This Gift Policy provides guidance to sponsors should you wish to tooffer further support to your student. If you wish to send your student a gift, please email staff@ngongroad.org.
Please note: A gift to a student is not a tax-deductible donation.
Primary and Secondary Students
FoNR does not facilitate gifts from sponsors to primary or secondary students. If a sponsor wishes to offer extra financial assistance, a tax-deductible donation to FoNR’s general fund will facilitate the fulfillment of both basic and emergency needs that are provided for families and students in our program.
Secondary Student Graduates
A gift of up to $150 may be remitted to a student on the occasion of their high school graduation. Their Case Manager will take them shopping and the student will send you a “thank you” in the portal afterwards.
Post-Secondary Students
A sponsor may gift their post-secondary student a particular item needed for them to continue their studies. This can be coordinated with our staff by contacting staff@ngongroad.org.
Alternatively, sponsors can make a tax-deductible gift to our laptop lending fund for the purchase of laptops that are lent to post-secondary students during their studies.
You may make a cash gift to your post-secondary student for their graduation up to $150.
Alumni
Alumni are no longer financially supported by their sponsor or by our program. Alumni and sponsors can continue to communicate by means outside of the portal if they both so desire. Should a sponsor wish to offer a gift of cash to an alumni, they would do so without involving FoNR. We advise that a gift to an alumni occur only for a special life occasion and not for ongoing living expenses.