Last week the CareerPlug team attended the 6th Annual Foster Angels Appreciation Luncheon – an event honoring exemplary caseworkers and foster children in Central Texas.
CareerPlug’s President, Clint Smith, spoke at the event to present the CareerPlug Scholars Award. This scholarship — developed last year in close partnership with Foster Angels — awards $10,000 to a former foster youth to help them continue their education. This year CareerPlug’s staff reviewed personal essays and recommedations and we were honored to present two full scholarships to two extraordinary young adults.
Besides the monetary contribution, CareerPlug is committed to providing additional resources – such as mentorship programs – to help awardees succeed. Our goal for the program is not only to help more former foster youth attend college, but also to help more graduate from college.
We’re excited to continue growing the CareerPlug Scholars program and live up to our core value to Give Back!