Ferrin C. (left) receives her Fall 2022 scholarship from Arkansas Single Mum or dad Scholarship Fund Program Supervisor Kim Paul-Williams.
For the previous seven years, Ferrin C. has labored in Boone County’s nonprofit area, supporting household improvement packages to assist low-income households discover self-reliance.
Nevertheless, she discovered herself desirous to do extra for her shoppers and her 10-year-old son, Jamon. She realized furthering her schooling would advance her profession and profit her shoppers.
“I need to present my shoppers what they’ve the potential to do for themselves,” she stated. “If I can do it, they will do it. Nothing must be accomplished on strictly ‘conventional’ phrases.”
At a Fall 2022 scholarship ceremony, Ferrin talks to recipients in regards to the assist they will obtain from her employer, Ozark Alternatives Inc., a nonprofit that offers anti-poverty packages in north Arkansas.
So Ferrin determined to return to highschool this fall to earn a bachelor’s in sociology from Arkansas State College, a number of years after graduating with affiliate levels from North Arkansas Faculty.
It hasn’t been a simple adjustment balancing college, work, and caring for her son and grandfather, however Arkansas Single Mum or dad Scholarship Fund has made the transition smoother for Ferrin by means of its scholarships and help.
And to acknowledge her laborious work and dedication to reworking her household’s future, ASPSF has named Ferrin because the December 2022 Scholar of the Month.
“I attempt to do my very best to assist folks and make it by means of in order that I can hopefully present a greater life for my kiddo,” Ferrin stated. “ASPSF has helped me receive the instruments that I must additional my schooling and helped me keep afloat throughout inflation when instances get actually tough.”
Ferrin herself has helped help fellow single father or mother scholarship recipients. On the ASPSF Ozark West Area Fall 2022 Scholarship ceremony, Ferrin participated within the Parade of Sources the place she supplied details about the methods her employer, nonprofit Ozark Alternatives Inc., helps low-income households with early childhood schooling, utility help, and different sources.
“I like the nonprofit neighborhood outreach area,” Ferrin stated. “I plan to proceed serving the households in my neighborhood. If members of our neighborhood can proceed to develop for themselves, it should result in total neighborhood enchancment.”
For extra details about single father or mother scholarships, volunteer alternatives, and methods to provide, go to aspsf.org.
