Preparing Foster/Adoptive Youth for Higher Education 

Preparing Foster/Adoptive Youth for Higher Education

What to look for and funding options available to pay for it

WHAT TO EXPECT:

Youth who have experienced extended stays in the foster system or continue within the foster system after age 18 experience difficulties accessing needed resources after exiting the system such as needed housing, education and employment.  This presentation will identify a few of the difficulties they face, along with information on areas to address in order to prepare youth to access higher education to prepare for employment. This presentation will also help participants identify additional needs, services and funding options that foster youth will need to complete training and education.

Note: You will receive a Certificate of Attendance for 90-minutes of training hours.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Foster/adoptive parents, youth (ages 13+) and social workers are all encouraged to attend!

ABOUT MIKE ARIETA:

Mike Arieta MSW, LICSW, LCSW, PACC has been a practicing social worker for 28 years.  He has also been working in student financial aid since 2000.  The combination of social work and financial aid knowledge has helped serve students navigate the world of higher education.  Mike is a financial aid counselor with the University of Minnesota and owns a clinical social work practice in Apple Valley, MN. Mike serves students and families who present with complex situations.  He also works with students who have been a part of the foster care system.  He is very familiar with the complexities students who were part of the foster care system deal with.  He also works with foster and adoptive families in his clinical practice. www.newpathcounseling.net

WHEN & WHERE:

Monday, August 8th 6:00-7:30PM

Inver Glen Library – Large Meeting Room

8098 Blaine Avenue, Inver Grove Heights, MN  55076

This event is not sponsored by Dakota County.