Ingleside, Illinois Mom Wins National Working Parent Scholarship

INGLESIDE, Illinois, Oct. 12 -- Job-Applications.com today announced winners of the company's national Working Parent Scholarship, which recognizes the efforts of students across the country who balance the difficult tasks of parenthood, working, and excelling in school. An Ingleside, Illinois mom was one of this year's winners.

Job-Applications.com awarded $1,000 Working Parent Scholarships to: Sandy Chappell, 34, of Chandler, Arizona; Amanda Condon, 29, of Texarkana, Texas; and Desiree Moreno, 19, of Ingleside, Illinois.

Moreno, 19, is a sophomore at Carthage College is pursuing a double major in accounting and finance. "Words cannot describe the feelings that I felt when reading the email that I had won the Working Parent College Scholarship. I will continue to balance college, work, and parenting until I have succeeded and received my college degree," said Moreno, who has a daughter.

To read the winning essays, click here: http://www.job-applications.com/scholarship-winners/

Including the most recent round of scholarships, Job-Applications.com has awarded $1,000 scholarships to people in Arizona, California, Louisiana, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington.

Job-Applications.com, one of the leading job application resources available in the United States, created the Working Parent Scholarship as a way to help families obtain a better education to help build a career. Applicants submit a 600-word to 1,000-word essay on how to successfully balance parenthood, working and excelling in school.

The scholarships were created by the Canton, Ohio-based company as a way to recognize the financial burden of obtaining a college education. Nationally, seven in 10 seniors who graduated from public and nonprofit colleges in 2014 had student loan debt, with an average of $28,950 per borrower, according to a report from The Institute for College Access & Success. In Illinois, the average student debt was $28,984.

"We understand the challenges of paying for tuition while supporting a family," said Job-Applications.com President Doug Crawford. "I am proud Job-Applications.com has continued to play a part in helping reduce some of the financial strain on families by awarding these scholarships to working parents. Since our Working Parent Scholarship began, we have helped families in 13 different states."

Since the Working Parent Scholarship was established in 2013, more than 1,000 people from throughout the U.S. have applied and more than $15,000 has been awarded.

To read the winning essays, click here: http://www.job-applications.com/scholarship-winners/