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Meet Our New Board Members, Leaders
Statewide nonprofit Foster Success has selected its new Board of Directors’ Officers and added five new Board members. The Indianapolis-based organization provides educational, financial and social support to teens and young adults transitioning out of Indiana’s...
Programs Join Forces to Provide Students Well-Rounded Experience
By the end of summer, Lewis will be ready to take on the world — or at least college, a job, and his finances. The 18 year old from Greenwood is participating in the Catalyst Summer Bridge program at IUPUI, a six-week experience for those transitioning to college from...
Former Foster Youth, Lt. Governor Team Up On Rural Homelessness
When the lieutenant governor made an appearance at a Foster Success event, Sierra knew it was her chance. Her chance to tell the second most powerful person in state government about the time she was homeless for 18 months, living on the street, eating garbage, with...
More Must be Done to Increase Affordable Housing
Affordable housing is a national and statewide challenge that many are working to address, including Foster Success, Prosperity Indiana, the Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition and the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC). April is National Fair Housing Month,...
Dynamic Duo: CEO, COO Participate in Prestigious Programs
We regularly encourage the teens and young adults we support to step outside of their comfort zones. It’s how they grow. At Foster Success, we practice what we preach. Both our President and CEO Maggie Stevens and Chief Operating Officer Monika Mala are participating...
Our Team Picked Books by Black Authors You Should Read
For Black History Month, we asked our team what books by Black authors they recommend everyone read. It resulted in quite the eclectic mix — from memoirs and social analyses, to classics and sci-fi / fantasies. God In The Ghetto by my late father, William Augustus...
General Assembly Should Improve Foster Youth Support
It is shaping up to be a busy legislative session at the Statehouse, and I am eager to work with lawmakers to support the teens and young adults transitioning out of foster care in Indiana. At Foster Success, we ensure that the 24,000 teens and young adults...
Giving Young People in Foster Care a Seat at the Table
For 16 years, Morgan Perrill has advocated for changes at the state level. For the past two years, much of her work has been on behalf of youth in foster care. “I love seeing young people learn about government and get involved in its process,” said Perrill, Vice...
Too Many of Those Transitioning Out of Foster Care Become Homeless
Affordable housing is a national and statewide challenge that many are working to address, including the Indiana General Assembly Housing Task Force. However, it’s an issue that particularly impacts young people in Indiana transitioning out of foster care and makes...
Meeting Her Basic Needs Changed Her Life
Rosie experienced homelessness for three years. She had been in the foster care system since she was seven years old, and didn’t have a permanent support system until last year, when Foster Success became the shoulder she needed to lean on. Now, the 19-year-old...
