Colleges across the state are going to online classes, and for many students, that means heading home to parents. But for some students, that’s not an option. Take the 69 students at Fresno State who are current or former foster care youth. They’re all part of an academic support program called Renaissance Scholars. Academic advisor Adriana Vasquez says her students are anxious. “One student mentioned the situation in Italy and [asked] if it’s going to be like that here. Where it’s going to be for a few months, where we’re going to be pretty much staying at home and if she was going to have enough to survive,” she said. Vasquez said the office has been handing out gift cards, and basic hygiene items to offset living expenses for the students. Three scholars lost their teaching assistant jobs last week when the public schools closed, Vasquez said. “We’re just going to try to use all of our resources to meet their needs,” Vasquez said. About 10 of the students live in the dorms and they
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