As Krisha Ross got closer to aging out of foster care, she decided to drop out of high school in 2015 in order to find work.
“I did not see the value of continuing school for two years when I needed to work to live,” said Ross, who dropped out of high school in Los Angeles during her sophomore year.
But she didn’t have much luck.
“I would sit and stare at the computer screen for hours filling out applications,” she said.
Things did not turn around until Ross was connected to an organization called iFoster, a national nonprofit that seeks to help children being raised in foster care.
After attending a series of iFoster workshops on résumé writing, job interviews and various soft skills, Ross ultimately got connected to a job at Ralph’s — a grocery store chain in Southern California.
She started out cleaning bathrooms but then worked her way up and ultimately was promoted to manager of one of the store’s floral shops — a job she says matches her upbeat personality.
