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Foster Care Liaison

Your Success is Our Mission

If you were previously in foster care, the Foster Care Liaison program at A&M-Commerce is available to mentor, educate and support you on your education journey. Email [email protected] to get started today!

What We Do

Campus Navigation

Our Foster Care Liaison program can help you identify and navigate campus resources that are free to you as an enrolled student.

Life Skills Coaching

Our liaisons are happy to work with you to help you develop (or brush up on) your life skills such as budgeting, planner organization, job readiness and other skills development through one-on-one meetings and workshops.

Student Advocacy and Support

The Office of Student Advocacy and Support offers case management services, the Lion Food Pantry, the Lion Wardrobe, and Victim Advocacy work.

Do I Qualify?

Your tuition and fees may be waived if:

You were in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services until your 18th birthday (up until the day before your birthday is sufficient);

You were in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services on your 14th birthday or after, and you were eligible for adoption;

You were in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services on the day you graduated from high school or got your GED;

You were in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services on the day preceding the date you were adopted, if that date is on or after September 1, 2009;

You were in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services on the day preceding the date that your permanent managing conservatorship was awarded to a person other than your parent, if that date was on or after September 1, 2009; or

You were in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services during an academic term in which you were enrolled in a dual credit course or other course for which a high school student may earn joint high school and college credit.

Required Documents

Under Texas Law, you should receive your identification documents when you turned 16. If you did not, contact your Preparation for Adult Living (PAL) worker and liaison to obtain these documents.

DFPS Waiver – Share with registrar
Transcripts
Birth certificate
Social Security card
Texas state identification card (ID or driver’s license)
Immunization records

Students under age 22 must either receive a vaccination against bacterial meningitis or meet certain criteria for declining a vaccination before the first day of the semester. Do not wait! To learn more about submitting your records, email [email protected]

Meet Your Liaison

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Jaci Fulton

Assistant Director

Graduated 2020, 2021, Social Work

Frequently Asked Questions

I’m interested in Foster Care Liaison services. How do I start?

Great! Reach out to the Foster Care Liaison in the Student Advocacy and Support Office to learn more about our services!