Western Michigan University launched a program this year for foster care youth who age out of the system, reaching 18 without being adopted. An article in the Detroit Free Press explained that the S e it a Scholars initiative offers mentoring and peer support in addition to tuition. WMU expected 12 students this inaugural year; they have 5 1 .
Donations allow all the scholars to start out with the basic necessities for dorm life: a laundry bag, comforter, towels, soap, and a shower caddy. And like other freshmen, they have something else as soon as they step onto the Kalamazoo campus: an instant community of peers. For more, visit www.freep.com/apps/pbcs. dll/article?AID=/20080922/NEWS06/ 809220391.
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