Seattle Milk Fund Tuition Grants

Website: Seattle Milk

Description

The goal of the Seattle Milk Fund’s Grant Program is to increase the economic stability of our families and community by breaking the cycle of minimum wage, low paying jobs.  By providing educational scholarships and daycare funding, our students are able to focus on both school and family. This program is designed to meet the needs of both parents and children; as parents attend school full time at an accredited, neighborhood educational institution, their children attend a quality, licensed childcare or preschool. Recent Seattle Milk Fund graduates include dental hygienists, medical assistants, teachers, nurses (LPN, RN and BSN levels) accountants, and social workers.

  • Nationwide, we know that women with college degrees earn 81% more in hourly compensation than those with a high school degree.  (Source:  Report on the American workforce, U.S Department of Labor, 2001)
  • A single mother with two children in King County has to make almost three times the minimum wage to support her family. (Source:  2009 Self Sufficiency Standard for Washington state.)

Awarding childcare assistance is the largest expenditure in Seattle Milk Fund’s budget. Students receiving childcare aid attend South Seattle Community College, Seattle Central Community College, North Seattle Community College, Shoreline Community College, University of Washington, Renton Technical College and Lake Washington Technical College.  Full-time students at any of these accredited institutions who need childcare aid in order to complete their educational goals are eligible to apply for this program.

History

January 21, 1907 a small group of women met in the home of Mrs. Park Weed Willis at 1316 Columbia Street to organize the "Seattle Fruit and Flower Mission. " It was incorporated on February 11, 1907. It was patterned after similar groups in San Francisco, Portland and particularly Boston, where flowers from debutante parties and hampers of fruits and vegetables were distributed to hospital patients.  On December 6, 1935 the name was changed to the Seattle Milk Fund.

The purpose of the Mission was later crystallized in the following motto: " To contribute to the health program of Seattle - to cooperate with other agencies - to strive to keep homes united and to conduct investigations and give aid so that no one feels disgraced."

Eligibility

Full and partial "Tuition Grants" are awarded to Seattle area college students. Students must maintain a minimum 2.8 GPA, carry at least 12 credit hours and be in a 2-4 year undergraduate degree program. Tuitions are paid directly to the school. Grants are open to men and women.
GPA
2.8

Procedure

Full and partial tuition grants are awarded to Seattle area college students. Students find out about the program from their colleges' financial aid or other support offices and can get an application packet from school or here.  Applicants must get two letters of recommendation and mark on their application how they found out about the program

Applicants must begin by filling out Part 1 of the application online and then print the complete application.  Part 2 is for the childcare provider and both must be submitted together mailed, faxed or scanned to their office. 

Contact Information

Seattle Milk Fund

1130 N. Northgate Way Seattle

Washington 98133

Phone: 206-526-7944

Email: smf@quidnunc.ne

Award Details

Award Amount
Maximum $300 for tuition and $1,200 per child/per quarter

Deadlines

  • 0000-00-00: Rolling Applications