VHCC Offers a Hand Up
VHCC is proud to offer a support program for students who were formerly in foster care. The Great Expectations program offers the support and resources needed to give students who have come from difficult circumstances a hand up.
- Individualized tutoring
- Help applying for college admission and financial aid
- Career exploration and coaching
- Help applying for and keeping a job
- Life skills training, including managing finances
- Personalized mentoring and peer group support
- Gas Cards
- Current foster care youth
- Individuals formerly in foster care in independent living
- Individuals who left foster care to return home, to kin, or to adoption
