It’s time to apply for a 2020-21 ETV – youth should visit www.fc2sprograms.org, click on ETV and then scroll down to their state.  ..read more

Foster Care to Success is pleased to announce that we have moved our headquarters to Cleveland, Ohio. We look forward to being an active part of the Cleveland philanthropic community! 23811 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 210,  Cleveland, OH  44122   ..read more

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I want to upload a video  ._Joshua Aim Higher Poetry Zakeeyah says THIS ..read more

National Campaign Director, Center for Community Change Nelson Mandela once said, “Social equality is the only basis of human happiness.” This could not be more true for Gabe Gonzalez, national campaign director for the Center for Community Change. On June 9, 2015, Foster Care to Success (FC2S) hosted an “Issues Day Panel” where Gabe, one of five socially conscious experts, visited Marymount University to speak with our 2015 Aim Higher students about issues that could expand their pathways to success. Gabe’s passion and commitment for social justice illuminated the faces of each and every st ..read more

Chris Poulos, Fellow at The Sentencing Project Chris Poulos has a pretty impressive resume: He’s currently a fellow at The Sentencing Project, chairs a subcommittee for the Mayor of Portland, Maine and will graduate with a law degree in 2016. Although Chris has many great accomplishments, he still faces one problem: He cannot rent an apartment in Washington D.C. because Chris was a convicted felon. On June 9, 2015, Foster Care to Success (FC2S) hosted an “Issues Day Panel” where five socially conscious experts visited Marymount University to speak with our 2015 Aim Higher students about issu ..read more

Daniayla Stein, Communications Specialist at InSight Telepsychiatry The class of 2015 Aim Higher Fellows all took a risk this summer when they committed to our program designed to help them understand the realities of receiving a post-secondary education, getting a job and becoming successful young professionals. Some had never been on a plane, some had never left their hometowns, and almost all of them had never been around a group of other foster youth in one place. Despite the unknowns, they all took a step to discover more. Seek more to know more. This was the idea behind the Fellows’ “I ..read more

Photo Credit: Congressman Markwayne Mullin Markwayne and wife Christie were learning to adjust their hectic lives to his Washington duties. His three children, Jim (11), Andrew (9), Larra (6), were managing practices, homework and other family commitments, when the family fell in love with Ivy and Lynette (now 4). The twins had been living separately with two of Christie’s elderly 70 year old aunts. Although the girls were getting the love and care from the women, Christie felt compelled that her family should step in to bring the sisters together and raise them as their own daughters. Markw ..read more

Connections for Success’ short film is about a family bonded through the mutual love, support and hope they have found and share with each other. Katie and John mentor three young men, Miguel, Demetrius and Jonathan, in order to give them the opportunity to reach their potential; yet, along their journey, Katie and John learned the boys helped them achieve new potentials of their own. “My life changed immediately upon meeting the boys. It changed my perspective about love, it changed my perspective about support and constancy and dedication because I realized these boys didn’t have that in th ..read more

On June 10, 2015, Foster Care to Success (FC2S) gathered with numerous supporters, partners and friends in the heart of Washington D.C. to recognize our 2015 Aim Higher Fellows. The 2015 Aim Higher Fellows Class included eight FC2S Scholarship students. Each of the 27 students honored during the reception represented the promise and potential in the 3,000 students across the country who received FC2S funding and support this year. The 2015 class of fellows represented 15 states and this year’s group included eight FC2S Scholarship students. The jam-packed evening kicked off with a net ..read more