Church Offers Free School Tuition to Children Affected by Camp Fire

Carly Hoilman : Nov 29, 2018
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"Paradise is not that small of a city. It has—or had—nearly 30,000 inhabitants, so the fire left around 4,000 school kids displaced, without any schools to go back to." -Lincoln Snyder, executive director of schools for the Diocese of Sacramento

[Faithwire.com] It has been a daunting season for those affected by the California wildfires. With 88 confirmed deaths and more than 150,000 acres destroyed over the 17-day disaster, the now-contained Camp Fire in Northern California has become the deadliest in the state's history, according to CNN. (Photo: Creative Commons-Pixabay)

In an effort to soften the blow for families displaced by devastating blaze, the Diocese of Sacramento has made a generous offer: free tuition to Catholic schools in the diocese.

The town of Paradise, located in Butte County, was virtually obliterated by the Camp Fire. According to the Catholic News Agency, before the blaze was contained, the Diocese of Sacramento announced it would cover tuition for any Butte County students displaced by the fire.

To get an idea of how generous that offer is, consider that before the fire, Paradise had around 30,000 residents. Tuition for the remainder of this school year will run around $5,000-$6,000, per child... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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