Camden Fellows
Founded in 2020, the Camden Fellows program is a support program for students who are current or former foster care youth with lived experience in the child welfare system as an adolescent. Camden Fellows provides a supportive community on the Rutgers-Camden campus where students with the unique shared experience of the child services system are encouraged and celebrated to reach their full potential.
What We Offer
Personal Coaching
One-on-one supportive coaching to help Fellows achieve their academic and personal goals
Workshops
Camden Fellows attend educational and career sessions to enhance personal growth
Resources & Opportunities
Gain access to essential resources tailored to student needs, including housing support,
internship placements, and other critical services
Student Basic Needs
Based on individual needs and resource availability, support students facing financial hardship and emergency funding.
These funds can help cover:
- Textbooks and Course Materials
- Essential Living Expenses
- Food, Transportation, and Other Basic Needs
Support is provided through a streamlined application process.
Connections
An understanding supportive community of peers and adults
How To Get Started
Camden Fellow applicants must have previous or current involvement with the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P), or any state child welfare agency after the age of 13, and/or are at risk for homelessness.
Applicants must also be:
• Between the ages of 18-24 at the time of application
• Be accepted as a full-time student at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Camden campus
• Have a completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Camden Fellows
311 Cooper Street, Camden, NJ
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday
Contact: Adam Staats or Melissa Shermer