Tuition Assistance

OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL PARISH

The parish provides tuition assistance to parishioners who can demonstrate financial need as evidenced by the FACTS filing, and in concert with diocesan provided assistance. Please contact Fr. Zinno, pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, for details.

Families who are parishioners at another parish are encouraged to contact the pastor at their home parish for financial assistance. All parishes in the Diocese of Providence are expected to support Catholic education, whether or not they have a parish school. Families may also contact Fr. Zinno, pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, if they have first contacted their parish pastor for support.

ANCHOR OF HOPE

The Anchor of Hope Scholarship Fund was established in 2001 to allow more families of modest means the opportunity to send their children to the Rhode Island Catholic school of their choice. All scholarship assistance is based solely on need and is awarded to students enrolled in or seeking to enroll in schools of the Diocese of Providence without regard to race, ethnicity, gender or creed. Children do not need to reside in particular neighborhoods or cities to apply or receive financial aid.

The Anchor of Hope Scholarship Fund makes awards to the neediest of students in the amounts of $1,800 and $3,500 for elementary and secondary schools, respectively. Individuals interested in applying for these need-based scholarships should speak with their Catholic school principal in January. Awards are made in the spring for use in the academic year that begins in September.

Awards are made possible by the generous donations of corporations, foundations, and individuals – and a tireless group of volunteers who are committed to the education of our children. Contributions are welcome and encouraged.

OTHER SOURCES OF TUITION ASSISTANCE

The Diocese of Providence believes that children from all walks of life should have access to a Catholic education. To affect this, the Diocese administers a tuition assistance program for children from families of modest means in grades K-12. All Diocesan aid is given on the basis of demonstrated need. Need is assessed by a third party provider, FACTS Management.

The sources for tuition assistance funds include: The Diocesan Annual Catholic Charity Drive, the Bishop Russell J. McVinney Fund for the Poor, the Callahan Family Endowment Fund, the Constant Smith Memorial Fund, the Donald F. Lyons Endowment Fund, the Fleet/Bonanza Endowment, the Frances Warde Endowment Fund, the Mary C. & Edward T. Hogan Scholarship Endowment Fund, the Textron Endowment, the Charles J. Donnelly Endowed Scholarship Fund, the Vision of Hope Tuition Assistance Endowment, the Eleanor McMahon Endowed Scholarship Fund, the Collette Vacations Fund, the Lawrence and Vera Barone Endowment Fund, and the Raymond and Angelique Vadnais Scholarship Fund.