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Scholarships Awarded for 614 Students to Attend a Private
School in the 2016-2017 School Year in Northwest Ohio under
the Northwest Ohio Scholarship Fund
Special to The Truth
The Northwest Ohio Scholarship Fund announced last week that
they have awarded a total of 614 scholarships including 132
new scholarships for the 2016-2017 school year. The
eligibility scale for these scholarships is based on the
National School Lunch Program and all of the families
receiving the scholarship are at the 270 percent poverty
level or below.
The Northwest Ohio Scholarship Fund (NOSF) provides
privately funded scholarships to students from low-income
families in grades K-8 to attend a private school or for
home-school expenses. Students can receive up to $1,500 per
year for tuition or $500 for home-school expenses.
Families must reside in Allen, Crawford, Defiance, Erie,
Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Huron, Lucas, Ottawa, Paulding,
Putnam, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, Wood
and Wyandot and are required to pay a minimum of $500
towards their tuition.
Principal Neil Black says of the program: “NOSF has been an
incredible blessing to our families at Monclova Christian
Academy. We understand that in some cases, our families who
are receiving financial help from NOSF would not be able to
attend our school and receive the benefits of a Christian
education.”
NOSF is a partner with the Children’s Scholarship Fund
(CSF). CSF provides scholarships to families in need so
they can choose the private school that best meets their
children’s needs. Every dollar raised locally gets matched
by CSF which provides additional dollars for scholarships.
Since the program began, more than 14,000 students have been
awarded a NOSF Scholarship.
Interested families can find more information about the
program and apply online on the NOSF website at
www.nosf.org.
For more information please contact Ann Riddle, executive
director of the Northwest Ohio Scholarship Fund at (419)
720-7048 |
