Giving kids a 'chance' after a family tragedy
The Kids' Chance scholarship helps children affected by a parent’s work-related injury or death pursue their educational dreams.
When a parent is seriously or fatally injured on a job, it can have a long-lasting impact on a family. For children of injured workers, especially those approaching high school graduation, dealing with a parent’s injury or death can seriously disrupt their plans for continuing education.
Kids’ Chance is a nonprofit organization with a goal of helping children affected by a parent’s work-related injury or death pursue their educational dreams without financial burden. Through the years, the nonprofit has awarded more than 7,300 scholarships to children impacted by a parent’s work injury to use towards pursuing post-secondary education.
“Kids’ Chance is a charity that aligns so perfectly with the workers’ compensation industry. When you hear the stories of the scholarship winners, it tugs at your heart on so many levels. All of them had a parent that experienced a life-changing injury. Kids’ Chance provides hope and support to these children when they need it the most. It’s such a wonderful organization to support,” says Mark Walls, vice president of communications & strategic analysis at Safety National.
Next week, November 11-15, is Kids’ Chance Awareness Week, a time designed to spread the word about Kids’ Chance scholarship opportunities and invite industry professionals to help identify children who are eligible for a Kids’ Chance scholarship.
The organization’s Planning for the Future Initiative asks industry professionals who work with the victims and families of workplace injuries to identify potential scholarship applicants, regardless if they are not yet college-bound.
For more information and to submit an eligible child for consideration, visit the Kids’ Chance website.
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