A new Minnesota grant is helping foster youth access college

By: Cherokee Ramirez-Baez

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: April 20, 2026

Words: 801

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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This piece was first published in The Imprint.

I remember when I received my college diploma. It was in May of 2020, right as the pandemic had just started. I had successfully navigated the educational system as a former foster youth and had obtained an associate’s degree in human services. In that moment, I became part of the 2-6% of former foster youth in the United States that would earn their two-year …

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