They didn't have a home to call their own, now they have one 365 days a year

Photos by Ralph Freso Jason Lewis moved 28 times. He was hauled to many states by heroin-addicted parents, then “bounced around to foster homes, shelters, […]

Published June 12, 2025

Students look up to a future with Fostering Futures Scholarship

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow Ray Gilmore didn’t have it easy growing up in Tucson. He said his parents weren’t interested, and his grandmother, […]

Published September 3, 2025

Nursing student shares her tragedy and grit with Fostering Futures recipients

It was no ordinary speech telling students who were transitioning from foster care to do their homework. Candace Mabry had been there herself. Her parents […]

Published September 11, 2023

Fostering Futures students share big dreams for a better life

The 19 incoming students in foster care all had big dreams to share at the Fostering Futures Scholarships orientation Thursday. After hearing about the added […]

Published August 9, 2023

GCU alum gives hope to youth in foster care

If you read about GCU alumnus Isaiah Gomez in this month’s issue of GCU Magazine, here’s the bigger story. The details of how he pulled […]

Published August 15, 2022

Fostering Futures recipients meet the future

Lorenna Lentz aged out of foster care and received a Foster Futures Scholarship to GCU and now can dream of one day working in marketing […]

Published July 28, 2022

Foster care experts put their heads, hearts together

A diverse group of child welfare professionals from across Arizona tackled goals to improve foster care in Arizona on Thursday at the Foster Care Summit […]

Published May 20, 2022

GCU unveils scholarships for Arizona foster children

You could tell Thursday meant a lot to GCU. The Student Union was packed. The governor was here. The announcement of new Fostering Futures Scholarships […]

Published February 25, 2022