Patrick Burke, a third-year actuarial science student at The University of the West Indies, Mona, has just one thing to worry about – keeping his grades up.
The 21-year-old has been given assistance by Transitional Living Programme for Children in State Care (TLP-CSC), operated by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA).
After entering the system when he was four years old, Burke spent five years at the Strathmore Gardens Children’s Home and the other 12 years at the Sunbeam Boys’ Home.
He said that when the time came to pursue his higher education, worry had him “all over the place”.