Celebrating Graduating Foster Youth With Gifts, Celebrations and Scholarships

 

 Speak Up for Kids ANNUAL FLOURISHING FUTURES SCHOLARSHIP

WINNERS

Benefitting graduating youth in foster care & community youth advocates of STUDENTS Speak Up for Kids

$1,000 AWARDEES

  • Youth in Foster Care

    2023 Graduate
    Jupiter Christian School

    Pursuing Palm Beach State College with the goal to become a physician’s assistant

    “[SUFK] has helped me to know and truly realize that I have people that go out of their way to support me and that I have people, such as my GAL, that are willing to advocate for me in order to make me as successful as possible.”

  • Sophia Mills

    2023 Graduate
    Boca Raton Community High School
    Community Youth Volunteer, STUDENTS Speak Up for Kids

    Pursuing a degree in government at Harvard University with the goal to earn a law degree to better influence global and national law and policy.

    “My SSUFK experience is significant because it allowed me to learn about a real issue, connect with countless leaders who advocate for foster children in my community, and use that knowledge to enact change. Growing in this organization helped me find what I want to do in the future and allowed me to have a meaningful high school experience.”

$500 HONOREES

  • Youth in Foster Care

    2023 Graduate
    Royal Palm Beach HS

    Pursuing the dental field

    “I’m thankful for this opportunity…I want to be someone and show my family that I can do it.”

  • Youth In Foster Care

    2023 Graduate
    Park Vista High School

    Pursuing HVAC, welding with a goal for law school

    “I would always commit to the job at task and protect and serve not only ones I love but the people in the world.”

  • Joseph Brown

    2023 Graduate
    Glade Central Community High School
    Community Youth Volunteer, STUDENTS Speak Up for Kids

    Pursuing a business degree with the goal of starting a non-profit to support youth and those experiencing homelessness

    “[SUFK] helped me to embrace my inner self and be able to communicate… and allowed me to open up to my team of helpers to find my gift and use it.”

  • Jordie Lauer

    2023 Graduate
    Suncoast High School
    SchoolCommunity Youth Volunteer, STUDENTS Speak Up for Kids

    Pursuing entrepreneurship and a business degree at the University of Florida

    “SSUFK has given me leadership experience, gratitude, and best of all a strong community of people looking to help those around them!”

  • Lily Mushlin

    2023 Graduate
    West Boca Community High School
    SchoolCommunity Youth Volunteer, STUDENTS Speak Up for Kids

    Pursuing business degree from University of Maryland

    “[SUFK] has helped me to learn that there is a way that everyone can help others, even in the simplest of ways. This experience has also helped me by teaching me how rewarding it is to help others, especially children.”

  • Rose-Berthe Pierre-Louis

    2023 Graduate
    Atlantic Community High School
    School Community Youth Volunteer, STUDENTS Speak Up for Kids

    Pursuing a biological sciences major at FSU with the goal to open an office as a licensed optometrist

    “By learning about [SUFK] I have become more community oriented and open minded…I realized that you could have fun while doing community service and that just putting your mind to doing something could help those around you and that there were a lot of people willing to help.”

  • Anden Toale

    2023 Graduate
    Wellington High School
    School Community Youth Volunteer, STUDENTS Speak Up for Kids

    Pursing passion for music and a degree in computer science with the goal of working in major tech

    “[SUFK] helped me simply through allowing me to create [Music Buddies] that has helped out so many other foster children and helped them find a passion in music.”

 TO SUPPORT MORE STUDENTS & CONTRIBUTE TO OUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND

GRADUATION IS A MILESTONE!

ONLY HALF OF YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL

Less than 3% graduate from college, due to insufficient support, lack of appropriate guidance, and unmet financial needs.

“Only half of youth in foster care earn a high school diploma, compared to 91 percent of all students nationwide. Only 15 percent of foster youth attend postsecondary institutions, with only about three percent completing college due to insufficient support, lack of appropriate guidance, and unmet financial needs.”

Source: National CASA/GAL Association for Children

Our “FLOURISHING FUTURES” fund SUPPORTS + CELEBRATES our Foster Care Graduates with:

  • Graduation Celebrations

    Whether it’s a GED, diploma, degree completion, or certificate, we celebrate with and for our kids.

  • Scholarships

    Scholarships

    The support systems inherent to traditional family structures aren’t in place for the children we serve. These scholarships help bridge the gap and make ‘next steps’ more attainable. LEARN MORE

  • Gifts for Grads

    We rally the community to full swag bags with gift cards and personalized items for our GRADS

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