‘Didn’t have a pillow’: the program kitting out foster students starting college
Saturday 16th August 2025
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When Ar’reiona Green was accepted to Sacramento State last year, she knew she would need books and school supplies. She didn’t expect to need a toolbox. Or hangers. Or that her dorm room wouldn’t come with a fan or a lamp.
Like many first-year students, Green, who is headed into her sophomore year and plans to become a plastic surgeon, was excited about her future adventures. But coming up through the foster system in California, she didn’t know anyone who had gone to college. While she felt ready for her classes, life as a college student was mostly mysterious except for what she’d seen online.
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