The Children’s Scholarship Fund, started in 1998, is a non-profit organization with a mission to provide children from low-income Philadelphia families with financial access to quality, safe, K-8th grade, tuition-based schools, thereby increasing their long-term economic and social success. CSFP grants need-based scholarships to children from low-income Philadelphia families, all of which are awarded by random lottery. The Legacy Foundation’s grant provided a full four-year scholarship for a deserving child. The scholarship money goes directly to the school the family has selected, but families are responsible for paying a small portion of tuition costs as well — reflecting CSF’s requirement for parental involvement. In their history, they have received over 135,000 applications for the more than 16,500 scholarships awarded. For more information, visit their website at www.csfphiladelphia.org.
The Foundation Of Every State Is The Education Of Its Youth
