How to Prepare College-Bound Young People

  • Jessica Castillo
How to Prepare College-Bound Young People

What is the experience for youth in foster care wanting to attend college? And what resources do they have? I remember sitting on the edge of my bed while staring blankly at the ridges in the carpet; I had just moved to my fourth foster home and realized I knew absolutely nothing about myself. I […]

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Jessica Castillo

Jessica Castillo is a former foster child with a lifetime of love for writing and speaking for those who — more often than not — go unheard. Through the pieces she puts out into the public she hopes to help those involved in the life of a foster child to better understand them — even if it’s just a little bit — and to encourage foster children to be themselves and to love themselves. She’s going to school in Los Angeles to earn a bachelor's degree in media arts.

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