Beating the Odds: UM-Flint Graduate's Journey From Foster Care to Commencement
April 23, 2024
April 23, 2024
FLINT, Michigan, April 23 -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news:
By Logan McGrady
According to the National Foster Youth Institute, less than 5% of youth raised in foster care obtain a college degree. So when Alizia Hamilton, who spent a portion of her adolescence in foster care, earned an associate degree while working and raising her own children, it was cause for celebration. And after taking an extended period of time working toward that asso . . .
By Logan McGrady
According to the National Foster Youth Institute, less than 5% of youth raised in foster care obtain a college degree. So when Alizia Hamilton, who spent a portion of her adolescence in foster care, earned an associate degree while working and raising her own children, it was cause for celebration. And after taking an extended period of time working toward that asso . . .