SchoolHouse Connection is a national non-profit organization dedicated to solving the problem of homelessness through education. We work with early childhood programs, schools, higher education institutions, service providers, families and youth to provide strategic support and practical assistance.
We believe that education is the only permanent solution for the homeless. Our vision is to enable homeless children and youth from birth to higher education to have full access to high-quality learning opportunities, so that they will never be homeless when they grow up, and the next generation will never be homeless.
The SchoolHouse Connection Youth Leadership and Scholarship Program:
- offers scholarships to youth who have experienced homelessness to ensure they complete their postsecondary education program.
- Assist youth with the process of financial assistance, mental health promotion and referral, professional legal promotion and referral, and help find and establish local contacts for general support and services.
- Establish a stable peer and adult support network for beneficiaries before, during and after their university career and transition to the labor market.
- provides youth with meaningful opportunities to engage in advertising, while providing ongoing support services to help ensure graduation and success in life.
Application Criteria for The SchoolHouse Connection Leadership and Scholarship Program in USA
Who Should Apply?
- Applicants must have been born on or after Oct. 1, 2000.
- Applicants must be entering college for the first time during the fall of 2021-2022 school year. This means that the application is for students who will be high school seniors in the fall of 2020; for those who are in GED programs; and for those who plan to take a gap year.
- Applicants must have experienced homelessness within the last six years.
- Applicants must reside in the United States.
- Undocumented students who meet these criteria are eligible.
Eligible Nationalities for The SchoolHouse Connection Leadership and Scholarship Program in USA
Reside in USA
- $2,000 scholarship award.
- A minimum of 10 scholarships are awarded.
- A trip to a national awards ceremony (travel and expenses included).
- Second gathering in Washington, DC, one year after the initial scholarship award (all expenses included).