Little Rock, Ark. (March 27, 2022) — Arkansas Single Mother or father Scholarship Fund (ASPSF) awarded 383 scholarships to single dad and mom for the Spring 2023 semester.
Totaling just below $400,000, the scholarships are mixed with providers, comparable to mentoring and monetary planning. ASPSF’s mannequin creates a assist system designed to assist low-income single dad and mom keep in class, graduate with a level or certificates, and begin an expert profession with greater wages.
“The ASPSF award hasn’t simply helped me financially, it has additionally given me some usable life abilities with a handbook and workshops. I’m grateful to the donors that makes this scholarship doable,” stated Spring 2023 recipient Charlotte Hudson, a nursing pupil on the College of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Arkansas Single Mother or father Scholarship Fund recipient Charlotte Hudson (left) receives her Spring 2023 scholarship test and certificates from ASPSF Program Supervisor Keisha Smith at an awards ceremony held in Little Rock. (Picture Courtesy ASPSF)
Supporters who funded the Spring 2023 single guardian scholarships embody people, church buildings, small companies, and numerous banks and United Manner organizations throughout the state.
As well as, funding is supplied partly by Arkansas Neighborhood Basis, Arkansas Division of Larger Schooling, Carl B. & Florence E. King Basis, Charles A. Frueauff Basis, Conway Corp, Entergy, First Electrical Cooperative, Union Pacific, and the Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Basis to call a number of.
Single dad and mom are eligible for ASPSF scholarships if their family revenue is often no more than 250% of Federal Poverty Tips, keep at the very least a 2.0 GPA, and haven’t beforehand earned a bachelor’s diploma, amongst different necessities.
ASPSF’s subsequent scholarship utility interval is April 15-June 15 for the Fall 2023 semester. Scholarship quantities will improve for all eligible full-time and part-time single dad and mom to a most of $1,600 (up from $1,200).
For extra details about the nonprofit — which has awarded greater than $35 million in scholarships throughout the state to single dad and mom since 1990 — contact ASPSF Communications Director Jen Para at jpara@aspsf.org or 479.318.2885.
About Arkansas Single Mother or father Scholarship Fund: For greater than 30 years, Arkansas Single Mother or father Scholarship Fund has labored to create stronger, extra educated, and extra self-sufficient households. By way of scholarships and providers, ASPSF opens doorways for low-income single dad and mom, serving to them pursue training, safe employment, and remodel the long run for his or her households. With the assistance of volunteers and neighborhood assist, ASPSF creates multigenerational change, reworking lives for each single dad and mom and their youngsters. For details about scholarships, volunteer alternatives, and methods to present, go to www.aspsf.org.
