Agency helping youth in the Okanagan and across B.C. access post-secondary education
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A non-profit has made a monumental commitment to support youth in the Okanagan and across B.C. looking to further their education.
United Way B.C. said it would be distributing a combined $800,000 through its Youth Futures Education Fund next year.
The program provides youth entering post-secondary education with supports to help cover tuition, groceries, housing, transportation and more, with 1,962 youth enrolled in the program. That total was up 28 per cent from the previous year’s number of qualifying students.
“Removing tuition costs is an important first step, but it doesn’t eliminate the financial barriers students face. Young people who’ve been in foster care without a family safety net to fall back on can have their futures derailed when an unexpected expense, emergency, or rising costs put their education at risk,” Trisha Dulku, Strategic Initiatives Manager at United Way B.C., stated.
