Program
Teachers
Working teachers under financial pressure at home or in the classroom.
Working teachers may apply for help with certification, classroom materials, or personal financial pressure that is getting in the way of staying in the profession. Educators are people with rent, too. List classroom needs and household bills separately so the file is clear.
IDA grant programs are not loans. If you are selected, you do not repay the award. Applying does not guarantee funds. Write plainly. Completeness matters more than perfect wording.
Letters in this category
Keisha Grant · $18,500
“I was buying notebooks with money meant for rent.”
Arthur N. · $36,000
“Forty-one years in a classroom should not end in a collection letter.”
Harold W. · $27,500
“I gave forty years to other people’s children. Someone finally noticed I still had bills.”