Gov. Scott Proclaims Kids' Chance Awareness Week

Governor Phil Scott has proclaimed November 18-22, 2024 Kids’ Chance Awareness Week, to call attention to the challenges faced by the families of workers who have been seriously or fatally injured on the job. Kids’ Chance is a national organization that provides educational scholarships to students who may not be able to pay for higher education because of a parent’s work injury. 

Since 2015, the Vermont chapter of Kids' Chance has awarded 26 scholarships totaling $170,000 to 13 students, helping them overcome financial obstacles that can result from a parent's workplace injury.

Although many work injuries are not serious enough to require time away from work, some can have a significant impact on the injured worker’s quality of life. When someone takes time off to heal or can't return to work at all, their family usually suffers a dramatic drop in income and paying for their children’s higher education often becomes impossible.

During Awareness Week, we want to make people aware that Kids' Chance offers scholarship money to help Vermont families with tuition and other costs related to higher education. If you or someone you know might be eligible for a Kids’ Chance scholarship, please get in touch with us at info@kidschanceofvermont.org. If you would like to make a donation to Kids' Chance, please visit our donation page.

Attorney Kelly Massicotte, treasurer of Kids’ Chance of Vermont, said: “During Awareness Week, we aim to let more people know about the great opportunity that Kids’ Chance offers families to afford higher education for their kids. If you are out of work due to a serious workplace injury and you have a child at or approaching college age, get in touch with us to see if we can help.”

About Kids’ Chance

The mission of Kids' Chance of Vermont is to provide scholarships to children of workers who have been injured or killed on the job. Since their inception in 1988, Kids’ Chance organizations nationally have cumulatively awarded almost 11,000 scholarships totaling over $39 million dollars. For more information, please visit our website. The Vermont chapter of Kids' Chance has one of the highest award rates in the country. We need more applicants!