Foster to College Statehouse Rally

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On Tuesday, May 21, 2024 from 5:30 - 7:00 pm, a Foster to College Rally was held at the Ohio Statehouse to promote House Bill 164.  This bipartisan bill, as sponsored by Representative Dontavius Jarrells (D) and Representative Bill Seitz (R) seeks to "Establish Foster-to-College Scholarship Program."

Specifically, this bill would enact sections 3301.95 and 3333.89 of the Revised Code to establish the Foster-to-College Scholarship Program, to require the Department of Education to hire a full-time school foster care liaison, and to make an appropriation for the Foster-to-College Scholarship Program.

The lineup of foster care youth and alumni speakers included Ohio YAB Youth Ambassadors Yavian Webster, Miatta Joe and Liz Blanchard.