Road to Success travels to FIU, University of Miami 

March 20, 2019

Port St. Lucie -

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, the proverb goes.

And on February 17, four young adults and three Road to Success staff members embarked on a busy weekend with thousands of steps heading to college.

Specifically, the group headed to Florida International University and the University of Miami for two days of college campus tours.

Going to college is something that many people take for granted, said Margie Dotson, CCKids staff member and program specialist. Youth in care often don't have the luxury of dreaming "big" because they are focused on survival.

But Road to Success - a CCKids program that prepares young people for life after foster care - is changing that, one young person and one college tour at a time.

"Our focus as program staff is to help young people build a foundation in gradual steps: graduate from high school, transition to college, start a career and have a successful future," Dotson said.

"We help them identify what their success looks like and put a plan in place," she said. "Becoming successful is a lot of hard work.

"Academic success is crucial to that, and college road tours helps them to focus on their vision of college."