Youth coming out of the foster care system need to get an education so that they can be able toget good jobs and support themselves. Without education, the youth may end up in criminal activity which can lead to criminal records. There can also be lower crime rates when foster youth are engaged in useful activities such as going to college instead of engaging in criminal activity because they have nothing else to do. Another challenge that faces youth who are aging out of foster care is the lack of a home which leads to homelessness. One of the ways to help foster youth is by giving them tuition waivers which will make it easier for them to get an education and achieve their dreams.
One should consider that foster youth have the capacity to succeed in education since some of them have brilliant minds and they will have a better future when they get an education. Funding for college education for foster youth will enable them to get the careers that they have always desired. Some of the people who can play a key role in ensuring that foster youth get a college education which will be beneficial are lawmakers. Politicians who learn about the extent of the problem with foster youth lacking college education can help come up with laws that will ensure the funding of foster youth in college.
Ashleigh Hunt is involved in advocacy which will ensure that foster youth can be able to get access to a college education to better their lives. Advocacy groups help a lot when it comes to getting lawmakers to understand the extent of the problem with lack of education for foster youth so that they can commit to additional funding for college education for the youth. There will be an improvement in this issue when people commit to taking action. One will be able to have more impact with one’s message when one tailors a message according to the group that one is addressing when advocating for more funding for education for foster youth.
Additional funding for college education for foster youth can be achieved especially when one speaks to people who have power and influence. It is important that the matter of foster youth is taken seriously so that foster youth can have a brighter future and contribute to a country’s economy. The message that people will communicate clearly to foster youth when they cater for their education and give them an opportunity to become better is that they are important.