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WASHINGTON DC – The Orphan Foundation of America (OFA) announced today that a large group of...
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Notes of Gratitude
"I passed my honors oral defense, and will be graduating with honors in my department! Thank you so much for supporting my research! I wouldn't have been able to get this far without OFA's help and your emotional support during the tough times. I hope our paths will cross in the future -- thank you so much!"
-- Theresa, graduate student at Columbia University, New York City
"It is inspiring to see how you all not only TALK about making a difference in others' lives but you are LIVING it and MAKING it happen. Thank you for going beyond the expectations for all of us in and out of the system."
-Kayla, Patten College, Alabama
Foster Care to Success: Susan Zaghlool
OFA scholarship recipient Susan Zaghlool's has faced more hardship in her young life than many of use could ever imagine. "I didn't have a family and I had aged out of the Butler County foster care system" Susan said. Her amazing story is chronicled in next Sunday's edition of the Cincinnati Inquirer.
Susan Zaghlool should have been ecstatic. She was graduating in May from LECOM School of Pharmacy in Erie, Pa., with a Doctorate of Pharmacy, the culmination of four long years of work and the realization of a dream. But instead, the night before the big day, she found herself sobbing, engulfed by all her old foster-child fears and the familiar loneliness. Everyone else had family. Who would be there for her?
"My dad took me out of school when I was 12 years old. This made me feel hopeless about my future."
Read more about Susan's spectacular accomplishment on the OFA blog.
Scholarships Foster Futures
OFA students describe how scholarships opened doors to education and transformed their lives.
