Accomplishments of Pete Hershberger
This edition of the newsletter covers the celebration of the career and accomplishments of Pete Hershberger, the July Trauma-Sensitive Schools Symposium and includes interviews with our two newest Education Liaisons, Sara Anthony and Jacki Lusher. Please click here to view the September 2018 FosterEd Arizona newsletter.
Meet the Graduates!
To recognize and celebrate the hard work of our students, FosterEd would like to dedicate this newsletter edition to our amazing 2018 graduates. We are so proud of all they have already accomplished and cannot wait to see what they achieve in the future! Click here to access the newsletter and read more about the […]
FosterEd Arizona, March 2018 Newsletter
This edition covers students helping students through FosterEd, an update on state legislation that could make a tuition waiver for foster youth permanent and an interview with FosterEd Education Liaison, Jennie Hedges. Author(s): FosterEd Topic(s): Arizona, College Access, Foster Youth, Higher Education Recommended Audience(s): Agency Leaders and Professionals, Caregivers and Education Champions Click on the link for a […]
FosterEd AZ Launches First Phase of Statewide Expansion
FosterEd is now serving youth in Maricopa County! On August 21, 2017, FosterEd Arizona opened its Phoenix Office and welcomed seven new Education Liaisons to the team. Our entire staff spent the week together learning from one another and our partner organizations in preparation for working with young people in the field… Click here to […]
FosterEd Arizona Hiring Education Liaisons in Pima and Maricopa Counties
Foster Youth Education Liaisons—Pima and Maricopa Counties FosterEd is hiring 4-6 Educational Liaisons in Maricopa County and 1-2 Educational Liasons in Pima County to join the FosterEd Arizona Team. FosterEd Educational Liaisons improve educational outcomes for students in foster care by providing educational supports and services that engage youth in school, empower youth to drive […]
Foster education initiative seeks to improve academic achievement of Arizona students in foster care
“Research consistently shows that students in foster care are struggling in school leaving them ill equipped to become self-sufficient,” Michelle Traiman, director of the National Center for Youth Law’s Foster Youth Education Initiative, said in a news release from the Arizona Office of Education. “The cost to these children and society is extraordinary. More than […]
