Iris Hernandez
Promise Scholar Student
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Scholars at Cardoza event
October 2008
All your life you are told the things you cannot do. All your life they will say you're not good enough or strong enough or talented enough; they will say you're the wrong height or the wrong weight or the wrong type to play this or be this or achieve this. THEY WILL TELL YOU NO, a thousand times no, until all the no's become meaningless. All your life they will tell you no, quite firmly and very quickly. AND YOU WILL TELL THEM YES.
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Hope for a Brighter Tomorrow
"Each of us has different backgrounds, different talents, different dreams, and different destinations, yet we all the power to make a new tomorrow."
Mission
The mission of the Promise Scholars Program is to provide ambitious college-bound students from foster care situations access to the promise of a better future through post-secondary education. The Promise Scholars Program is committed to providing the avenue and support services needed for former foster youth to succeed in college and build a brighter future for themselves through higher education.
About Us
The Promise Scholars Program was officially launched in the fall of 2006 to address the overwhelming need to provide individualized attention, access, and supportive resources to assist emancipated and current foster in achieving academic success in higher education. We are dedicated to providing a comprehensive program based on the philosophy that education creates choices and opportunities for former foster youth. Our goal is to help every enrolled Promise Scholar graduate college and become well-informed citizens who are empowered to compete in a global society. The Promise Scholars Program is a component of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) and has partnered with various on campus services to provide a holistic approach to meeting the needs of foster youth in higher education. CSU Stanislaus is a proud partner in the Northern California University Foster Youth Consortium, which is dedicated to recruitment and to providing access to housing, financial aid, and academic guidance and support for eligible foster youth.