Scholarships

The Blinded Veterans Association (BVA) is a national veterans group with an active Atlanta chapter that helps veterans who are blind or losing their vision. They help veterans file VA benefit and disability claims for free, connect with other blinded veterans through peer support, and join adaptive sports, recreation, and community events. They also offer scholarships for blinded veterans and their family members.

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The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), through its VFW Foundation, runs the national Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship. It gives service members and veterans up to $5,000 to help pay for college tuition and fees so they can finish school without heavy student loan debt. This is a national program open by online application, not a local Atlanta office.

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Leave No Veteran Behind is a Chicago-based national nonprofit founded by Army veterans that helps returning veterans find work and pay off school debt. They run transitional jobs, security and leadership training, job placement, and a scholarship that pays down veterans' student loans in exchange for community service. Note: their programs operate in the Chicago area, not Atlanta.

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The Thurman Perry Foundation is a national nonprofit (based in Louisiana, serving women nationwide) that helps women and girls impacted by incarceration. They give college scholarships to formerly incarcerated women and daughters of incarcerated parents, provide free period products to women in jails and prisons, and help justice-impacted mothers pay rent or mortgage.

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My Sister's Keeper Foundation for Women (MSK) is a volunteer-run nonprofit in Conyers that helps women and girls grow personally and professionally. They offer leadership and life coaching, programs for female students, and the Margaret G. Baker Second Chance Award scholarship for women going back to school. They also host empowerment conferences and community events for women and girls.

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