Johnathan has never had the luxury of feeling truly settled. Moving from one foster home to the next, he learned early on that nothing ever stayed the same. Sometimes, he would wake up in a room that wasn’t his, surrounded by new faces, not knowing if he would be there for a week or a year. His belongings were always packed in a small bag, ready to be carried to the next place, and “home” was a word that felt more like a distant memory than a reality. But through all the upheaval, one thing kept him grounded: his love for learning. School was his escape, his safe space where he could imagine a future beyond foster care. It was the one constant he could count on. Whether it was reading, solving math problems, or dreaming about college, learning gave him a sense of purpose, a belief that he could build a life for himself, even if his present felt uncertain.