“Domestic Relations cases can result in difficult situations for families and individuals. Emily Aragon is a great example of someone achieving success despite severe familial challenges and is inspiring for people in similar situations.” -Aaric Siesco, Rose Law Group family law attorney
By Brenda Lepenski | 12 News
An Arizona woman overcame the challenges of growing up in foster care and has achieved the milestone of graduating a year and a half early from the University of Arizona.
According to the National Foster Youth Institute reports that foster care youth are three times more likely to drop out of high school.
The Department of Child Services celebrated 20-year-old Emily Aragon’s accomplishment on Friday afternoon, handing her a $1,500 check to support her future endeavors.
“So few foster kids ever graduate with a bachelor’s, let alone a master’s,” Aragon said. “There’s a huge statistical problem with foster kids going into homelessness, becoming teenage mothers, or falling into drug abuse and criminal histories.”
Aragon said she was in foster care since she was a child with her brothers and sisters.
