North Taichung Child Welfare Foundation Awards Scholarships to 160 Students

The North Taichung Child Welfare Foundation hosted its "Help Them with a Hand, Turn Their Future" scholarship award ceremony, providing financial aid to 160 high school and university students. The event, held in Fengyuan, aims to ease the academic pressure for students as they begin the new semester and support their pursuit of dreams.

One scholarship recipient, a young woman surnamed Liu, shared her experience of frequent moves during childhood, raised by her father with her siblings. Relying on scholarships since high school eased her educational and living expenses, enabling her to complete university and gain admission to a national university's graduate program. She expressed gratitude to the foundation and its donors, stating that financial worries about meals were alleviated, allowing her to feel fortunate to have enough to eat while living independently.

Another student, also from a single-parent family, witnessed his mother's struggles. He opted for boarding school in high school, managing his daily life and studies independently. Without funds for tutoring, he dedicated himself to self-study and successfully enrolled in the Electrical Engineering department at National Taiwan University. During the summer, he worked as a tutor to earn living expenses, preparing for his university life.

The foundation reported that 93 scholarship students were successfully admitted to universities this year. Huang Tu Jia-wen, chairperson of the Child Welfare Committee, emphasized that children supported by the foundation often face greater challenges and require more effort on their academic journey. She appealed to the public to become benefactors, offering practical support to ease families' educational burdens and help these students confidently pursue their futures.