Fostering Bright Futures (FBF) is a student success program that helps create a comprehensive support structure to assist youth in our community in making the transition from foster care to independent young adulthood.
The program seeks to identify and support young adults who have been served in the North Carolina foster care system and provide resources to eliminate barriers that would typically derail from them from meeting educational and life goals.
FBF and the Wake Tech Foundation are committed to the success of our students by doing the following:
Mentoring and supporting program participants in completing a diploma, certificate or degree at Wake Tech
Increasing the number of former foster youth transferring to bachelor's degree programs
Decreasing the number of high school dropouts among foster youth by providing a pathway to higher education
Helping program participants develop life skills and financial independence
Current and prospective Wake Tech students can reach out to FBF staff about joining the program. An individual must meet the following requirements to be eligible:
A legal resident of any North Carolina county
16 to 25 years of age at the time of entry
Accepted into Wake Tech
Accepted into Fostering Bright Futures between October 15 and February 15 each year
Have a high school diploma or GED on file before the fall semester begins
Complete the acceptance criteria provided by FBF staff
Attend mandatory FBF new student orientation.
The following scholarships are available to FBF students:
Gilbert Scholarship Darlena Moore, a former foster youth, created the need-based scholarship, which is named in honor of her foster parents, Richard and Mary Gilbert of Asheville, and awarded annually. The Gilberts changed the lives of hundreds of children in foster care and guided Moore through the college process.
Sigma Tau Omega Scholarship The Alpha Kappa Alpha chapter in Cary provides scholarships to FBF students who meet eligibility requirements.
