​CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!!

TIP-Wayne State would like to give a special acknowledgment to all six of our Spring 2017 Graduates! All of your hard work and determination paid-off. Much success in all of your future endeavors.

Graduate Showcase

MEKO WILDER
Major/degree: College of Liberal Arts and Science (Public Affairs)
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Post Graduate Plans or Future Career Aspirations: "I plan to attend WSU Master Program of Social Work in the Fall of 2018, I will specialize in  working in the community as a Mental Health Advocate for both Young Teens & Adults, Which I plan to open a community center for outreach."​
SHARAYA SOLOMON
Major/degree - Public Relations with a minor in New Media

​Post-graduate plans or future career aspirations. - Social media manager; hopes of starting my own social media management business for non-profits to major corporate clients. 

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More on KidSpeak...

KidSpeak® is a signature event of Michigan’s Children. Since 1993, Michigan’s Children has served as a statewide independent and nonpartisan voice working to ensure that public policies are made in the best interest of children and youth from cradle to career.  The KidSpeak® forum gives young people ages 16-24 an opportunity to have a voice in the public policy debate by speaking directly to federal, state and local decision makers about barriers that impede their successful transition from high school to higher education and employment. Learn more here https://www.essayhave.com/

Past events

The 2016 KidSpeak was a great Success. See TIP and youth featured in the Detroit News:
​https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/08/10/foster-youth-complaints/88547032/

Proposed Federal Higher Education Act Increases Support for Foster Youth

See what TIP's founder, Dr. Angelique Day had to say about The Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act  and how it would help vulnerable youth transition into adulthood.

TIP Wayne State featured on the U.S. Department of Education's Website!

TIP Wayne State's policy project on the U.S.'s foster care tuition waivers and foster care extension is now a part of the U.S. Department of Education's Foster Care Transition Toolkit. This toolkit can be found on the Student tab, Resources for current students page or by clicking the button below.
​​Updated March 2016-Tuition Waivers and ETV Listing By State
TIP Wayne State exists to help youth who have aged out of the foster care system to realize their educational aspirations
Current TIP students can get connected with the resources and support they need to succeed in college
Wayne State University  students who have aged out of the foster system can learn how the Transition to Independence 
​Program can support them 
TIP is dedicated to researching outcomes of foster youth in college as well as training service providers to use best practices for supporting foster youth
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