{"id":13491,"date":"2021-10-21T12:53:37","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T12:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=13491"},"modified":"2021-10-21T12:53:37","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T12:53:37","slug":"scholarships-open-for-vulnerable-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/10\/21\/scholarships-open-for-vulnerable-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships open for vulnerable youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the state\u2019s most disadvantaged young people will be supported to achieve their academic aspirations as part of the NSW Government\u2019s Youth Development Scholarships program.<br \/>\nMinister for Families, Communities and Disability Services Alister Henskens said applications are now open for the $1,000 scholarships to students in Years 10, 11 and 12 or TAFE equivalent.<br \/>\n\u201cA good education is the foundation for a better future. This program supports disadvantaged students by reducing financial barriers so they may engage in study,\u201d Mr Henskens said.<br \/>\n\u201cIt is about giving young people who need support a helping hand. These scholarships will help students achieve their educational dreams.\u201d<br \/>\nThe program supports young people living in social housing or on the housing register, students receiving private rental assistance, or those living in supported accommodation or out-of-home care.<br \/>\nThe funds can be used to help pay for education-related expenses such as textbooks, IT equipment and internet access.<br \/>\nMinister for Education and Early Childhood Learning Sarah Mitchell said more than 3,300 students have been supported by the scholarship program since it was established in 2017.<br \/>\n\u201cFires, floods and COVID-19 have posed significant social and economic challenges for our communities, and have particularly affected young people,\u201d Ms Mitchell said.<br \/>\n\u201cThese grants will help reduce the financial burden for more students so they can focus on their studies.\u201d<br \/>\nThe Youth Development Scholarships program is part of\u00a0<a title=\"Original URL:\nhttps:\/\/www.facs.nsw.gov.au\/about\/reforms\/future-directions\nClick to follow link.\" href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facs.nsw.gov.au%2Fabout%2Freforms%2Ffuture-directions&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cwebmaster%40nsw.liberal.org.au%7Cfaff822e05c44db4144a08d99406535b%7Cf7b9e888f8a7467190c0d6ca09a51633%7C0%7C0%7C637703577435284161%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=sy7T%2BqJWvw0Uy66xgML1talKSU5b0UttlzjfJf3kJQ8%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><em>Future Directions for Social Housing in NSW<\/em><\/a>, a ten-year plan to drive better outcomes for social housing tenants.<br \/>\nFor more information on how to apply, visit\u00a0<a title=\"Original URL:\nhttps:\/\/www.facs.nsw.gov.au\/families\/support-programs\/all-families\/youth-development-scholarships\nClick to follow link.\" href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facs.nsw.gov.au%2Ffamilies%2Fsupport-programs%2Fall-families%2Fyouth-development-scholarships&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cwebmaster%40nsw.liberal.org.au%7Cfaff822e05c44db4144a08d99406535b%7Cf7b9e888f8a7467190c0d6ca09a51633%7C0%7C0%7C637703577435294119%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=12AvhNlereblrLQucnloNwYUgBoMb1u51bCqYU8XDTY%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Youth Development Scholarships 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the state\u2019s most disadvantaged young people will be supported to achieve their academic aspirations as part of the NSW Government\u2019s Youth Development Scholarships program. Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services Alister Henskens said applications are now open for the $1,000 scholarships to students in Years 10, 11 and 12 or TAFE equivalent. &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/10\/21\/scholarships-open-for-vulnerable-youth\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Scholarships open for vulnerable youth&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13491\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}