Students Without Mothers

Students Without Mothers is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping high school students without mothers help themselves by empowering them to continue their education. The organization’s main purpose is to provide scholarships for college-bound high school students who are without their mothers due to death or other unfortunate circumstances. The SWM scholarship program is designed to be life-sustaining and provides an opportunity for students to “pay it forward.” Students who benefit from the program are asked to help other students in the way they were once helped, when they are in a position to do so. This help may be provided in many forms including peer counseling, financial support, internships, or other ways. Since its inception in 2004, Students Without Mothers has provided 122 students with four year scholarships in the amount of $4,000 each. The funds are provided in annual disbursements of $1,000 as long as the students continue to meet the requirements to remain in the program.