Event raises college scholarship funds for foster youth
DETROIT (AP) — Nearly $88,000 has been raised to provide college scholarships for young people in Michigan's foster care system.
The state Treasury department says about 300 people attended the annual Fostering Futures Scholarship Trust Fund Benefit Dinner last week in Detroit.
The dinner is organized by the Michigan Education Trust and the state Health and Human Services department. The Michigan Education Trust is the Treasury department's prepaid college tuition program.
About 13,500 youth are in the state's foster care system run by Health and Human Services. More than 540 are eligible to receive the scholarships.
Chief Deputy Director for Administration Elizabeth Hertel says foster youth often lack the family support that others take for granted.