The
professional business organization brings together individuals from diverse
businesses to promote member firms, enhance personal and professional
developments and encourage community involvement. EWI has chapters in the United States,
Canada, and Europe.
One
way EWI encourages community involvement, Dalel explained, is offering assistance
to adults in the Inland Empire community who are in transitional situations and
need financial aid to further their education in their career pursuit.
EWI
Pomona Valley is offering scholarships through its Adult Students in Scholastic
Transition (ASIST) Program. Applications are now being accepted through March 15.
Candidates
must meet this criteria:
• show financial need
• be socially, physically and economically disadvantaged adults
• be heads of households with small children
• be displaced homemakers
• show financial need
• be socially, physically and economically disadvantaged adults
• be heads of households with small children
• be displaced homemakers
Applicants
must meet the following eligibility requirements:
• utilize personal assessment and/or
re-entry programs available through colleges, community agencies, service
groups, or career professionals
• clearly define career goals and objectives
• specify the educational requirements to attain above goals and objectives
• clearly define career goals and objectives
• specify the educational requirements to attain above goals and objectives
Contact Jaenene
Maldonado (jrconsult@verizon.net)
for application information.
The recipients may select the career path of
choice, and any assistance received is an award, not requiring repayment. Awards will be distributed to educational
providers by the EWI Pomona Valley Chapter.
