Educational Assistance

An Educational Assistance Program is available to the spouses and children of fallen police officers, firefighters and paramedics, and is in addition to the payment of debt at the time of a fatality. The program is for higher education, including trade and vocational schools, colleges, and universities - - and includes both undergraduate and graduate levels.

Complete details on the “Guidelines for Receiving Educational Assistance” are available from the Director of Development at 312-346-3838.

Educational Assistance Facts

• 22 children are receiving educational assistance in the 2009 – 2010 school year
• 50 children are eligible for future educational assistance
• 1 widow is currently receiving educational assistance
• $280,000 in assistance is being provided in the 2009 – 2010 school year
• 217 children and spouses have received assistance since 1970
• $3,630,000 in assistance has been provided since 1970

Current Educational Assistance Recipients

Current educational assistance recipients are attending the following institutions:

• Ball State University
• College of Lake County
• Concordia University
• DePaul University
• Governors State University
• Hampton University
• Kishwaukee Community College
• Malcolm X College
• Moraine Valley Community College
• Northeastern Illinois University
• Prairie State College
• Purdue University
• Southern Illinois University
• Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
• University of Illinois at Chicago
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• University of Notre Dame
• University of Southern California
• University of Texas
• Westwood College