Drivers' Ed Scholarship Deadline Extended
April 18, 2018
Blue Skies offers Drivers Education Scholarship: application Deadline extended to April 30.
Many of our local teens are living with a grandparent who has limited driving ability or a parent with a medical or legal issue that restricts their driving. Teens may need to work to help pay the family rent, help take a family member to the food bank, or drive themselves, or a sibling, to and from soccer. The bus system is very limited in many areas of the county, making it a near necessity for some families to have their teen drive. Hard working low-income families cannot afford the $400 cost associated with Driver’s Education. Although a teen can obtain a license at 18 years old without driver’s education course, our community benefits when a teen has had the opportunity to take a state approved driving course.
Blue Skies for Children is again offering five Spring Driver’s Education Scholarships for teens who are ages 15 to 17, who are homeless, low-income or in foster care. The scholarship program requires the teen to submit an essay, transcripts, letters of recommendation and an application form. The teen must have access to a car and auto insurance. The scholarship deadline has been extended to April 30, 2018. A second round of five additional scholarships, will be offered in Fall with a deadline of September 13th, 2018. The scholarship award pays $350 toward the $400+ course cost. Go to www.blueskiesforchildren.org for an application or call 360.756.6710.
Many of our local teens are living with a grandparent who has limited driving ability or a parent with a medical or legal issue that restricts their driving. Teens may need to work to help pay the family rent, help take a family member to the food bank, or drive themselves, or a sibling, to and from soccer. The bus system is very limited in many areas of the county, making it a near necessity for some families to have their teen drive. Hard working low-income families cannot afford the $400 cost associated with Driver’s Education. Although a teen can obtain a license at 18 years old without driver’s education course, our community benefits when a teen has had the opportunity to take a state approved driving course.
Blue Skies for Children is again offering five Spring Driver’s Education Scholarships for teens who are ages 15 to 17, who are homeless, low-income or in foster care. The scholarship program requires the teen to submit an essay, transcripts, letters of recommendation and an application form. The teen must have access to a car and auto insurance. The scholarship deadline has been extended to April 30, 2018. A second round of five additional scholarships, will be offered in Fall with a deadline of September 13th, 2018. The scholarship award pays $350 toward the $400+ course cost. Go to www.blueskiesforchildren.org for an application or call 360.756.6710.
