Improving Higher Education Outcomes
for Students from Foster Care
The Washington Passport Network is a statewide collective impact initiative committed to supporting students from foster care and the adult professionals they rely on. We empower professionals supporting students from foster care with information, knowledge, and tools to improve practices and student outcomes.
If you are a professional working to support students from foster care, or those experiencing unaccompanied homelessness, in accessing, persisting, or completing post-secondary education or apprenticeships in Washington state, then we consider you a member of the Washington Passport Network.
The 2020 Passport to Careers State Conference has been postponed.
Latest News & Upcoming Events
Helping Foster Youth Thrive in the 21st Century Workplace – 2019 Blueprint for Success Conference Recap
Recently, Washington Passport Network (WPN) staff had the opportunity to attend a dynamic two-day conference in Los Angeles focused on supporting foster youth to achieve their higher education goals. The Blueprint for Success Conference, hosted by California...
Supporting the Whole Student – 2019 Passport Conference Recap
For the Passport to Careers (PTC) program, the 2018-19 academic year has been defined by three themes: expansion, improved program quality, and stronger relationships. The 2019 PTC State conference, which took place May 15-16 at University of Washington -...
Viable Plan Series – 2018-19 Exemplars
As detailed in the introduction to this blog series, the term Viable Plan refers to participating Passport to Careers (PTC) institutions' programmatic plans for how they serve PTC scholars on their campuses. Campus contexts and the needs of students differ across...
Seeking Workshop Presenters
The 2019 Passport to Careers (PTC) State Conference, which will be held May 15-16 at University of Washington – Tacoma, is the premier professional development opportunity for Washington state educators, advisors, social workers, and student support professionals...
Passport Scholar Success Fund – Online Application Now Available!
Many post-secondary students live on extremely tight budgets. This is definitely the case for most Passport Scholars, who not only live on the razor's edge financially, but often have fewer natural safety-net supports compared to their peers from intact families. WPN...
Passport to Careers Policies Gaining National Attention
This article, written by Jay Giler of the national youth development digital media publication Youth Today was published on December 20, 2018. Mr. Giler provides a detailed overview of the PTC program, viewing it through the lens of emerging national best practices....
