Former foster youth are receiving targeted support through university Guardian Scholars programs designed to improve enrollment persistence and graduation outcomes. Reporting from Sacramento State details how the Guardian Scholars Program runs financial aid workshops and addresses practical barriers tied to scholarship application complexity and essay requirements. The story situates the work within a broader federal attention shift toward foster youth, with the federal government promising renewed investment. It cites low college degree attainment rates for foster youth compared with adults overall and links the gap to instability, trauma, inadequate preparedness, and limited social-emotional supports. By using workshops that combine guidance with encouragement and concrete tools, the program model aims to reduce administrative intimidation and strengthen the support networks students need to stay enrolled.