Month: June 2024

 Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund (ASPSF) congratulates its Summer 2024 scholarship recipients. Thanks to the support of local donors and state funding, ASPSF awarded scholarships to 27 single parents pursuing associate degrees, bachelor’s degrees, and skilled-trade certificates. The single parents were honored at a picnic awards ceremony at Craighead Forest Park in Jonesboro. Children, family, … Read more

Harley Sawyer has always wanted to be a nurse — it’s a calling she’s felt all her life. “I’ve always enjoyed helping other people and making them feel good and just listening to their concerns and knowing that just the little things you can do for someone like asking how their day was can make … Read more

Statewide nonprofit Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund (ASPSF) welcomed a new team member on June 10. Brianna Otero is now the Program Manager for the ASPSF Ouachita Region, covering Clark, Dallas, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Howard, Montgomery, Pike, and Polk counties. In this role, Brianna will not only help local single parent students on their … Read more

For more than 20 years, Mary Remmel Wohlleb has given her time to support single parent students. She’s their No. 1 fan, and her enthusiasm is contagious. “Y’all impress the heck out of me!” she said of ASPSF’s recipients.  “I know that it has been a struggle, that many of you come from families where … Read more

Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund (ASPSF) is thrilled to announce it has received a generous $30,000 grant from the Dallas-based Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation.  The grant will be used to provide crucial resources to low-income single parent students residing in the Arkansas Delta, helping them achieve their educational and career goals. The … Read more