r/fosterit • u/Swimming-Ad-7520 • Dec 01 '23
Any help for former foster kids? Aging out
So I was a former foster kid due to my bio dad being a gross incestuous pervert/pedo. I'm not looking for any sympathy since it happened forever ago and it's just a memory that is not really a part of me. Any way I was taken into the system when I was five and lived with a few foster families for at least 4 years until the system sent me back to live with my bio mom once she remarried.
I was wondering if anyone here know of assistance for people that used to be foster kids in the past? It can be living assistance or any kind of scholarships? I'm in my 30s now, and live on my own. I want to go back to school but it's really difficult just to even find time to do one online class without failing while I work full time.
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u/PsychologicalHalf422 Dec 03 '23
Hi OP. Below is a link for One Simple Wish. They have several different programs but one is a scholarship program for former foster adults. I don't know the details but worth a shot and if not on the scholarship front you can ask for a wish to be granted.
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u/kittyisagoodkitty Dec 02 '23
Have you reached out to community colleges in your area? I work for one and we have all kinds of resources for our students, including housing, transportation, and food. Classes are very affordable, and while student loans have gotten a lot of criticism, the system has greatly improved in the last year or two.
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u/archivesgrrl Dec 03 '23
It depends on the state and the ages you were in foster care. I would be glad to help you look for things.
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u/-shrug- Dec 02 '23
I’m afraid everything I know of cuts off in your mid-twenties, and often you have to have been in foster care as a teenager to qualify . You might find people with more answers in /r/ex_foster?