{"id":2112,"date":"2022-05-31T18:48:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T18:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosen-testing.senate.gov\/2022\/05\/31\/during-national-foster-care-month-nearly-30-local-and-national-organizations-endorse-rosens-bipartisan-bill-to-help-foster-and-homeless-youth-seek-higher-education\/"},"modified":"2022-07-13T20:22:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T20:22:41","slug":"during-national-foster-care-month-nearly-30-local-and-national-organizations-endorse-rosens-bipartisan-bill-to-help-foster-and-homeless-youth-seek-higher-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/es\/2022\/05\/31\/during-national-foster-care-month-nearly-30-local-and-national-organizations-endorse-rosens-bipartisan-bill-to-help-foster-and-homeless-youth-seek-higher-education\/","title":{"rendered":"During National Foster Care Month, Nearly 30 Local and National Organizations Endorse Rosen\u2019s Bipartisan Bill to Help Foster and Homeless Youth Seek Higher Education"},"content":{"rendered":"

Organizations Include the Nevada System of Higher Education, UNLV, UNR, Nevada School Districts<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>Nearly 30 Nevada local and national organizations have endorsed U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen\u2019s (D-NV) bipartisan Helping Foster and Homeless Youth Achieve Act, <\/i>which would improve access to educational opportunities by requiring that higher education institutions waive their application fees for foster and homeless youth.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFoster and homeless youth in Nevada and across the nation face significant financial barriers to higher education,\u201d dijo el Senador Rosen.<\/b> \u201cThat is why I am proud to announce the growing support for my bipartisan bill to eliminate application fees and make higher education more accessible for foster and homeless youth.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis legislation is aligned with current NSHE practices that aim to decrease financial barriers which can impede student access and success,\u201d said Cathy McAdoo, Chair of the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents.<\/b> \u201cWe are grateful to Senator Rosen and her team for their continual support of our hard-working and deserving students.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSenator Rosen\u2019s bipartisan \u2018Helping Foster and Homeless Youth Achieve Act\u2019 is a critical step forward in ensuring that foster and homeless youth can reach the goal of a college education,\u201d said Brian Sandoval, President of the University of Nevada, Reno. <\/b>\u201cThis forward-thinking bill waives the application for enrollment fee for these students so that their journey toward achieving a lifelong dream \u2013 the attainment of a college degree \u2013 can begin.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs a rural Nevada school district, we applaud all efforts to remove barriers to a post-secondary education,\u201d said Andre Ponder, Superintendent, Mineral County School District. <\/b>\u201cWe support the efforts on behalf of students experiencing homelessness or in foster care.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe White Pine County School District is pleased to support the bipartisan Helping Foster and Homeless Youth Achieve Act, a bill that would waive application fees for foster youth and homeless youth applying for college,\u201d said Adam Young, Superintendent, White Pine County School District.<\/b> \u201cThis bill reduces one of the many barriers foster and homeless youth experience in furthering their education.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHomeless and foster youth finishing their high school careers are at a particularly vulnerable stage as they begin establishing their path in adulthood,\u201d said Russell Klein, Superintendent, Lander County School District. <\/b>\u201cThis is one step that can help them improve their odds of changing their lives for the better in the future.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cChurchill County School District fully supports the Helping Foster and Homeless Youth Achieve Act,\u201d said Dr. Summer Stephens, Superintendent, Churchill County School District. <\/b>\u201cWe appreciate all efforts to remove any barriers that stand in the way of our youth reaching their dream of advancing their educations.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

According to the U.S. Department of Education, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>approximately 70%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> of foster youth express the desire to pursue higher education. Economic strain and burdensome financial aid program rules can also make it more difficult for homeless youth to apply for college and federal financial assistance.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

el bipartidista Helping Foster and Homeless Youth Achieve Act<\/i> is endorsed by nearly 30 national and Nevada organizations:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n