{"id":9961,"date":"2013-12-19T01:58:43","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T07:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=9961"},"modified":"2023-05-10T15:42:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T20:42:49","slug":"new-uwm-scholarship-offered-to-children-of-inmates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/new-uwm-scholarship-offered-to-children-of-inmates\/","title":{"rendered":"New UWM scholarship offered to children of inmates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(L to R): Stan Stojkovic, dean, HBSSW; Percy Pitzer, founder, Creative Corrections Education Foundation; Chris Abele, Milwaukee County Executive; Mike Hafemann, superintendent, Milwaukee House of Correction.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All current and accepted UWM students who have an incarcerated or paroled parent or legal guardian are eligible for a new scholarship that will be administered by the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare (HBSSW) starting in spring 2014. (Read the recent op-ed in The New York Times<\/a> about this effort.)<\/p>\n

HBSSW has partnered with Creative Corrections Education Foundation to create the Creative Corrections Education Foundation Fund. The initial investment is $10,000. \u201cThe plan is to grow this with contributions from the community,\u201d says Richard Kessler, HBSSW development director.<\/p>\n

The hope is obvious: for inmates\u2019 children not to follow a life of crime. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to break the cycle by supporting the education of prisoners\u2019 children,\u201d says Stan Stojkovic, HBSSW dean. According to the American Correctional Association, up to 50 percent of incarcerated juveniles have an incarcerated parent.<\/p>\n

No preference will be given to criminal justice or social work students. \u201cThe idea is to help any student going to UWM,\u201d Stojkovic says.<\/p>\n

To be eligible, a student must meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n