Often students go to vocational school when they leave the orphanage system. However, with very little money, poor housing, and no family support, many of them do not even complete their first semester. Students who are sponsored through the Tilsit Orphan Education Fund have a mentor and receive money for living expenses. $90 covers a student's expenses for a month.
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Roman is 16. He will begin vocational school in September in a new city where he will be living on his own. He is a talented artist and athlete, and plans to be an auto mechanic.
Valeria is 17. This summer she worked at the summer camp as a cook and dishwasher so she could earn money for her studies. She is starting school this fall and will study finance.
Vitya is 17. He will attend a technical college this fall. He is studying to be a heating and cooling technician.
Sponsorship donations are accounted separately and are only used to help graduates stay in school.
