[KKOOM] Scholarships for Aged Out Korean Youth
About
This project provides support to young adults who age out of South Korea's social welfare system who otherwise do not have access to financial resources to help with job search expenses, relocating out of the children's homes, and accessing post-high school educational opportunities through scholarships and one-time grants.
Need
Once Korean orphans graduate from high school or college (if they are one of the few to have the opportunity), they are left on their own financially and have to leave the orphanages in which they were raised, without much support from others. In order to get suitable jobs or continue post-high school studies, young adult Korean orphans need additional financial support for things like new clothes for interviews, start-up expenses for living on their own, and scholarships for continued study.
Long term impact
We will provide young adult Korean orphans with financial resources and necessary materials so that they can begin lives on their own outside of the orphanages in which they've grown up.
About the Organization
We are organized to improve and enrich the lives of children living in children's homes in South Korea; to support these youth after they leave the institutions and start their own lives by providing post-high-school-graduation education, support services, and resources; to aid the institutions and staff that devote their resources to the upbringing of these youth and spread awareness and build compassion for these children.
EIN
GlobalGiving Categories:
- Education
- Child Protection
- Economic Growth
- Safe Housing
Total Goal
Remaining Goal
What is a Project?
Domestic and international programs and services housed within organizations, addressing specific needs of community groups.