HALIFAX For every 1,000 youths in Canadian foster care, only eight go on to graduate with a post-secondary education. But a new program aims to dramatically change those results. New Brunswick Community College is the latest post-secondary institution to join a growing list of schools participating in a bursary program to ease the financial burden of youth leaving the foster care system. Research shows young people leaving the foster care system struggle to achieve positive life outcomes compared to their peers. NBCC will offer 10 students free tuition, as part of a nation wide initiative by the Child Welfare Political Action Committee.
NBCC offers free tuition for people who spent time in foster care cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A new bursary being offered to community college students is hoping to reduce sizeable barriers to post-secondary education.
The New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) is eliminating all tuition and program fees for those who spent a year or more in foster care or group homes.
Mary Ellen Kingston-Ritchie, NBCC’s director of student development, says this is an initiative happening across the country, but it’s believed to be the first in New Brunswick.
“It’s a means of trying to focus on underrepresented groups within New Brunswick and we saw it as a good add-on to our supports and services that we have for students,” she said.
Tuition Paid At NBCC For Former Youth In Care 919thebend.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from 919thebend.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.