Do you employ trades or does your business work with trades? Please spread the word that we have grants available for Washington area high school 2024 graduates pursuing a career in the trades.
2023-2024 Trades Grant Application
This application is open for applicants from February 1, 2024-April 1, 2024
The Washington BRIDGE Education Foundation is a non-profit organization whose goal is to help bridge local high school students into their careers paths by funding grants, projects, educational programs/activities. This grant helps bridge students into a career path in a trade. Any local high school student scheduled to graduate in the 2023-2024 school year, and is a resident of Washington, IL, is eligible to complete this application. BRIDGE's grant money is available to help applicants cover the cost of materials that are needed to begin a career in the trades.
BRIDGE intends to award grant money ($1000) to multiple recipients. A career in the trades could include, but is not limited to, the following:
TRADES*:
All Construction Trades
All Mechanical Trades
Cosmetology
Culinary
Paramedic
*This is a general list of trade careers, you will describe your trade path in the application.
Bicentennial History Exhibit – On display July 13th – August 24th, 2025 at Five Points Washington
Bicentennial and historical images will be exhibited by the Washington Historical Society on the Community Gallery Wall at Five Points Washington. The carefully curated photographs selected for this exhibit give a unique insight into events, people, and places from Washington’s past. The selected photographs span the last 150 years of Washington’s history and feature community events and everyday life in Washington.
StoryWalk in Washington Park
Take a walk through Washington Park and enjoy a story as you stroll! Beginning at the parking lot located on the Lincoln Grade School side of Washington Park, follow the sidewalk to read a story. This two-month session’s book is Señorita Mariposa By Ben Gundersheimer and will be displayed through Tuesday, September 30th.
