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LAF Progress in Equity Award Special Distinction (1999)

Year and Award
1999 Special Distinction — $2,000

Institution
Voorhees College (SC)

Program Title
Project SMARTS (Single Mothers Achieving Re-education and Training for Self-sufficiency)

Program Director
Sarah Simpson
Director, Project SMARTS
Voorhees College
1411 Voorhees Rd.
Denmark , SC 29042
803/703-7039
simpson@voorhees.edu

Program Description
A comprehensive program that supports low and moderate-income women with dependent children in their efforts to earn a bachelor's degree. Founded to address the needs of a county with a high incidence of both poverty and households headed by single mothers, Project SMARTS has made significant changes in the lives of the participants.

 

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