Get Your High School Education!
Need more time to graduate high
school? If you think you can finish high school and graduate before you turn 19, your social worker can extend your foster care payments so you can stay in your foster or group home until you turn 19 or graduate.
How do I benefit from getting good
grades in high school? If you get good grades in high school, you will be eligible to attend a four-year university, and you will be eligible to get scholarships that will help you pay for college and housing while you attend college.
What if my grades aren't so great
or I won't graduate from high school—can I still go
to college? Yes, you have many options! You can attend a community college, even if you have a very low GPA or you did not graduate from high school. Then, you can transfer from a community college to a four-year university and you will still be eligible for scholarships and help with living expenses. There are also vocational education opportunities available.
Get Help If You Need It!
If you need help with school, then ask - there are people who can help you! Many ILP programs provide tutoring or help with school, and there are other programs that offer foster youth help, such as:
Foster Youth Services
Some counties have a program called
Foster Youth Services, which helps foster youth in group
homes with tutoring, getting school records, and other education-related
services. If your county doesn't have a Foster Youth Services
program and you would like one, call the Office of the Foster
Care Ombudsman and we can help you.
To locate a Foster Youth
Services program or a tutoring
program, call the Office of the Foster Care Ombudsman at
1-877-846-1602
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