Middle Georgia State University Gets a $75,000 Grant to Support Students With Foster Care or Homelessness Experience, Programs Launch Spring 2027
Georgia, United States. Middle Georgia State University has received a $75,000 Embark Georgia Campus Capacity grant to support students who have been through foster care or homelessness, according to reporting on November 13.
The grant will build two programs, Beacon Scholars and Luminary Scholars, and both are planned to launch in spring 2027. Beacon Scholars will first serve about five students.
Beacon Scholars receive housing, meal plans and weekly success coaching, along with monthly meetings and financial literacy training. Luminary Scholars receive a leadership stipend for mentoring Beacon students.
Elaine Martin, the university's assistant director of Student Care, said the goal is for students to know they have a support system at the university. The reporting also cited a 2025 Trellis Strategies survey in which 35 percent of undergraduate respondents reported housing insecurity in the previous year and 54 percent reported at least one basic-needs challenge; the survey covered participating colleges in several states and does not represent all college students nationwide.
Source: Middle Georgia State University
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