ASPSF receives MLK Acts of Kindness Commitment to Service Award

ASPSF Program Director LaCresha Newton (from left), Program Manager Sandra Warren, and Executive Director Ruthanne Hill celebrated with the Texarkana community. Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund (ASPSF) was honored Jan. 28 at the Ozan-Inghram Iron Mountain Neighborhood Development Corporation’s 20th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend Celebration Gala at Texarkana College. The corporation selected the nonprofit … Read more

Makayla Washington ready to serve single parents in Southeast Arkansas

Statewide nonprofit Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund (ASPSF) is excited to welcome Makayla Washington to the team. Makayla started Jan. 8 as the Program Manager for the ASPSF Southeast Region, which includes Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, and Lincoln counties. As Program Manager, Makayla helps single parents complete their degrees by walking them … Read more

ASPSF honors Betsy Baker as Volunteer of the Month

Once a single parent student, Betsy Baker of Rose Law Firm intimately knows the struggles of juggling parenthood, school, and work. She’s used that experience to serve Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund as Board President. For two years, she’s balanced budgets and supported fundraisers.  She attended scholarship ceremonies, penned legal letters, and presided over meetings. She … Read more

Joy Smith joins ASPSF as Ozark Central Program Manager

Statewide nonprofit Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund has a new staff member. Joy Smith started Nov. 13 as the Program Manager for the ASPSF Ozark Central Region, covering Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Sharp, Stone, and Woodruff counties. In her role, Joy will not only help local single parent students on their educational journeys but … Read more