"Right now, I am in England and just got back from a trip to Amsterdam. Never in my life would I have thought that I would have the opportunity to study abroad. I remember feeling sad because I felt like being a former foster child would hold me back from things that I wanted to do. Accomplishing this has shown that no matter what happened to me in the past, I can do whatever I want in the present and future! I just feel like anything is possible now."

-Ashley Farrish
OFA Scholar
University of Akron

OFA Programs

OFA's programs and services include:

Administering scholarships for college and post-secondary education.
Overseeing Education and Training Voucher (ETV) funding in nine states across the U.S.
Providing a Virtual Mentoring program linking students with experienced adults online, to help them succeed.
Connecting students with Internships to give them valuable workplace experience in business, government, and agency settings.
Sending out Care Packages three times a year to boost students' morale and give them a sense of family-like support.
Enabling students in North Carolina to further their education through the NC Reach program.

For descriptions of OFA's programs, click on the left navigation bar.

Voices of Success

"When OFA came in, it was more than just the financial aspect they provided. I am part of a program that is more than money for college. It has been a great experience.

"To go to college is an investment. And I felt like when I was filling out scholarship applications, I wanted somebody to take a chance with me. I knew going into it, if somebody would just help me out a little bit – you know, I will produce big; it will be well worth their money and they will see that.

"So even though college and medical school is a huge economic burden, I will represent you well, and show results, and I can be the 'all you can be' student. It just takes finding somebody who is willing to take that chance. . .and with OFA they did. They personally invest in each one of their students, and I believe that there are great outcomes from that."

-Summer Hammoudeh
Pre-Med Student
Temple University

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