Arkansas Voices for the Children Left Behind knows the power of education, and also knows how difficult getting an education can be for our families. Through the Dr. Bettye M. Caldwell Scholarship, Arkansas Voices awards scholarship funds to students who participate in our program.
These scholarship awards will be given at the 19th annual Mothers in Prison, Children in Crisis public awareness event held each year on the Friday before Mother’s Day. This year, the event will be held at the State Capitol Rotunda at 11:00 am on Friday, May 10. The public is welcome to attend. We will be announcing this year's two Caldwell scholarship recipients.
Teiana is one of our outstanding program participants. She graduated from Parkview High School in Little Rock, and will be attending Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia. In addition to the Caldwell scholarship, she received a scholarship from the state. Teiana lives with her grandparents and loves dance, arts, and music, and will pursue these areas of study during her college years.
Patrick, another of our graduates and Caldwell scholarship recipients, will be attending the University of Central Arkansas. Patrick has been a participant in our program since he was five years old. College attendance runs in Patrick's family: other current college students in his family include his grandmother caregiver, Brenda, and his father, Patrick, Sr. (both pictured here). Brenda is one of the original board members of Arkansas Voices and is attending the University of Arkansas at Little Rock studying criminal justice. Patrick Sr., who is incarcerated, is attending college through Arkansas State University.
Arkansas Voices works with many outstanding youth like Teiana and Patrick, providing support during the parent's incarceration and re-entry.
Arkansas Voices works with many outstanding youth like Teiana and Patrick, providing support during the parent's incarceration and re-entry.
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