If you live in the City of Racine and are ready to go back to school to earn your high school degree,
fill out this application for a City scholarship and begin your journey!”
If you’re a City of Racine resident and are ready to go back to school to earn your high school credential, fill out this application for a $1,500 City scholarship to help you pay your bills while you go through the YWCA’s. FREE, supportive 5.09 program! That’s right: the 5.09 program is FREE, successful, and supportive AND, for a limited time, you can get $1,500 from the City that you can use however you’d like – pay the rent, childcare, car payment, utilities, buy a laptop, etc. – as you go through the FREE 5.09 program.
We know that for many of our residents, high school was not a good experience and life may have gotten in the way of you getting that diploma. No matter what happened in the past that kept you from earning your high school diploma, we don’t want it to hold you back from your future. The City of Racine wants to help you go back to school and earn your high school credential. If you are ready to go back to school and earn your high school degree, we want to help you do that!
We’ve partnered with the YWCA SEW to support their highly successful 5.09 High School Equivalency Degree (HSED) FREE Program. And for a limited time, we are offering scholarships of up to $1,500 to adult City residents who go back to school to earn their high school degree through the YWCA SEW’s FREE 5.09 HSED Program.

The YWCA SEW’s FREE 5.09 HSED program is based on schoolwork, not tests! It is a supportive, engaging program that will allow you to earn your high school credential in 20 weeks or less.
We know that going back to school requires a lot of time, effort, and sacrifice, so the City of Racine is now offering scholarships of up to $1,500 to City residents who enroll in and graduate from the 5.09 program. If you live in the City of Racine and are ready to enroll in the FREE 5.09 HSED program,

Learn more about the YWCA SEW FREE 5.09 HSED program and register for a virtual information session with the YWCA SEW here:
Today from 2-4pm! Get started today and earn your high school credential for FREE in as little as 16 weeks! Open orientation today to learn about the YWCA Southeast Wisconsin's FREE 5.09 high school equivalency diploma program and the City of Racine, On the lake's $1,500 scholarships to help you pay the bills while you go through the free program! #growracine #cityofracine ... See MoreSee Less
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Earn your high school credential in as little as 16 weeks! Next Tuesday, June 14th from 2-4pm, come to an open orientation session to learn about the YWCA Southeast Wisconsin's FREE 5.09 HSED program and the City of Racine, On the lake's $1,500 scholarships to help you pay the bills while you go through the 5.09. We'll help you get signed up right then and there! #growracine ... See MoreSee Less
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Another GROW Racine initiative has now launched! We're now accepting applications for the City of Racine’s Youth Apprenticeship Program! Youth ages 16-24 will have the opportunity to get paid $15/hour this summer, working directly with a City of Racine professional completing hands-on projects, job shadowing, and gaining an authentic work experience.
The mission of this program is build a career experience for our youth to strengthen their professional, social, and economic growth. Our vision is to create job experiences today, which will build the employment pipelines for tomorrow and increase the diversity of Racine’s workforce.
#cityofracine #growracine #racineI'm excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the City of Racine’s Youth Apprenticeship Program! Youth ages16-24 will have the opportunity to get paid $15/hour this summer, working directly with a City of Racine professional completing hands-on projects, job shadowing, and gaining an authentic work experience.
We are offering a variety of positions in City departments including marketing/social media for the Racine Police Department, education with the Racine Public Library, Lake Michigan water testing and laboratory work with the Wastewater Utility, and more!
The mission of this program is build a career experience for our youth to strengthen their professional, social, and economic growth. Our vision is to create job experiences today, which will build the employment pipelines for tomorrow and increase the diversity of Racine’s workforce. #GrowRacine #CityofRacine #Racine
Interested youth can apply here: www.growracine.org/youth-apprenticeship/ ... See MoreSee Less
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