Topic Details iFoster is a Finalist for Echoing Green Black Male Achievement Fellowship on: 05/03/2012 iFoster and its Executive Director, Serita Cox, were selected from among 1,200 applicants as one of 16 finalists for the Echoing Green and Open Society Foundations' Black Male Achievement Fellowship focused on improving the life outcomes of Black Men and Boys in the United States. With Black Boys and Youth over-represented in foster care, iFoster is proud to represent child welfare for this prestigious award. "In December, Echoing Green and the Open Society Foundations (OSF) called for emerging social entrepreneurs dedicated to improving the life outcomes of black men and boys in the U.S. to apply for the newly created Black Male Achievement (BMA) Fellowship. This new Fellowship represents a partnership between OSF’s Campaign for Black Male Achievement, which is focused on the issues areas of education, family, and work; and Echoing Green, which has been in the forefront of identifying and supporting social entrepreneurs with bold ideas for social change. Today, we are proud to announce 16 Finalists for the BMA Fellowship. They represent nine U.S. states, with ideas ranging from transforming the child welfare system using online technology to creating meaningful job opportunities for high school students through urban farming. They will join us in New York for a selection event on May 15." Echoing Green Announcement, April 2012. http://www.echoinggreen.org/blog/2012-bma-finalists http://www.echoinggreen.org/ifoster Comments

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