WMU Foster Youth & Higher Education Initiative in the News
- Savings plan benefits teens leaving foster care
(USA Today, June 15, 2009)
- Kellogg Foundation gives foster kids help at WMU
(Battle Creek Enquirer, June 11, 2009)
- WMU initiative leads to success for former foster kids
(The Detroit Free Press, June 10, 2009)
- Kellogg Foundation grants $500,000 to foster care efforts
(Western News, June 4, 2009)
- WMU makes groundbreaking efforts in supporting foster care youth
(Western Herald, June 2, 2009)
- Western Michigan University program offers hope for grown foster children
(Kalamazoo Gazette, May 21, 2009)
- Former foster kids get a fresh start with Western Michigan University scholarship program
(Grand Rapids Press, April 27, 2009)
- Tuition offered to
foster care students
Schools to offer to aged-out youth
(Grand Rapids Wood TV 8, April 7, 2009)
- Flying for peace: Former Sudanese 'Lost Boy' dreams of piloting relief planes
(Kalamazoo Gazette, February 17, 2009)
- Ex-Foster Teens At Home For Holidays In Dorms
(Detroit News, December 24, 2008)
- Scholarship offers tuition to students from foster care
(Western Herald, October 9, 2008)
- Western Michigan University helps ex-foster kids with college
(Detroit Free Press, September 22, 2008)
- A Lifeline for Students Left Behind
(Inside Higher Ed, May 27, 2008)
- Lost Boy of Sudan earns master's degree from Western Michigan
(Grand Rapids Press, April 25, 2008)
- New WMU scholarship fills important need
(Battle Creek Enquirer, March 19, 2008)
- Education within reach
(Battle Creek Enquirer, March 15, 2008)
- Michigan universities asked to help foster youth with financial aid
(Diverse Issues in Higher Education, March 12, 2008)
- College support for foster children limited
(Capital News Service, February 28, 2008)
- WMU program aims to help ex-foster kids:
Support spans more than money
(The Detroit Free Press, February 21, 2008)
- Higher education opportunities for foster youths are growing
(Michigan.gov, February 20, 2008)
