Take Stock in Children Okaloosa County Schools

Take Stock in Children is a not-for-profit program administered by the Okaloosa Public School Foundation providing scholarships, mentors and hope to deserving youth in Okaloosa County.

One of the primary focuses of the Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation is the Take Stock in Children Scholarship Program. Take Stock is a unique and innovative program that provides two-year scholarships to deserving low-income youth who may not attend college because of their family's financial situation. Eighth-grade students with good grades, good attendance, and good discipline records who meet the income eligibility requirement are invited to apply for these scholarships. Each student who is selected signs a contract, along with his or her parent, promising to maintain a good school record, to remain drug and crime free, and to meet weekly with a mentor. Students who maintain the terms of their contracts are awarded tuition scholarships to the post-secondary institutions of their choice.