| One of President Obama's big messages to all | | | | inflation has risen to the point that their paycheck can |
| Americans is that we need to have an education past | | | | no longer afford all the things their family needs. And if |
| high school if we want to succeed and continue to be | | | | you are included in this group of men, you are left with |
| a strong country. And he is committed to helping us | | | | only a couple of options. |
| find the aid we need to help finance a college or | | | | |
| vocational school education through the scholarships | | | | 1. You can work another job or longer hours in order to |
| for dads and moms. | | | | make the money you need. |
| There are many men who chose not to go to college | | | | 2. You can go back to school and further your |
| after high school graduation. Some went to work in | | | | education so you can get a better job that pays more |
| blue collar jobs maybe in a trade that they were good | | | | money. |
| at, while others maybe started a family and just had to | | | | If you chose the second option, you will be joining |
| take any job they could find in order to support their | | | | many other fathers who are doing the same thing. |
| kids. Unfortunately, with this recession, many of those | | | | And many will be using the scholarships for dads to |
| same men and fathers have found that the jobs they | | | | help offset the costs of a higher education. |
| have are either no longer in such great demand or that | | | | |