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Vol. 45 No. 50
March 7, 2007 |
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Tomorrow’s Hope offering over $1M in
scholarships
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Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation will award more than $1 million
in scholarships to help children attend Catholic elementary
schools. For help navigating the scholarship application
process, parents can attend one of five seminars scheduled
around the diocese during the next week.
The foundation, which supports Catholic education in the
Rockville Centre Diocese through donations, will offer
scholarships ranging in size from $750 to $2,000, depending
on need.
Tomorrow’s Hope, the diocesan Education Department, the
Private School Aid Service (PSAS), and volunteers from
Catholic schools around the diocese have worked together to
organize these seminars, said Kathy Brand, director of
Tomorrow’s Hope.
“A representative from PSAS had training sessions with
volunteers last month to prepare them to help parents who
will be applying for financial aid,” Brand explained.
Based near Cleveland, Ohio, PSAS specializes in need
analysis for private schools. Tomorrow’s Hope has contracted
with PSAS to verify scholarship applications.
“We have budgeted $1.25 million for scholarships this year”
for children in Catholic schools in kindergarten through
eighth grade, Brand said, but the amount of scholarship aid
given may exceed that total. “We are planning to meet the
need.”
The seminars will help parents understand the application
process. It requires full disclosure of their financial
resources, including income, savings, and investments, she
noted. The application also requires documentation of
financial responsibilities, including mortgages, medical
bills, tuition, childcare expenses, and special
circumstances, including job loss.
“We encourage parents who are sending their children to
Catholic schools or are thinking about sending their
children to Catholic schools and might qualify for
assistance” to apply for scholarships, said Ursuline Sister
Joanne Callahan, diocesan superintendent of schools.
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Seminar schedule
March 7, 7 p.m., Corpus Christi School, Mineola
(Spanish and English)
March 8, 7 p.m., Our Lady of Providence School, Central
Islip (Spanish and English)
March 11, 1 p.m., St. Brigid/Our Lady of Hope School,
Westbury (Spanish and English)
March 13, 7 p.m., Our Lady Queen of Apostles School,
Center Moriches (English)
March 14, 7 p.m., Holy Family School, Hicksville
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