EDUCATION & SCHOLARSHIPS
Education Changes What Comes Next.
This section is being built for two people at once: a current or former foster youth looking for help paying for school or training, and a community member who wants to create an educational opportunity for someone else.
HELP FOSTER YOUTH · THANK A TEACHER
Thank A Teacher
Did a teacher, coach, mentor, counselor, or other special person change the course of your life? Honor their impact by creating a scholarship in their name for a current or former foster youth.
Their influence changed your life. Let it help change another.
COMING SOON
Thank A Teacher is a future Help Foster Youth pathway. It is not accepting money, applications or recipient nominations today, and no tax treatment is implied.
Local Educational Resources
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY · EDUCATION & SCHOLARSHIPS
Mary Graham Scholarship Foundation
Educational funding for eligible current and former foster youth connected to San Joaquin County. There is no age limit.
- Service area
- San Joaquin County, California
- Phone
- (209) 471-3003
Who it is for
- Current or former foster youth with foster-care history in San Joaquin County
- Currently living in San Joaquin County
- Enrolled in an accredited college or trade school
- Unmet financial need after applying for financial aid
- No age limit
Deadlines, qualifying educational expenses and the full application process change from term to term — confirm current application details with the foundation.
✓ Verified Resource· Last reviewed: August 2026
What This Section Will Include
As resources are reviewed, Education & Scholarships will hold college scholarships, vocational and trade-school funding, tuition assistance, certification programs and educational financial-aid resources for current and former foster youth.
LOCAL
County and community scholarships, local tuition assistance and education funds for current and former foster youth.
CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE
Statewide financial-aid programs, campus support programs and vocational or trade-school funding.
NATIONAL
National college scholarships, certification programs and educational financial-aid resources for youth with foster-care experience.