Program
Retired teachers
Retired teachers with living, medical, housing, or personal goals.
Retired teachers may apply for assistance with living costs, medical care, housing, or other goals after a career in the classroom. Applications are reviewed individually.
If you are selected, you do not repay the award. Applying does not guarantee funds. Write plainly. Completeness matters more than perfect wording.
Letters in this category
Arthur N. · $36,000
“Forty-one years in a classroom should not end in a collection letter.”
Harold W. · $27,500
“I gave forty years to other people’s children. Someone finally noticed I still had bills.”
Patricia M. · $24,000
“I taught three generations in one town. The town did not owe me a roof. IDA helped anyway.”