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Foster student describes how Foster Independence Grant enabled college enrollment
2170345 · January 30, 2025
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A former foster youth said the Foster Independence Grant (FIG) allowed her to enroll and focus on school; she urged continued support and noted she was no longer eligible at age 27 and that the program had helped hundreds of foster students in Minnesota.
Vivian Dudley, identified to the committee as a state government coordinator with Foster Advocates, described how the Foster Independence Grant (FIG) enabled her to enroll in college and pursue a social work degree.
Dudley said she completed an associate degree at Saint Paul College and began studies at…
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