Projects and Events
CSRC Community Projects
The SAFE Scholarship Program.
- Save a Future with Education (SAFE), started in 2002, this has been one of our long running commitments.
- Basic school services in Mexico are free, BUT, all children’s families must pay for uniforms, books, supplies & transportation.
- Many poor families with 3-5 or more children, can only afford to send one child to school at a time.
- This situation condemns entire generations to repeat the cycle of poverty.
- Hundreds of families here are in desperate need of a helping hand.
- Currently 120 children are supported, with another 80 waiting for a vacancy, or additional funding to allow an increase of students in the program
- CSRC along with our current sponsor clubs are supporting 48 students.
- This is not a short term commitment; we are looking for long term partnerships on this project, because schooling is a multi-year commitment.
- CSRC is looking to increase the number of children receiving these scholarships.
- Selection criteria include, low family income levels (less than $300 US per month) and an 80% grade point average, which must be maintained for the students to remain in the program.
- Grades are monitored closely by dedicated and qualified individuals.
Costs
- 1,100 pesos ($62US) per year for primary grade students up to 4,200 pesos ($237US) for high school students.
- Our goal; to support 100 local children each year in this scholarship program.
- These small amounts can make a huge difference to the lives of these children and their families.
Example of potential support costs per year.
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Number of students
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Cost per student
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Total cost per year
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Level
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10
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$62 (US)
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$620(US)
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Primary Grade
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25
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$62(US)
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$1,550(US)
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50
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$62(US)
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$3,100(US)
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|
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10
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$237(US)
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$2,370(US)
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High School
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25
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$237(US)
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$5,925(US)
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50
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$237(US)
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$11,850(US)
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Note; Calculations based on $18 pesos (Mx) to $1 (US) conversion is subject to financial market fluctuation.
