Uvalde Shooting Survivors Receive Scholarships to Attend Local Catholic School

Uvalde Shooting Survivors Receive Scholarships to Attend Local Catholic School

Students wounded in the Robb Elementary School mass shooting are the recipients of 30 full scholarships from Catholic Extension, a grant-giving nonprofit that finances impoverished parishes. These funds will allow students to attend Sacred Heart Catholic School for multiple years.

30 Uvalde survivors head back to school with full scholarships

With back-to-school season in full swing, the hearts of many are with students in Uvalde who were affected by the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School earlier this year. A ...

Back-to-school in Uvalde means Catholic school scholarships for hurting families

by Kevin J. JonesDenver Newsroom, Aug 18, 2022 / 12:00 pmThe school shooting that rocked Uvalde, Texas continues to affect young children and their families. As these families try to recover, a Catholic charity with a longtime link to the area has funded 30 scholarships so that students may attend the local Catholic school.“The tuition assistance means everything to my son and our family,” said Oscar Orona, whose son survived the school shooting…