I spent last night at my sons Junior High as Parent Association Co-President for the 7th grade. We went over issues on internet safety and cyber-bullying and received proposal requests from teachers for funding needed for items and projects in their classrooms.
Concerns on important issues like education and health care are way up on the list of things our school addresses. I hope it is safe to say that we would all like healthy families with good opportunities for a great education. To make this possible we all need to get involved as individuals. The following couple of funders are getting involved by helping our kids get access to education.

This week’s picks: Through the Looking Glass (TLG) and its National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families have two new scholarship opportunities for students. To be eligible you must be:

1. A high school senior who is a graduate by the summer of 2009 and have at least one parent with a disability.
2. A college student currently enrolled in a college or university, 21 or younger as of March 16, 2009, and have at least one parent with a disability.

Five separate $1,000 awards are available for each of the two scholarship categories. Part of the application is an optional survey about young adult children of parents with disabilities. Applications must be completed and postmarked by March 16, 2009. For more information, visit the TLG Website.

Kohl’s Kid’s Who Care gives a scholarship award to over 2,000 children who are exemplary volunteers in their communities. This giving program from the Kohl’s Corporation grants $350,000 in scholarships and prizes. The volunteer efforts must have happened within the last 12 months to be eligible.

Nominations for youth volunteers ages 6 through 18 are excepted now through March 15, 2009. Grant winners will be announced in June. Click here to read the official rules for entering.