{"id":647,"date":"2024-05-28T04:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T04:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/?p=647"},"modified":"2024-09-11T14:34:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T14:34:47","slug":"67-bridging-gaps-and-empowering-futures-at-middle-college-with-sarah-marshall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/2024\/05\/28\/67-bridging-gaps-and-empowering-futures-at-middle-college-with-sarah-marshall\/","title":{"rendered":"67. Bridging Gaps and Empowering Futures at Middle College with Sarah Marshall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-15123109\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2032756\/15123109-67-bridging-gaps-and-empowering-futures-at-middle-college-with-sarah-marshall.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-15123109&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Today on We Have Hope, Kim talks with Sarah Marshall of KVC West Virginia. KVC West Virginia is a state-licensed child placement agency dedicated to strengthening families and preventing child abuse and neglect. After seeing a need for more educational options for youth experiencing foster care, KVC partnered with First Star Academy and Fairmont State to offer Middle College.<\/p>\n<p>Middle College at Fairmont State University is a specialized, on-campus academic program created for West Virginia youth in foster care. It provides a pathway for high school students to simultaneously earn a high school diploma and an associate degree (or college credit toward a bachelor\u2019s degree).<\/p>\n<p>Tune in today to learn more about this incredible educational opportunity.<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Episode Highlights:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is the Middle College?<\/li>\n<li>The state of the foster care system.<\/li>\n<li>Education statistics in the foster care system.<\/li>\n<li>What is the Middle College looking for in a student?<\/li>\n<li>What hope means to Sarah.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>More on KVC and Middle College:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit KVC\u2019s website\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/westvirginia.kvc.org\/about\/about-kvc-west-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Learn more about Middle College\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/westvirginia.kvc.org\/services\/middlecollege\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Contact:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:middlecollege@fairmontstate.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">middlecollege@fairmontstate.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>More on Love Your School\/Links Mentioned in Episode:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/we-have-hope-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Our Show Notes Page HERE!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:Kim@loveyourschoolwv.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kim@loveyourschoolwv.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loveyourschool.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.loveyourschool.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/LoveYourSchoolWV\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit our Facebook HERE!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/loveyourschoolwv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit our Instagram HERE!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This show has been produced by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adkinsmedia.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adkins Media Co<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today on We Have Hope, Kim talks with Sarah Marshall of KVC West Virginia. 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