The Jewish National Welfare Board today reported that 103 grants were made to the 90 Jewish students to enable them to study social work. The grants were made in the form of 28 Jewish Community Center and YMHA scholarships, 20 additional scholarships sponsored by JWB Sections, two scholarships sponsored by the National Association of Jewish Center Workers, 25 field work stipends and 25 work-study plans co-sponsored by Jewish Community Centers and graduate schools of social work.
“The 90 students are enrolled in graduate schools of social work throughout the country.” the report said. “Most of them will become professional workers in Jewish Community Centers and YM-YWHAs. They represent a huge increase over last year, when 61 students received financial aid, and an even greater increase over the previous year, when only 29 students received financial aid.”
The work-study plan, developed by JWB as one means of meeting the shortage of qualified professionals in the Jewish Community Center field, permits individuals to enroll as full-time students in a graduate school of social work, receive classroom instruction at school and field instruction at a Jewish Community Center and, in addition, engage in part-time club work for which they are paid. Work-study grants range from $3,000 to $4,500 a year.
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