December 21, 2023
Take a moment to think back to a favorite holiday memory. What were you doing? Who was there? What made that moment so special? Cherished memories […]
Fostering Blog
November 16, 2023
When people apply for a job, they take into consideration salary, retirement benefits, and medical insurance. All of these forms of compensation are important, but an […]
November 15, 2023
Have you ever hoped for a friend that understands you and will always be there? That is the kind of friendship Kylie and June have with […]
October 25, 2023
Even if you don’t love academics, most people can remember a teacher that had a significant impact on their lives. Maybe your first grade teacher gave […]
August 31, 2023
Fostering Great Ideas receives $35,000 grant for Aspire™ program expansion to Richland County to serve more youth in foster care August 31, 2023 (GREENVILLE, SC) — Fostering Great […]
December 16, 2022
Being present during this season of busy reminds us that each moment counts. Doug and his mentee Jeff started their mentor relationship like many others – […]
February 7, 2019
In 2014, Monica was 16 and living in a specialized foster care placement for sexually abused girls. Through our Life Support program, Monica received a volunteer […]
May 17, 2018
Give a few hours a week and it multiplies a hundred times over. Who remembers geometry? fondly? Two random points on a graph; connect them, and […]
May 29, 2017
Chances are, you know of someone who’s graduating this month. Be it from high school or from college, having achieved the goal they set out to […]
May 11, 2017
On May 9, 2017, Greenville Women Giving, a philanthropic women’s organization, awarded Fostering Great Ideas (FGI) a $47,000 grant to fund a college success program at […]
May 10, 2017
On May 3, 2017, United Way of Greenville County awarded a three year grant to Fostering Great Ideas (FGI) to support FGI’s Life Support mentor program […]
April 25, 2017
In The Language of Flowers: A Novel by Vanessa Diffenbaugh, we meet Victoria, a young woman who ages out of the foster system in California, and we […]