Foundation contributes more than money, it delivers on dreams

Posted 1/19/21

The Kathryn A. Basile Foster a Dream Foundation contributed $10,000 to...

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Foundation contributes more than money, it delivers on dreams

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PORT ST. LUCIE — The Kathryn A. Basile Foster a Dream Foundation contributed $10,000 to Communities Connected for Kids late last year in the foundation’s ongoing effort to keep youth in foster care on an academic path to success.

The foundation – established in 2010 to help meet the unfunded needs of youth aging out of foster care – made the award in November to help youth pay for high-school graduation expenses, college campus visits and other costs associated with making the transition into independence.

Foster a Dream to date has served 142 young people, many of whom have gone on to pursue a college education. In fact, 95.65 percent of young adults in Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie counties aged out of care with some sort of educational achievement – either graduating or currently attending high school or enrolled in post-secondary education.

“The foundation helps these young people meet graduation and school expenses that ordinarily would be handled by family. That helps normalize the foster-care experience,” said Christina Kaiser, community relations director for Communities Connected for Kids.

Since it was created in 2010 in memory of child advocate Kathryn A. Basile, Foster a Dream has contributed more than $80,000 and helped 142 teenagers and young adults in foster care.

To learn more about Communities Connected for Kids, visit www.cckids.net or go to www.fosteradreamfoundation.org.

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