The Society provides individual grants to those who, without such help, would not be able to complete their education. This can be at primary, secondary and third level.
The SVP gets many applications and takes a practical approach to dealing with them. The emphasis is on giving people from disadvantaged backgrounds the opportunity to either stay on or go back to school or college so that they have a better chance of being able to find employment and support themselves and their families. One of the main focuses in recent years has been to assist lone parents to train or retrain for jobs they can combine with family responsibilities. We provide help with childcare costs and for materials and transport.