Preparing Youth in Foster Care for College Through an Early Outreach Program

Our March webinar will be held Wednesday, March 24, 2021, noon-1pm Pacific time (3-4pm Eastern time). The presenter will be Dr. Royel Johnson, Assistant Professor and Research Associate at Penn State University. His presentation is entitled, “Preparing Youth in Foster Care for College Through an Early Outreach Program.” This session will focus on the development and evolution of a cross-sector collaboration aimed to broadening college access for young people in foster care. Research and evaluation findings will be presented as well as practical recommendations for those interested in replicating this cost-effective program.