September 06, 2011 - The John Burton Foundation created the Burton Scholars Backpack to Success Program in 2007 to directly assist former foster youth attending higher education. This program exists in support of the work of the California College Pathways Program. Oftentimes, students entering the college world for the first time find themselves needing emergency supplies or last minute items to start the school semester. For many former foster youth, however, they do not...Read more »
