United Way BC is helping post-secondary students who had been in government or foster care with financial support.
This is through the organization’s $700,000 Youth Futures Education Fund aimed at helping students with schooling or essential living expenses like food, damage deposits, and phone bills.
Strategic Initiatives Manager Trisha Dulku said 57 per cent of those who access the fund put it towards essential living.
‘It’s really hard for a young person to focus on their mid-terms if they don’t have food in their fridge.”
“It’s really hard for a young person to be able to write papers or even think about pursuing and completing their final exams if they’re not sure where they’re going to be able to sleep.”
Dulku said they work alongside 26 post-secondary institutes across the province, including UNBC and the College of New Caledonia, where students are able to access the fund.
They collaborate with each school’s financial aid and registrar offices to ensure the youth get the funding support in an emergent need.
Those students can also reach out to United Way BC through its website to access the fund.
More information about the fund can be found here.
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