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PEGASUS Program Hope Chest for Foster Care Graduates

Helping Foster Care Youth Transition

When Texas foster care youth graduate from high school or turn eighteen years old, they are required by law to provide for themselves. As foster care youth, they typically leave state support with their clothes, personal items, and limited state and federal funds if they are eligible.

Background

Foster care youth in the Lubbock area need basic household items as they transition out of the state’s care and live on their own without the benefit of a family to support them. In partnership with the Texas Tech University PEGASUS Program, a “Hope Chest” for high school graduating seniors that are in foster care in our area is provided.


Why Help

The Hope Chest honors South Plains foster care youth for their perseverance and achievement of finishing high school despite their difficult circumstances. A luncheon is held to pay tribute to them during which new household items are provided for them to settle into their new living situations and responsibilities. They deserve new items for their new start: new towels, new dishes, and new sheets, etc. This is often a life-changing transition, and your donations to purchase new items can make it happen.


How to Help: Donor or Sponsor

Donating to Hope Chest is easy and rewarding. Your donations will help high school seniors in foster care start their new lives!

 

There are many ways to donate to Hope Chest! Further information is available at www.hopechest.ttu.edu:

 

All donations are tax exempt. If you would like a receipt for tax exempt purposes, it will be provided upon receipt of a written/email request with your contact information. Donations are now being accepted through May 14, 2010.


Who to Contact

To adopt a student or learn how to contribute to foster care youth, contact hopechest@ttu.edu or at (806) 742-2189.