Great Expectations is a Virginia Community College statewide program—coordinated by Counseling Services—that was founded in 2008. The mission of the program is to help Virginia’s current and former foster youth gain access to a community college education and transition successfully to living independently.
Program Eligibility
- Current youth in foster care over the age of 14
- Former foster care youth who left foster care at the age of 13 or older due to:
- Reunification
- Adoption
- Informal kinship care
- Aging out of care
- Special needs adoptions from foster care at any age (the child could be adopted at any time, age requirements do not apply).
Program Benefits
Great Expectations builds a bridge to college success! Here are a few benefits of joining Great Expectations:
- Support and information on applying to Germanna
- Guidance in making college and career choices
- Coaching on Germanna’s student support services and being a successful student
- Support for overcoming barriers to success including housing, financial hardship, and employment
- Dinners and group events
- Scholarship opportunities
- One-on-one mentoring
Join the Great Expectations program at Germanna
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