Alex Smith shown with Fostering Futures scholarship recipient Aaron, Princeton Class of 2006.

“Forward Progress for Foster Teens in Transition” is the motto of The Alex Smith Foundation. One of Alex’ primary goals with his foundation is to fund programs to help increase graduation rates among foster youth and also to help them after they turn 18, when government programs stop rendering assistance. As he says, “You’re kind of just put on the street and have to fend for yourself. I would like to help them in that transition period.”

We appreciate his continued partnership in 2007, which supported the expansion of our program to include students from Santa Clara County, and his continuing support of those scholarships through the 2008–09 school year.

Thank you, Alex, for using your celebrity to raise public awareness of the special needs of foster youth in transition and your financial resources to directly assist students on their journeys to successful and fulfilling futures through higher education.

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