Melania Trump’s “Fostering the future” initiative wants to expand scholarships to kids in foster care and help them transition out of the system.
By Catholics for Catholics
Looking to increase resources for minors in the foster care system, first lady Melania Trump joined the President Thursday for an uncommon joint executive order signing ceremony.
“Too many people from the foster care community end up homeless, in danger on America’s streets,” the first lady said before the signing ceremony, according to The Daily Wire.
“I predict this small spark today will ignite a profound and lasting nationwide movement. Our united resolve will foster a thriving future filled with compassion and innovation.”
Signed by the Trumps, the executive order is projected to enhance Melania’s “Fostering the Future,” which is geared toward elevating the youth who are phasing out of the foster care system through scholarships and educational opportunities.
Part of the first lady’s “Be Best” initiative, “Fostering the Future” was launched during the first Trump administration to promote the well-being of children, including programs to counter bullying and drug addiction.
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“It was 2021 when I developed the idea to establish an impactful platform with an important mission: to provide individuals from the foster care community the ability to secure an entry-level job position, and in turn… financial independence,” Melania said.
Fostering the Future and the Be Best initiative works like this: it offers scholarships at the university and college levels to individuals within the foster care community.
Expressly, the order will expand access to Education and Training Vouchers and federal grants to support more credentialed programs and financial literacy for young people transitioning out of foster care. It will also swell educational opportunities by “facilitating state use of scholarship programs funded by tax-credited donations to scholarship-granting organizations for children in foster care.”
“We believe that every American child deserves a safe and loving home, and we’re determined to support the amazing families who helped make that happen,” President Trump said during the signing.
“The Bible tells us that one of the measures of any society is how it cares for vulnerable children and orphans. So important. And it’s so big in the Bible,” he added.
There are currently 328,947 children in the foster care system, per data published by the Health and Human Services Department.
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