We hope you enjoy this guest blog post. College Admissions: Avoid the 7 Deadly Sins on Your Personal Essay By Alison Cooper Chisolm and Anna Ivey, Authors of How to Prepare a Standout College Application: Expert Advice that Takes You from LMO* (*Like Many Others) to Admit Working on your personal essay for the Common Application? Want […]
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“It’s Not About How Smart You Are; It’s About How Disciplined You Are”: A Student Success Story
Classes don’t start until next week at Franklin University in Ohio, but Domonique Chapman is going through her course syllabi and working on assignments already. She wants to be prepared for the first day of classes and to make sure she knows in advance what questions she may have for her professors on the first day. […]
Artists Across United States Knit for Foster Students
Starting in August, knitters across the country began crafting scarves for the Red Scarf Project, which sends care packages to college and training program students who have experienced foster care. Every Fall, Foster Care to Success (FC2S) relies on the red scarves to fill Valentine’s Day care packages that are mailed to its students. FC2S began mailing its […]
Rosie O’Donnell to Guest Star on ABC Family’s Series “The Fosters”
Episodes to air in January 2014 Story by ABC Family staff Burbank, CA – Rosie O’Donnell has signed on for a recurring role on ABC Family’s hit drama series, “The Fosters.” O’Donnell will play Rita Hendricks, a tough yet compassionate woman who works in the foster care system and becomes a mentor to a member […]
Meeting a Red Scarf Project Volunteer in Person by Whitney Emke
My name is Whitney Emke. I was an Orphan’s Foundation of America/Foster Care to Success recipient from August 2008 to June 2012. About a year ago, I moved from my hometown of Randolph, New York to Brandon, Vermont to accept a job in Middlebury, Vermont. I found a wonderful, rewarding job as a Behavior Interventionist […]
Thought Leader’s Insights: Michael H. Leach, Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services
Welcome to a new series on Foster Care to Success’s blog called “Thought Leader’s Insights,” where experts in the social work and foster care fields discuss trends, successes, experiences and thoughts on foster care. The first blog post in the series is by Michael H. Leach, the director of independent living for the state of Tennessee’s Department […]
September Hero of the Month – Keith Hefner
Shining a spotlight on an important topic that most people do not think much about is heroic, and that is why Keith Hefner is Foster Care to Success’s Foster Care Hero of the month for September. Keith, a recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, is a winner of the Luther P. Jackson Award for Educational […]
10 Steps to Academic Success
The new school year is upon us, and most students have started the new semester at their colleges or professional training programs. College is so different than high school, and it is easy to get lost and overwhelmed. In December, no one wants to look back at the semester to see failing grades and wasted […]
Movie Review – Short Term 12 – by Pam Pierce
We have a special movie review this week from Pam Pierce, retention specialist at Foster Care to Success. Check out her review below. Movies about kids in the foster system tend to go one of two directions. The movies may be so sweet that watching them reminds you of that moment when the syrup just […]
Helping Your Foster Sensory Child
Is your foster child anxious, distracted or rigid? Has he or she been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, AD/ HD, autism spectrum disorders, Asperger’s disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, a bipolar or mood disorder, OCD, or sensory processing disorder? If so, you know from practical experience how days can seem overwhelming when providing safe havens for […]
