Have you heard the amazing news? Generous friends are matching donations to Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund up to $250,000 through the end of 2024! With special 1:1 and 2:1 matching opportunities, your gift will go even further to support single parent students like Amber (above) who used her scholarship to maintain her car. From … Read more
Statewide nonprofit Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund (ASPSF) is pleased to announce Christine Gronwald as its new Director of Development. Gronwald started Aug. 5 and brings 24 years of nonprofit and marketing experience to the organization. In her role, she will lead fundraising efforts to expand support for low-income single parents pursuing higher education. Most … Read more
Charlene had finally finished studying for the night when, to her horror, she couldn’t remember whether her sleeping daughters had eaten dinner. “I felt so defeated,” said the single mom from Forrest City. At the time, she needed to raise her 1.6 GPA to qualify for financial aid, but she refused to let the guilt … Read more
Statewide nonprofit Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund (ASPSF) is excited to share the finalists for its Outstanding Partner Awards. In its second year, this awards program recognizes the Outstanding Philanthropy, Corporate, and School Partners for their exceptional generosity and commitment to single parent success. ASPSF will announce the winners on Oct. 17 at The Lunch … Read more
Since the Spring 2023 tornado struck Central Arkansas, Will and his son, Jalen, have been living in either a damaged apartment or with friends. But not anymore! In mid-August, the duo will move into their own three-bed, two-bath house from Habitat for Humanity of Central Arkansas (HFHCA), a nonprofit helping families live in affordable and … Read more
Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund’s July 2024 Student of the Month is Cody Wyly, a single dad from Boone County. Cody graduates this summer with his Associate of Applied Science in Information Technology from North Arkansas College. And he’s already started his dream job as a Help Desk Technician at the Sight & Sound Theaters … Read more
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