Key Takeaways
- • First Lady Melania Trump and Louisiana State University secured $5 million to establish a permanent endowment for the university's Fostering the Future scholarships, according to the White House.
- • The scholarships will support LSU students who came through the foster care system.
- • The partnership was set to be announced during a Saturday visit to LSU, with promotion planned across campus and at Tiger Stadium before the LSU-Alabama football game.
- • LSU is among more than 20 colleges and universities participating in Fostering the Future, a program the first lady launched in 2021.
Summary
First Lady Melania Trump and Louisiana State University (LSU) have secured $5 million for scholarships for LSU students who came through the foster care system, the White House announced. The funding will establish a permanent endowment for the university's Fostering the Future scholarships.
The first lady was expected to announce the partnership during a visit to LSU on Saturday afternoon. The initiative was also set to be promoted across campus and at Tiger Stadium before the LSU-Alabama football game.
Trump launched Fostering the Future in 2021 to expand educational and career opportunities for young people who have been in foster care. According to the White House, LSU is among more than 20 colleges and universities participating in the program.
The initiative addresses barriers that young people leaving foster care often face, including limited access to housing, transportation and other resources that can affect their education and financial independence. In April, Trump urged Congress to expand support for people in foster care, calling new legislation "a moral imperative."
The LSU endowment extends the first lady's broader effort to connect foster youth with higher education, employment and other support services.
The first lady was expected to announce the partnership during a visit to LSU on Saturday afternoon. The initiative was also set to be promoted across campus and at Tiger Stadium before the LSU-Alabama football game.
Trump launched Fostering the Future in 2021 to expand educational and career opportunities for young people who have been in foster care. According to the White House, LSU is among more than 20 colleges and universities participating in the program.
The initiative addresses barriers that young people leaving foster care often face, including limited access to housing, transportation and other resources that can affect their education and financial independence. In April, Trump urged Congress to expand support for people in foster care, calling new legislation "a moral imperative."
The LSU endowment extends the first lady's broader effort to connect foster youth with higher education, employment and other support services.
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