SFIC, Archdiocese of Newark to award $150,000 in scholarships

NEWARK, NJ — The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children, which provides students in need with an opportunity to receive high-quality, values-based education in a nurturing and safe environment, has launched the “We Are Living Stones” Catholic Tuition Assistance Program for the 2021-2022 school year.

In partnership with, and funded by, the Archdiocese of Newark, this new donor-designated scholarship program will allow SFIC to provide 100 qualifying students with $1,500 each in scholarship support.

“We are incredibly pleased to be able to support 100 more students in addition to the ongoing scholarship assistance SFIC already provides annually,” SFIC CEO Michelle Hartman said. “This new tuition assistance program demonstrates the continued commitment of donors to the Catholic faith and the future growth of Catholic education in our communities.”

Families who apply to the program are required to certify themselves as Catholic and must meet income requirements. Additionally, scholarships will be available only for select schools in the cities of Newark, Jersey City, East Orange, Union and Fairview. Students who are not Catholic or who attend schools in other cities may be eligible to receive a scholarship from the SFIC general fund or other donor-designated scholarship.

“The Archdiocese of Newark is proud to fund the ‘We Are Living Stones’ Catholic Tuition Assistance Program because nothing is more important than providing our students and future leaders with the education and values needed to better this world in the way of Christ,” said Bishop Manuel A. Cruz, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark. “We are also extremely grateful to our donors, whose contributions made this very worthy program possible. May God bless their generosity and the students who will benefit from it.”

To learn more about the Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children, visit www.sficnj.org.

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