November 9, 2007

California Community Colleges Help Foster Dreams

By MARY ANDOM

Former wards of the state now have advocates at public institutions

When Henry Gutierrez aged out of the California foster-care system a year ago, he thought, "What next?"

He had dreams of one day attending Harvard Law School and becoming a district attorney in California.

But just getting to college seemed complicated. His social workers and teachers encouraged Mr. Gutierrez, 19, to go, but he didn't know the steps to get there. A couple of friends from his group home

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