WCCF Announces Partnership with Private Foundation to Benefit Local Students

Last Updated on Sunday, 04 March 2018 18:10

The Washington County Community Foundation (WCCF), a publicly-supported foundation, is pleased to announce a partnership with a private foundation to provide scholarships to local students.

Ralph W. Young

The Ralph W. Young Family Foundation (Young Foundation) was created as a private foundation in 2002 by Mr. Young to provide scholarships to area students. If it weren’t for the scholarship he received from the Westmoreland Country Club, Mr. Young might not have been able to attend college, as he was awarded a caddy scholarship that covered part of his tuition as a business administration student at the University of Pittsburgh.

Mr. Young enjoyed a long and successful career as a certified public accountant, during which he was an active member of the communities in which he lived. In his will, he provided for the establishment of the Ralph W. Young Family Foundation to help other enterprising students as he was helped by that Caddy Scholarship.

Since 2008, members of Mr. Young’s family who serve as Trustees of the Young Foundation have been facilitating the scholarship selection process. But those Trustees have since relocated to another community and have asked the WCCF to facilitate the scholarship selection process beginning with the 2018 graduating class.

The WCCF is currently accepting applications for the Ralph W. Young Family Scholarship Fund for graduating seniors from Bethlehem-Center, Charleroi Area, and Ringgold High Schools. Students may be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in any field of study; however, they must be attending a public post-secondary educational institution within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Applicants must have maintained a minimum grade point average of 3.0 throughout high school and demonstrate financial need and good citizenship. Applications must be submitted electronically using the online Post-Secondary Scholarship Application available on www.wccf.net.

Up to $80,000 in scholarships will be awarded from the fund this spring. Students selected to receive a scholarship as a graduating senior may be eligible for up to three subsequent year scholarships provided they maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 at a public post-secondary educational facility in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Additional information about the Ralph W. Young Family Scholarship Fund and Mr. Young’s inspiring story can be found on the WCCF’s website at www.wccf.net. The WCCF may be reached at 724-222-6330.