What we do
The Help Our Students Program provides $1,600 awards to hard-working students living in difficult financial circumstances in order to help them graduate high school. The recipients, selected by school officials, receive $160 per month from September through June directly into their RBC bank account, with 100 per cent of all donations going directly to support students. All work is done by volunteers and all administrative expenses are paid by the Board of Directors.
Each student is asked to write a letter at the end of the school year, describing how the award has impacted their lives and, generally, how they spent the funds. We know from the letters that the recipients use the money to buy food for themselves and their family, for school supplies and field trips, and to help with other family expenses.
Funding priorities
In the 2024-25 year, we are providing $160 per month from September to June to at least three students in each of Ottawa’s 63 youth high schools. We aspire to be able to support at least five students in every high school and to provide them with $250 per month.
To learn more about this charity, please visit the latest issue of the Giving Guide here:
