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Program helps foster kids achieve college dreams: Consistency is the key

Por: CBS News Nation December 09, 2022

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Los Angeles — At 17, high school senior Julie Penafort could have been just another lost child bouncing around California's foster care system. Instead, she found hope through First Star Academy at the University of California, Los Angeles. The privately funded national program, which operates on 15 college campuses, recruits — practically rescues — foster care kids when they are high school freshmen. It teaches them life skills, and... + full article



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