Samantha Banser is the founder and co-president of Brighter Tomorrows, a non-profit that provides housing, support, and mentoring for youth who have aged out of the foster care system. Banser started this program because she had friends that were in foster homes and as they grew older together she realized the unique challenges of aging in the foster care system. She investigated the need by meeting with organizations and individuals in the foster system, as well as several individuals that had aged out of the system. From this research she took an informed action to meet a community need.
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Samantha Banser, Wartburg College, Iowa
Thanks to Campus Compact for all that you have done over the years to nurture the campus service and service-learning movement. When we started at St. A's 15 years ago there was a feeling among some campuses that we were seeing higher education's latest 'flash in the pan.' Instead it was the beginning of a revolution of ideas and relationships, and you guys have been fueling us all the way.
-Daniel Forbes, Director, Meelia Center for Community Service, Saint Anselm College