Addition scholarships, aid such as scholarships for school meals are becoming more and more important. It is a type of aid that offers a very important coverage in the case of families that have quite limited resources and that allows their children to have the opportunity to eat in the school dining room throughout the academic year. The Huesca City Council has just announced that some 445 school dining scholarships will be offered for this 2012/2013 academic year.
It is a scholarship that undoubtedly helps to alleviate the precarious economic situation of families with limited resources. The most remarkable thing is that this year's call has a larger budget to be able to attend to a greater number of requests given the economic circumstances of many Huesca families, although this situation is repeated in many other areas of Spain today.
The family that is lucky enough to receive this scholarship It will have 80% of the total cost of the school canteen covered, which is a really very important figure, always in the event that this family does not have other help. The percentage will decrease as a family receives any other type of scholarships or financial aid.
There is no doubt that in times of crisis, scholarships are helping numerous families throughout Spain and allow all of them to offer their children quality schooling and in this case they can go to school cafeterias like other students, in this way their Parents can work, or continue trying to find a job, to continue contributing to their household.
Source - Noticiasjovenes
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