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New Law in Georgia Requires Schools to Enroll Foster Youth Within Three Days

7/14/2026

New Law in Georgia Requires Schools to Enroll Foster Youth Within Three Days

Jordan Anderson

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As Georgia students soon head back to the classroom, a new law requires schools to take no more than three business days to enroll new students living in foster care.

7/8/2026

Georgia Opens New College Scholarship Fund for Former Foster Youth

Jordan Anderson

Illustration by Nuthawut/Adobe Stock.
Former foster youth in Georgia have a new source of financial support to help pay for their college education. The Georgia Foster Care Scholarship has begun accepting its first round of applications.

6/17/2026

Billionaire Former Foster Youth Wins Republican Nomination for Georgia Governor

Jordan Anderson

Rick Jackson, Republican candidate for Georgia governor, speaking at a 2025 campaign stop. Photo by Joe Hotchkiss/The Augusta Chronicle.
Rick Jackson, the Georgia billionaire raised in foster care, secured the Republican nomination for governor in a runoff Tuesday, following a fiercely competitive race.

6/16/2026

One-Time Cash Infusions Aim to Prevent Youth Homelessness

Jordan Anderson and Susanti Sarkar

A survey of young adults facing homelessness who received one-time cash payments showed early, but positive results.

6/15/2026

Anti-Trafficking Campaigns Visible as World Cup Reaches Atlanta

Jordan Anderson

Atlanta has spent months ramping up efforts to combat sex trafficking during the World Cup global soccer tournament.

5/20/2026

Campaigning on Foster Youth Backstory, Rick Jackson Heads To a Runoff as Georgia Governor’s Race Tightens

Jordan Anderson

Georgia Republican candidate for governor Rick Jackson during a campaign stop at Augusta’s Daniel Field. Photo by Joe Hotchkiss/The Augusta Chronicle.
Rick Jackson, the Georgia billionaire who has trumpeted his childhood in foster care as part of his campaign to become the state’s next governor, fell short of claiming the Republican nomination Tuesday. 

5/15/2026

Who is Rick Jackson? Billionaire With Foster Care Backstory Runs for Georgia Governor

Jordan Anderson

On billboards, online and in newspapers, Georgia gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson sums up his life story: “Foster care to billionaire.” 

What Does It Mean to Be "Okay?"

5/12/2026

What Does It Mean to Be “Okay?”

Destiny Jackson

Being “okay” is not always about having everything figured out. Sometimes, it simply means you did not give up today, writes Destiny Jackson.

Family Defense: The Natural Transition from Foster Youth Advocacy to Parental Rights Advocacy

5/7/2026

Family Defense: The Natural Transition from Foster Youth Advocacy to Parental Rights Advocacy

Lakievia Johnson

Not knowing how to preserve my rights as a youth and that parental rights existed has negatively impacted my life, writes Lakievia Johnson.

5/1/2026

‘The Little Flowers Are Me, Unbloomed:’ Georgia Foster Teens Find Their Voices Through Art Exhibit

Jordan Anderson

The See Me project has helped dozens of Georgia foster teens in group homes turn their lived experience into paintings, poems and sculpture.

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