About the Achieving Success & Knowledge (A.S.K.) Scholarship Program
Scholarship Overview and Program Priorities
This scholarship is awarded to adults who are interested in continuing their education and who are currently part of the Housing Authority of the City of Perth Amboy’s Public Housing and Section 8 Housing Voucher Assistance Program. The Perth Amboy Redevelopment Team for Neighborhood Enterprise & Revitalization (P.A.R.T.N.E.R) is the sponsoring organization for the annual scholarship.
2024 Application due by 4:30 PM on APRIL 30, 2024
Award Criteria and Eligibility
The recipients are selected on the basis of good academic standing, commitment to volunteerism/community service and personal accomplishments. Those enrolled in the Family Self Sufficiency program are preferred candidates. The scholarships for qualified recipients will be awarded for a term of one year.
The priorities of the A.S.K. Scholarship Program are to promote, encourage, and support the educational advancement of individuals who are part of Public Housing and Section 8 Housing Voucher Assistance and participate in the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program.
For more information, contact us Eugenia Hill, Social Services Program Director at (732) 826-3110 extension *631 ehill@perthamboyha.org
Funding
The Perth Amboy Redevelopment Team for Neighborhood Enterprise & Revitalization (P.A.R.T.N.E.R) is the sponsoring organization for the annual scholarship.
Our impact this year has changed our community!
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Contributed in scholarships to public housing & section 8 participants.
$169,000+
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Annually contributes to fund self-sufficiency, housing counseling, and financial literacy education.
$40,000
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In escrow funds. In 2022, we had 83 FSS program participants and graduated 7.
$89,785.36
