{"id":1309924,"date":"2022-02-18T12:37:56","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T17:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1309924"},"modified":"2022-02-18T12:38:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T17:38:07","slug":"melania-trump-announces-initiative-for-foster-children-blasts-media-they-are-dream-killers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melania-trump-announces-initiative-for-foster-children-blasts-media-they-are-dream-killers\/","title":{"rendered":"Melania Trump Announces Initiative for Foster Children, Blasts Media: They Are &#039;Dream Killers&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmelania-trump-announces-initiative-for-foster-children-blasts-media-they-are-dream-killers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1309924&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Melania-Trump-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Former first lady Melania Trump on Friday announced her latest initiative to help America\u2019s children, an extension of her Be Best efforts while in the White House. She explained she has been \u201claying the groundwork\u201d for a project focusing on children in the foster care system.<\/p>\n<p>Her latest project, Fostering the Future, will \u201cwork to secure educational opportunities and scholarships for children,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/melaniatrump.com\/fosteringthefuture\">announced<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cScholarship recipients will learn in a supportive environment, gaining knowledge critical to realizing job security within the technology sector. By providing access to computer science education, these individuals will be prepared to enter the workforce and ultimately reach financial independence,\u201d she wrote, noting that many children in the foster care system \u201clack the support and stability to finish their education and gain meaningful employment.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Statement from Mrs. Melania Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kUyUMMFWDR\">https:\/\/t.co\/kUyUMMFWDR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MELANIATRUMP\/status\/1494661964450222088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The former first lady cited statistics from the National Foster Youth Institute, revealing that just half of foster children finish high school, and only three percent go on to earn a college degree.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTo avoid confusion, I do not operate a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. In simple terms, \u2018Fostering the Future\u2019 is the name of my platform. Fostering the Future is a Be Best initiative,\u201d she clarified, adding that she is working with the&nbsp;Bradley Impact Fund, a \u201cdonor-advised fund, to select charities that support foster children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Bradley Impact Fund will disburse funds raised through the efforts of Fostering the Future to the respective beneficiaries.\u201d She added:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>With the assistance of various agencies and individuals in the&nbsp;foster&nbsp;care community, we are currently identifying foster children from across our Nation interested in receiving scholarships. These individuals will have the ability to take advantage of the opportunity to learn computer sciences this year.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Melania Trump also addressed what she described as \u201cfalse reports\u201d surrounding her initiative, detailing a Silicon Valley school with a campus in Oklahoma refusing to work with Fostering the Future at what seemed to be the last minute. According to Trump, \u201cmultiple scholarships were going to be granted through the school\u2019s preferred designated fund.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey would not accept scholarship dollars for deserving students\u2014even as an anonymous gift. It was made clear to me that the school\u2019s Board of Directors organized a politically-motivated decision,\u201d she said, noting she was \u201cdisappointed but not surprised.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>This is not the first time where politics got in the way of my mission to support children. In fact, I tried to galvanize partners to broaden the impact of Be Best while in the White House and was outright rejected. For example, a prospective corporate partner refused an opportunity to further our shared philanthropic goals surrounding my visit to Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Supporting children is not, and should never be, part of a political agenda. Imagine the opportunities we could create if we all worked together to support our children and committed to helping them fulfill their hopes and dreams.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump ended her press release by criticizing members of the mainstream media, who she said continue to \u201cpublish inaccurate, misleading, and outright incorrect articles\u201d about her work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe media has created a narrative whereby I am trying to act in an illegal or unethical manner. That portrayal is simply untrue and adversely affects the children I hope to support. Those who attack my initiatives and create the appearance of impropriety are quite literally dream killers,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have canceled the hopes and dreams of children by trying to cancel me,\u201d Trump added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former first lady Melania Trump on Friday announced her latest initiative to help America\u2019s children, an extension of her Be Best efforts while in the White House. 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