Fostering Success Act, Inc. Announces Partnership with University System of Georgia Foundation
14 September 2024 - 12:03AM
Business Wire
Fostering Success Act, Inc. Commits $10 Million
Challenge Match to University System of Georgia Foundation for
Youth Aging Out of State Foster Care System
Fostering Success Act, Inc. (FSA), announced today it has signed
a partnership agreement with the University System of Georgia (USG)
Foundation.
The joint venture will enable the two organizations to raise
funds for youth who have aged out of the state’s foster care system
to attend one of Georgia’s 26 public colleges and universities with
a scholarship or financial aid beginning in the immediate academic
year.
The initial $10 million challenge grant is being funded by FSA
to the USG Foundation, which will in turn seek matching donors so
former foster youth may attend schools within the university system
on a scholarship or with financial aid.
“This is a great example of how public-private partnerships can
make a real difference in the lives of young adults who have no
family to help them pursue their dreams,” said Heidi Carr,
executive director of Fostering Success Act, Inc. “We know the USG
Foundation will be an amazing partner in leveraging donations for
these youth to obtain scholarships to attend schools in the
University System of Georgia.”
In 2022, the Georgia General Assembly adopted the foster care
tax credit, enabling taxpayers to donate to organizations like FSA,
which aid youth aging out of the state’s foster care system. The
funds are primarily used to pay for services, such as room, board,
food, medical care, transportation and mentors, so these young
adults may obtain a post-secondary education and pursue a
career.
Jackson Healthcare, one of the nation’s top healthcare staffing
agencies and one of the largest privately held companies in
Georgia, founded FSA and fully covers its operating costs, so 100%
of donations that go to FSA are used to benefit foster youth.
“Creating and fully funding Fostering Success Act, Inc. is a
perfect example of our corporate mission – to improve the delivery
of patient care and the lives of everyone we touch – in action,”
said Shane Jackson, president of Jackson Healthcare. “The
philosophy of caring for and serving others has been central to our
culture since day one, and we are honored to have an opportunity to
support some of our state’s most vulnerable youth through Fostering
Success Act, Inc.”
In its initial year in 2023, the tax credit raised almost $11.6
million. The General Assembly created the $20 million foster care
tax credit not only to help Georgians reduce their state income
taxes but assist the more than 700 young adults who age out of the
state’s foster care system each year.
National studies show the vast majority of those who age out of
foster care wind up homeless, falling into a life of crime, living
in poverty, addicted to drugs or alcohol, victims of sexual abuse
or human trafficking, or unmarried and pregnant.
Carr encouraged Georgia taxpayers to apply for the tax credit
program with the Georgia Department of Revenue. The first step to
apply for the state tax credit starts here:
https://fosteringsuccessact.org/start-the-process/tax-credit/
About Fostering Success Act, Inc.
Fostering Success Act, Inc. (FSA) is a 501(c)(3) Georgia
non-profit devoted to assisting foster care youth who have aged out
of the Georgia foster care system. FSA helps state individual and
corporate taxpayers get approval from the state Department of
Revenue for their tax credit donation to FSA. It then distributes
funds to more than 39 approved non-profits that provide support
services to qualifying youth to remove barriers in completing
post-secondary education. Services include but are not limited to
tuition at technical schools or state colleges, books and
computers, transportation funds, food, rent assistance, medical
care assistance, mentors and other items. For more information
about the Fostering Success Act, go to:
https://fosteringsuccessact.org/
About Jackson Healthcare
Jackson Healthcare® is a family of highly specialized healthcare
staffing, search and technology companies. With a mission to
improve the delivery of patient care and the lives of everyone it
touches, it helps healthcare facilities across the country serve
more than 10 million patients each year. Backed by over 2,600
associates and more than 20,000 clinician providers covering all 50
states, Jackson Healthcare is one of the largest U.S. healthcare
staffing companies and part of Forbes’ list of America’s Largest
Private Companies. In addition to being Great Place To Work®
Certified™, it appears on the 2024 Fortune 100 Best Companies to
Work For® and 2024 PEOPLE® Companies that Care lists, and has been
nationally recognized as a best workplace in healthcare, a best
workplace for women and among the healthiest employers. Learn more
at www.jacksonhealthcare.com.
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