Washingtonians for Children
Please click on the link above to make a donation to Washingtonians for Children in memory of Sophie Elena Hamilton, beloved daughter of Roque Gerald and Sharon Benzil.
Changing the Story for Disconnected Youth
Feb. 24, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Click here or go to www.fedcap.org/youthsymposium to join this symposium sponsored by Fedcap with the Institute for Families at Rutgers School of Social Work and The Moore Center.

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On any given day in the District of Columbia, almost 600 young people between the ages of 12 and 17 are living in foster care.

Most of these youths spend at least four years in foster care – time that, research shows, can negatively impact their lives forever.

More than 70% of youths in foster care say they want to go to college, but only 42% finish high school Fewer than 10% enroll in college. Fewer than 1% graduate.

Youths in foster care have a hard time finding jobs. They have high rates of teen-age pregnancy and homelessness. They are much more likely to get stuck in the cycle of poverty for life.

Fedcap’s Washingtonians for Children is committed to changing this story.

Our vision: By inspiring youth to achieve greatness, preparing them to succeed and opening a path to college, they will become confident and self-sufficient adults.

Click here to learn more and to lend your support.