After years of long, hard work, youth in the AFFCF Keys to Success and Scholarship programs graduated from high schools, community colleges and universities across the state in June. Their accomplishments cannot be overstated. The high school graduation rate for students in foster care in Arizona is just 33% and it falls to 28% if the youth has a learning disability. Less than three percent of youth transitioning out of foster care will go on to earn a bachelor’s degree.
With the support of the LoveUp Foundation and the Scottsdale 20/30 Club, the Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation recently celebrated graduation for youth in our Keys to Success and post-secondary scholarship programs. In total, we celebrated 51 young people who have graduated, earned a GED or will graduate this summer. Click here to donate and make a difference today!
We are so proud for them and of them. Here’s to the 2021 Graduates:
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Lolo Coe -
Querry Jacob -
Jaimee Hamalowa -
Lu Hall -
TJ Joseph -
Aziz Khan -
Juan Ordonez Perez -
Raevon Holman -
Elizabeth Vasquez -
Mariam Traore -
Fanta Nabe -
Harley McClellan -
Ke’Zhane Simpson -
Saja McLemore -
Kyle Lewis -
Javier Bade -
Jessica Wells -
Ramon Reyes Diaz -
Mariah Martinez -
Adriana Thornton -
Hadiyah Flores -
Wil Fairez -
Sonya Rodriguez -
Christian Orth -
Demaurion Guy -
Emily Nelson -
Galadriel Voliva -
Isaac Cabrera -
Nina Niemela -
Lamar Johnson -
Zakariah Khorshid -
Airianna Troutt -
Amber Jones -
Daniel Huerta -
Saada Mussein -
Daniel Hunt -
Nyssa FIne -
Silvia Jordan -
Allan Valles Sanchez -
Steven Chadaris -
Bobbi Chagolla -
Patti Chagolla -
Deven Dreier -
Sarah LeBlanc -
Stephanie Herrera -
Jacqueline Carter -
Cecilia Fuentes -
Lexus Moore -
Fama Thiam -
Andy Vo