How We Help

Scholarships
Less than 5% of Bucks County foster children graduate from high school or obtain a G.E.D. These children face substantial obstacles in their short lives. They are the children of parents who are unable to care for them due to:

• Substance abuse
• Mental/Physical challenges
• Incarceration
• Death

Not only do these children lack parental support but at age 18, they "age out" of the system and get no financial assistance from any government agencies.

At age 18, many kids are able to stay their foster home due to the generosity of their foster parents, however, foster parents cannot afford to fund the child's post-high school education. Bucks for Kids scholarships are a crucial resource for these hardworking, goal-oriented, young adults. Each year Bucks for Kids awards between $10,000 - $15,000 in scholarships which are paid directly to the school or college.

Meeting the challenges of graduation from high school and attending college are formidable tasks for a foster kid compared to what the average kid faces. Foster kids who receive scholarships are highly motivated, and work hard to achieve what other children take for granted.