Melania Trump unveils foster care education alliance with IndyCar, Fox, universities - WKRC
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WASHINGTON (TNND) - First Lady Melania Trump is set to announce a new partnership Thursday afternoon aimed at expanding college opportunities for young people transitioning out of foster care. The event is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET on Aug. 20, 2026, in the White House Rose Garden, where Trump's Fostering the Future initiative is expected to launch what organizers describe as a "groundbreaking alliance" with IndyCar, Fox Corporation and two universities. Notes for the event say the partnership includes new funding for Fostering the Future scholarships at Indiana University and Purdue University. The announcement comes ahead of the inaugural Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C., scheduled for Aug. 22-23, 2026. Event materials describe the timing as highlighting a connection between education and sport. Participants listed for the Rose Garden event include First Lady Melania Trump; President Donald J. Trump; Roger Penske, founder and chairman of the Penske Corporation; Doug Boles, president of IndyCar; Eric Shanks, CEO and executive producer of FOX Sports; Dr. Pamela Whitten, president of Indiana University; and Cherise Hall, vice provost for enrollment management at Purdue University. IndyCar drivers Scott Dixon, Alexander Rossi, Scott McLaughlin and Graham Rahal, along with youth with lived experience in foster care, are also listed as participants. IndyCar also designed...
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