Scholarships and supports available to foster care alumni: A study of 12 programs across the US

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 758-766

  Hernandez, Liliana ^a   Naccarato, Toni ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Campus based; College; Educational Training Voucher; Foster care alumni; Foster youth; Housing; Mentoring; Postsecondary education; Scholarship; Supportive services

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953541641     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.01.014     Document Type: Article

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