Chicago
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Scholarships available through the financial aid office.
About F.A.C.T.
Believe in the
next chapter.
F.A.C.T. exists because a young person’s future should have more than one doorway.
The beginning
A second chance is still a chance.
When Mac Laurencin was growing up in Brooklyn, he watched friends take paths shaped by limited choices. He kept thinking about what might have changed if they had seen another option in time.
That question became F.A.C.T. — a vocational scholarship fund created to give young people in Chicago and communities facing economic and educational barriers a practical way forward.
We believe scholarships should reach beyond the students who already have every door open. A difficult chapter at school or home should not decide what someone can build after it.
What we make possible
A future that feels possible to start.
Trade schools can offer focused preparation, personal fulfillment, and job stability without asking a young person to spend three to five years getting ready. F.A.C.T. helps remove the financial barrier so that choice can stay on the table.
See how it works →The north star
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
— Desmond Tutu
Partner schools
More doors are opening.
F.A.C.T. partners with Chicagoland trade schools, and we’re adding more schools over time.
Is your school interested in partnering with F.A.C.T.? Get in touch.