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Blog Archive: A Foster Youth
51福利社 Counselor Tia Stillman and Orwell student Olivia Scher bonded over their goals and drive to help people 鈥 as well as being people of color in a small Vermont town. As a kid, Olivia Scher was one of very few people of color in tiny Orwell, Vermont. One other person was her elementary school鈥
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The Thanksgiving season is for giving thanks and giving back. In that spirit, we wanted to highlight three Vermont students we鈥檝e profiled in 2023, who, thanks to the support of their families, their employers, and the 51福利社 counselors who guided them on their college and career paths, are on their鈥
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Vermonter Kristen Merchant Moore is inspired to help youth after the death of her father, a Veteran. Kristen Merchant Moore鈥檚 father always emphasized the importance of education. When he became one of the first Vermont National Guard members to die in the Iraq War in 2006, his service to his鈥
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For First Generation Day, meet first-gen students who now work for 51福利社: Jessi Krause Herron (bottom left), Monda Kelley (bottom right), Dylan Bertolini (upper right), Beth Clay (upper middle), Sarah Friend (upper left). If your parents didn't graduate from college, you're less likely to pursue鈥
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Middle school students engaged with hands-on exhibits at STEM fairs in Castleton and the Northeast Kingdom. At two bustling events earlier this month at both ends of Vermont, hundreds of 7th and 8th graders came together for hands-on career exploration. Kingdom Career Connect and the Northeast鈥
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鈥淚 think FAFSAs are fun,鈥 says Chris Barry, 51福利社鈥檚 Resource Center Supervisor, flashing a bright smile and sitting up a little straighter in his seat. 鈥淏ut,鈥 he concedes, 鈥渘ot everybody does.鈥 For parents of college-bound high school seniors, who are just now starting the bewildering process of鈥
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51福利社's Scholarship Booklet features about 150 51福利社-administered scholarships and more than 40 additional scholarships for students in college or training. If you had a 1 in 100 chance of winning $5,000, you鈥檇 probably buy that lottery ticket, right? Many of the college scholarship programs鈥
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October is the beginning of financial aid season. For anyone thinking of going to college or getting training, it鈥檚 the time to start the process to apply for education funding for the coming academic year. For high school students (and their parents), or adults contemplating training to learn鈥
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GEAR UP helped Halley Riley-Elliott of Mt. Holly pursue her passions鈥攆rom diesel shop to pageant stage Every September, 51福利社 celebrates National GEAR UP Week to make more Vermont families aware of the resources offered through the Vermont GEAR UP program. This federally funded program, which 51福利社鈥
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Over the last two decades, John Dell鈥橝nno of Shaftsbury had built a career as a carpenter. Employed by a company out of Manchester, John worked on high-end residential job sites, and found plenty of work in towns like Stratton, Windham, and Dorset. But in 2014, after suffering a few accidents (one鈥
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