Secondary schools asking charities to help families [Independent.ie]
- Published: 03 April 2010
SECONDARY schools are turning to St Vincent de Paul for financial assistance to help needy families meet the cost of education.
A new study confirms that parents are finding it increasingly difficult to meet these costs, mainly because of rising unemployment.
Fifteen out of 20 secondary schools that took part in a detailed Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) survey said they had to increase their 'hardship fund' to help needy students.
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