First Star 2013
Video by Chue Xiong, Academy Staff
GWA Talent Show
Students in the Greater Washington Academy summer college program performed at a talent show held in the Hand Chapel on the campus of George Washington University. First Star board members, mentors, students and others affiliated [...]
Gen Y and Prosocial Media Solutions for an Imperfect World: Peter Samuelson at TEDxUCSD
Peter Samuelson has been described as a "serial pro-social entrepreneur". In 1982, inspired by a little boy battling an inoperable brain tumor, Peter conceived of the Starlight Children's Foundation — an international charity dedicated to [...]
Fostering Justice – Children Need A Lawyer!
The Children's Rights Litigation Committee (CRLC) is engaged in a multiyear project to ensure that every child involved in an abuse and neglect case is appointed a quality lawyer. Lawyers can improve outcomes for foster [...]
FS Genieva and Peter Samuelson Current TV
Foster youth are often denied access to adequate educational and residential programs that meet their unique needs within a supportive environment. The damaging effects of growing up in foster care without those needs met are [...]
George Washington University Tour
First Star Greater Washington Academy students toured the George Washington University campus, a place they will call home starting in the summer of 2013. For four weeks, students will learn what it's like to be [...]
First Star Family NBCU
First Star UCLA Summer Guardian Academy Foster youth are often denied access to adequate educational and residential programs that meet their unique needs within a supportive environment. The damaging effects of growing up in foster [...]