Hon. Judith S. Kaye Children and the Law Committee Scholarship: Supporting Youth in Foster Care who are Attending College

We are sorry to inform you that the celebration at Carnegie Hall on January 27, 2017 to raise money for, and to celebrate the first recipients of, the Hon. Judith S. Kaye Children and the Law Committee Scholarship has been cancelled.

You can still support The Hon. Judith S. Kaye Children and the Law Committee Scholarship to help meet the post-secondary educational needs of youth who will or have aged out of foster care in New York. Click or copy the link below and then click on the ticket button to make a donation.

https://judithskayescholarship.eventbrite.com

Thank you for your support!

THE SCHOLARSHIP
The Honorable Judith S. Kaye Children and the Law Committee Scholarship is a special project authorized by the Children and the Law Committee of The New York State Bar Association. The scholarship is awarded annually to students who aged out of foster care and are enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or post high school certificate program to support a school-related financial need beyond tuition. The Scholarship is administered through the New York Bar Foundation with funds generated by the PJCJC Fund, Inc. – a 501(c)(3) entity of the New York State Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children established to further its mission to improve lives and life chances of children involved with New York State courts.

CO-SPONSORS
Children and the Law Committee of The New York State Bar Association
New York State Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children

In the words of Judge Kaye:

Every child in our country is entitled to an education sufficient to permit her to lead our great nation through this new century. We must continue to strive to provide better supports for our children to allow them to succeed – to nurture and help them achieve their dreams and aspirations. Only then will we have met our responsibility of not only keeping our children safe but also encouraging them to thrive and be successful.

If you have heard me speak before, it's likely that you have heard me say that our work and our purpose are so important because what we do today – what we do right now – for our children as well as what we plan to do affects ‘our children’s future – and ours too.’ So let’s get to work.