This Tutor Understands Foster Kids

Paula Carvalho grew up in foster care. Today she is a Seattle University senior who spends 15 hours a week tutoring foster kids through an SU-Treehouse partnership. Read Paula's story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

Foster Care Fact

  • In a Washington state study, only 59% of youth in foster care enrolled in 11th grade completed high school by the end of 12th grade.