Dec My Dorm supports foster students starting college

When Ar’reiona Green was accepted to Sacramento State last year, she knew she would need books and school supplies. She didn’t expect to need a toolbox. Or hangers. Or that her dorm room wouldn’t come with a fan or a lamp, reports Dawn Fallik for The Guardian.

Like many first-year students, Green, who is headed into her sophomore year and plans to become a plastic surgeon, was excited about her future adventures. But coming up through the foster system in California, she didn’t know anyone who had gone to college. While she felt ready for her classes, life as a college student was mostly mysterious except for what she’d seen online.

That’s where Dec My Dorm stepped in. The programme works with more than 140 foster youth headed to college, hosting an annual event in July to kit out each student with sheet sets, pillows, a shower caddy and connections to other people in the same situation.
Full report on The Guardian site