Some Children Left Behind

As everyone seems to know, a Catholic education is not as cheap as it used to be. In fact, at North today, close to 70% of our boys receive some sort of financial assistance. Families usually have to sacrifice much more now than they did back in the day when there were more religious vocations, and back when Catholic high school was supplemented by the parish where the student’s families belong. But, as the number of priests and nuns has diminished over the years, the number of families practicing and supporting the church has significantly declined, the changing demographics of the neighborhoods, and with the popularity of charter schools, our parishes could no longer bear the entire cost of tuition for their parishioners; parents had to make some tough decisions. Many families just sucked it up by creating additional income streams (second and third jobs), while others modified their spending and gave up certain material goods, all in the name of a good Catholic education for their children. But, there were, and still are, many families who are stretched thin as far as money goes. Those families needed some sort of tuition assistance. There are many options for students’ families when it comes to financial aid, but for this article, I’ll discuss just a couple.