🎓 Scholarship Opportunity for Youth with Lived Experience of Homelessness

PA CASA is excited to share an incredible opportunity from SchoolHouse Connection, a national non-profit organization working to overcome homelessness through early care and education. They have opened applications for their Scholarship Program, which provides youth who have experienced homelessness with comprehensive support to and through higher education and the workforce.

Benefits Include:

• $2,500 Scholarship Award and Monthly Stipends of Up to $100 Throughout College
• One-on-One Support from SchoolHouse Connection Staff
• 3 All Expenses Paid Trips
• Support from SchoolHouse Connection Scholars
• Opportunities to Engage in State and Federal Policy Advocacy

Eligibility Criteria:

• You currently reside in the United States. (Undocumented applicants are eligible.)
• You were born on or after June 2, 2005.
• You will be starting college (four-year, community college, or trade school) for the first time in the 2026-2027 academic year (this does not include dual-enrollment courses).
• This includes high school juniors, high school seniors planning to take a gap year, or students earning a GED who plan to start college in 2026-2027.
• This program begins working with students one year before they begin college to provide more intensive college readiness support.

🗓 Application closes on June 2nd, 2025

To learn more and apply, visit: https://schoolhouseconnection.org/youth-leadership/scholarship-program/

Please help spread the word to CASA volunteers, eligible youth, educators, mentors, service providers, and any organizations that support young people.