"Only 1 percent of former foster youth go to college, according to the Guardian Scholars Program. Of that 1 percent, only 11 percent graduate. Advocates like the Guardian Scholars Program and California College Pathways say such low numbers are due to lack of academic and financial resources after foster youth emancipate from the system.
The Guardian Scholars program at SF State’s started in 2005 and has one of the highest graduation rates in the state. That is what lured Vo to the University from San Diego...."
http://www.goldengatexpress.org/2013/10/22/sf-state-graduates-foster-youth/
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