Mahoning Valley group gets state grant to help low-income students get free driver training
The Educational Service Center of Eastern Ohio, which serves Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties, has received a $45,000 grant to help more teenagers in low-income families get access to free student driver training.
The grant was one of 25 grants totaling $575,000 which were given to groups around the state.
“Teen driver training courses can cost anywhere from $300 to $600 or more, which can be a huge barrier for some families,” DeWine said. “By increasing accessibility to this important training for teenage drivers, we can better ensure their safety, the safety of their passengers, and the safety of others on the road.”
Officials with The Educational Service Center of Eastern Ohio didn’t immediately return a call seeking comment.
How will the driver safety grants be used?
State officials hope the grants lead to car safety awareness among young drivers.
“Every year, traffic crashes claim hundreds of lives in Ohio, and educating our youngest drivers is an important step toward preventing crashes,” said Andy Wilson, director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety. “We are proud that these grants will directly support hundreds of young people who otherwise wouldn’t have had the means to complete driver education and gain the experience needed to become safer drivers.”
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This story was originally published March 16, 2023 at 3:07 PM.
