This year the Community Foundation of St. Clair County will award 73 traditional scholarships to incoming college freshmen as well as students continuing their college education. Mike Cansfield, Board Chair of the Community Foundation stated,“ We have moved well beyond just the traditional mindset of one-time scholarships for people seeking a college education. We now focus on total college and career success.” In addition to traditional scholarship awards, the Community Foundation’s other two programs that support college and career success are; Complete Your Degree which helps support overcoming life needs such as housing, daycare, food, and transportation. and the Come Home Program that pays awards up to $15,000 to recent college graduates who move back to St. Clair County to live and work. Between the 3-part approach set in place the Community Foundation funding tops $440,000 this year for Young Adult Success Programs.
