Fulfilling the Dream of Higher Education

For youth in foster care, individual service plans are centered around setting goals for personal and educational growth. Whenever a youth meets their goals, it is something to be proud of. That’s just what happened for Logan E. when he not only graduated from high school, but also became a college student in 2022. Logan was a child in foster care for many years. He lived in group homes before transitioning into an SA licensed foster home.

Shortly after moving into his foster home, Logan began to demonstrate radical, positive changes in his behavior. When asked what turned things around for him, he shared he realized that his ‘acting out’ behavior was keeping him from seeing his brother as much as he would like. He made the decision to turn things around for the better and began to create goals for his future.

102 Families received Evidence-based Practice services

38 Youth received emergency placements

9 Youth moved to permanent homes

36 Licensed foster homes

Logan’s goals continued to grow. As a junior in high school, he decided that he wanted to attend college. Even though the journey was not always easy, he never waivered from his decision. During his senior year, his Case Manager, Emmanuel Camarillo, began meeting with him every week to help him stay on track to complete all the necessary steps for graduation and college preparation. They worked on applications, essays, financial aid, and scholarship applications.

Logan’s senior year was challenging at times, and there was concern he might not have enough credits to graduate. With support from his foster parents, the school, and SA, he was able to successfully earn his high school diploma. Logan is now a college student studying computer science and has dreams of becoming a video game developer.