A Step Ahead Foster Youth Summer Camp
Montana foster care youth are invited each year to apply for available slots at the “A Step Ahead” college preparatory camp. The free camp — coordinated by Student Assistance Foundation and the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) — offers foster care students the opportunity to experience learning in a college campus setting.
Students
from across the state participate in activities geared toward teaching
them basic computer skills, how to use the Montana Career Information System
(MCIS), debt management techniques, how Foster Care Education and Training
Vouchers can help them pay for college and more. But, perhaps the most
exciting aspect of the camp is that each participant receives a new computer
to take home with them!
To qualify, applicants must be in state or tribal foster care custody or recently “aged out” of the foster care system. In addition, applicants must have identified aspirations to attain postsecondary education as part of their Transitional Living Plan.
“I would like to encourage other kids to come to the camp and take it seriously. Look at your life 30 years from now and the difference having an education will make. Going to college will change your life.” — Amanda Hogan, “A Step Ahead” 2007 camper.
For more information about “A Step Ahead,” contact Rhonda Safford at (406) 495-7750, or download the application packet.
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