I remember sitting in my room alone the day I turned 21. I’d been alone a million times in that room before but Id never really felt alone like I did at that point in time. Former Youth in Care, Youth Leaving Care Hearings
Family & Childrens Services has established the Education Support Program to assist our youth in foster care and former youth in foster care with expenses associated with a post secondary education program at the school of their choice or tools and supplies associated with an apprenticeship.
As a youth in care I often felt I didnt have the emotional support and encouragement from a family as other kids did. The financial assistance I received helped me to feel that other people believed in me. This aspect was the most important to me throughout my journey. It helped me understand that people out there cared about me enough to want to see me succeed. And succeed is what I did. Recipient of Education Support Award.
My first degree took longer to complete than a normal 4 year track, because at different times I needed to reduce my course load as I dealt with the psychological difficulties [from a traumatic childhood] that presented themselves after I left care Former Youth in Care, Youth Leaving Care Hearings