AGENCY TESTIMONY
College Choice program expansion
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The College Choice program provides comprehensive support for youth in foster care attending college, including tuition, housing, and living stipends.
- Participation in College Choice doubled in two years, with over 400 youth enrolled in fall 2024
- Students attend schools locally in New York and throughout the country, including CUNY, SUNY, and private institutions
- Program supports students at various colleges, including Syracuse, Ithaca College, Vanderbilt, and Holy Cross
- College Choice has even supported a student studying abroad in Japan
Jess Dannhauser
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We also strengthened and modified our community college program into what is now known as College Choice.
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In 2024, participation in the ACS College Choice program, where tuition, housing, and a daily living stipend are given to youth in foster care attending college, doubled from the program's inception just two years ago.
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In the fall twenty twenty four semester, there are over 400 youth in College Choice.
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Students are attending schools locally within New York and throughout the country at both public and private institutions.
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College Choice students who are represented at every CUNY college attend many SUNY schools such as Stony Brook and Binghamton, be found on other college campuses within New York like Syracuse and Ithaca College, and are also studying at Vanderbilt in Tennessee and Holy Cross in Massachusetts.