Register Now for the 2024 Passport to Careers Conference

Grab your calendar and mark off May 14, 2024 for the virtual Passport to Careers Conference.

You won’t want to miss this annual opportunity to grow your professional network, learn from experts and enjoy the camaraderie of other caring adults who are working to create educational parity for students with experience in foster care or unaccompanied homelessness. 

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Improving Higher Education Outcomes for Students from Foster Care and Unaccompanied Homeless Youth

Passport Contact List

This contact list is intended to be a first-stop resource for Washington Passport Network members to find and connect with campus contacts who support PTC scholars and programs. To use the directory effectively, here are some definitions to keep in mind:

  • Designated Support Staff (DSS) is the main contact for PTC student support related questions, including academic services for scholars,
  • Financial Aid Administrators (FAA) is tahe main contact for questions related to financial aid for PTC scholars, including scholarships, awarding, disbursements, etc.
  • Passport Campus Leadership (PCL) is the person in a leadership role who oversees the operations of the PTC program on campus.

This list is organized by location and institution.

View the contact list

The Washington Passport Network is a statewide collective impact initiative committed to supporting students who have experienced foster care and/or unaccompanied homelessness and the adult professionals they rely on. We empower professionals supporting these students with information, knowledge, and tools to improve practices and student outcomes.

If you are a professional working to support students from foster care, or those experiencing unaccompanied homelessness, in accessing, persisting, or completing post-secondary education or apprenticeships in Washington state, then we consider you a member of the Washington Passport Network. 

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