as jobina fortson sphraeurpbexp, has an important back story. >> reporter: the grad landed in the top three of the national network of entrepreneurship competition. >> i was like, wow, this is -- people actually like it. >> his teacher and counselor were texting back and forth and talking about how proud we were of him. >> reporter: franco created an app dedicated to connecting foster youth to a peer network and the tools needed tore college. it's called f connect. >> reporter: here's a template to show you how it works. log in, get started, find info on housing, study buddy. all from the foster community. >> there's a lot of struggling and miscommunication i had with my social worker. jumping from houses, from schools. they need the support. >> reporter: according to youththruogh.org, only 20% go to college. of those, only 3% graduate. >> in the last five years, the state has made incredible progress. >> reporter: they believe this is a great step. and in about four months, you will find it in our app store. jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >> in love of that idea. >> young people making