Help for Troops with College-age Kids

Aug. 22, 2005

Troops with college-age kids should know there are people ready to help with college tuition.

The Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund was founded in 2003 to raise college tuition for the children of servicemembers killed in the war on terrorism.

But now it aims to do even more through financial assistance to the children and spouses of troops who have been killed or injured.

The organization began collecting donations in May 2004 and has raised a little more than $85,000, according to its founder, Rebecca Campbell.

To keep costs down, Campbell said she does a lot of the work from her home, like designing the Web site, printing, advertising and mailing.

The organization is made up of all volunteers and it is open to families in all 50 states.

It started taking applications from military families for financial assistance in June and has given out several grants.

From Federal News Radio