Students who donate $2.00 will be able to be out of uniform on Friday, October 11th.
ABOUT CEF
For more than 25 years, scholarships from the Catholic Education Foundation (CEF) have helped transform students, schools and communities in northeast Kansas. CEF partners with K-12 Catholic schools in under-resourced communities to provide need-based scholarships to families who otherwise wouldn’t be able to provide a Catholic education for their children. For the 2023-24 school year, CEF awarded a record $4.6 million in scholarships, giving 1,800 students the opportunity to succeed and develop a relationship with Christ through Catholic education.
FAST FACTS
- The Catholic Education Foundation has been celebrating and supporting Catholic education in Northeast Kansas since 1997.
- For the 2023-24 school year, CEF awarded $4.6 million in scholarships.
- 1,800 students received a Catholic education in 2023-24 with support from CEF.
- Approximately 3/4 of students supported by CEF scholarships are ethnic minorities.
- Since 1997, CEF has provided 26,000 scholarships, totaling over $33 million in support.
- In 2022-23, CEF scholars have achieved a 100% graduation/advancement rate.
- Nearly 97% of CEF graduates go on to attend college or career training.
- Each year the demand for scholarships increases. In fact, the average CEF scholarship award has more than doubled in the last 5 years.
