Help us congratulate these young men on graduating high school! We are so incredibly proud of their accomplishments. They both have plans to continue to further their education. Jakiem is looking to start at a community college or a trade school this coming fall and Lezamion is hoping to start culinary school very soon.

Did you know research shows that young people who age out of the foster care system have a higher chance of experiencing unemployment, homelessness, and incarceration as adults?

1 out of 5 become homeless
1 out of 4 become incarcerated
33 percent graduate from high school and only 3 percent will ever go to college

These two young men beat the odds and they deserve to be recognized!