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Johnson, Royel M.; Strayhorn, Terrell L. – Journal of College Student Development, 2019
Foster youth are among some of the nation's most underserved students in higher education. Of the more than 430,000 youth in the foster care system, only about 50% will graduate from high school and as little as 3% will ever earn a bachelor's degree (Pecora, 2012; Wolanin, 2005). While critically important for smoothing students' transition from…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Youth Programs, Outreach Programs, At Risk Persons