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Junior League urges reinstatement of Foster-to-College scholarship in budget

3034714 · March 13, 2025
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Summary

A Junior League of Columbus member and Ohio State postdoctoral scholar asked the House Finance Committee to include the Foster to College scholarship in the state budget, citing testimony from foster youth and bipartisan support.

Julia Marino, a postdoctoral scholar at The Ohio State University and member of the Junior League of Columbus, urged the House Finance Committee on April 8 to reinstate the Foster to College Scholarship Act in the state budget and asked lawmakers to explain why it was omitted.

Marino framed personal testimonies the committee had already heard, including a fourth-grader named Priya who previously testified, and said the scholarship would give foster youth the practical means…

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