Arkansas Single Guardian Scholarship Fund congratulates the Spring 2024 scholarship recipients from the counties of Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, and Randolph in Northeast Arkansas.
Due to the help of native donors and state funding, ASPSF awarded scholarships to 56 single dad and mom pursuing affiliate levels, bachelor’s levels, and skilled-trade certificates. The only dad and mom have been honored at an awards ceremony at St. Bernards Auditorium in Jonesboro on Feb. 3.
Native ASPSF volunteers Audrey Lee, Kimber Boone, Marti Little, Dr. Paula Rose-Greer, Ravan Gaston, and Shana Pierce have been current to help with the occasion. Different volunteers outdoors of the ASPSF group additionally helped out.
ASPSF would additionally prefer to thank St. Bernards Auditorium for lending using their venue for the ceremony in addition to to Highland Drive Walmart in Jonesboro for serving to to offer a brunch buffet for the scholars, their kids and company.
Recipients and their households acquired a breakfast buffet because of Walmart.
“The Arkansas Single Guardian Scholarship permits me to have the ability to accomplish that many issues with my school journey and my kids,” stated Dashawana Mason, a Greene County Black River Technical School scholar pursuing an affiliate diploma in nursing.
“These scholarships usually assist me get fuel to highschool, provides, and assist me get requirements for my two boys for his or her faculty,” she stated. “This scholarship at all times empowers me that though I’m a single mum or dad, I can at all times obtain my dream and present my kids they’ll, too.”
ASPSF’s versatile scholarship of as much as $1,600 helps low-income single dad and mom pay for the largest monetary obstacles to acquiring a level resulting in a profession with family-supporting wages. The financial support is paired with mentoring, monetary instruction, and profession teaching — the gentle ability coaching that transforms college students into sought-after workers.
Greene County scholar Dashawna Mason acquired her certificates and examine at an Arkansas Single Guardian Scholarship Fund awards ceremony on Feb. 3 held at St. Bernards Auditorium.
Among the many college students receiving a single mum or dad scholarship have been: Amanda Leslie, Amber Fletcher, Cassandra S., China McChristian, Claudeya W., Cyann A., Daybreak H., Deondra Victory, Future T., Dymon D., Jasmine W., Kallen Howard, Katherine Pryor, Kayla Moore, Megan Thiesse, Melissa Rodgriguez, Micah Fisher, Cartiera B., Raven P., Ronisha B., Samantha Tatem, and Whitley C., all of Craighead County. Mississippi County college students included Albert B., Alicia D., Angel Winter, Anthony L., Doris Thomas, Erika F., Ieasha C., Jada Wilson, Kavonna Bennett, Kayla Griffin, Laterica Burton, Marcy M., Mauricia Jones, Misty Adams, Quaniesha F., Quintryce W., Sandra McDuffey, and Shawnequa Smith. From Poinsett County, Harden Daniels, Jennifer Tyler, Natalie Traynom, and Tammy Cooper have been awarded. Dashawna Mason from Greene County and Mary-Kerrigan Graham from Randolph County have been additionally awarded in addition to extra college students not named for privateness causes.
Final 12 months, the ASPSF Northeast Area awarded $158,900 in scholarships to 120 single dad and mom, who confirmed their kids that greater schooling is inside attain. This funding not solely strengthens communities with viable financial influence but additionally emboldens whole households to think about a brighter future.
Craighead County scholar Melissa Rodriguez, pictured along with her kids, receives her 2023 Spring scholarship certificates and examine on the Feb. 3 Arkansas Single Guardian Scholarship Fund awards reception at St. Bernards Auditorium.
ASPSF volunteer, Shana Pierce, presents Poinsett County scholar Harden Daniels and daughter along with his certificates and examine at an Arkansas Single Guardian Scholarship Fund awards ceremony on Feb. 3 held at St. Bernards Auditorium.
