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Junior League urges reinstating Foster to College scholarship in state budget
Summary
Members of the Junior League of Columbus and a child welfare advocate urged the House Finance Committee to include the Foster to College Scholarship Act (HB25) in the state budget, saying omission would deny college access to youth who age out of foster care.
Advocates told the Ohio House Finance Committee on April 8 that a Foster to College Scholarship program omitted from the state budget would cut off an important pathway to postsecondary education for youth who have spent time in foster care.
Julia Marino, a postdoctoral scholar at The Ohio State University and a member of the Junior League of Columbus, asked the committee to “reconsider and include” the Foster to College Scholarship Act in the House budget bill. Marino said the Junior League and…
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