EDUCATION
Since 2015, Matthew 25 has provided $98,047 for education scholarships!
Our educational funding began by:
Our educational funding began by:
- Providing scholarships for 135 inmates to take their GED test until Arizona started funding those in December 2017.
- Collaborating with Arizona Women's Education and Employment (now part of a New Leaf) to fund several Peer Support Counseling Certification scholarships for women after release.
Present Funding of Rio Salado College Incarcerated Distance Learning Scholarships.
Matthew 25 has funded 265 Rio Salado scholarships to female inmates as of April 2020.
From Kimberly: "I would like to give thanks for helping me continue my education. Being able to earn a degree that I will be able to use for the rest of my life is something I did not believe I would be able to do since coming to prison. I am so grateful for this opportunity."
From Sylve: "Thanks to your ministry for giving me the chance and also for believing in me that I could reach my goal."
From Colleen: "Thank you for helping me get my education through your scholarship program. So far I've gotten all A's! Words alone cannot truly convey how much I appreciate you."
- Began the program in recognition of how impact previous funding for GED scholarships had on female inmates.
- Funds college coursework in partnership with:
- Education Department of Perryville Prison (approves women in financial need and motivated to learn.)
- Rio Salado College's Incarcerated Distance Learning Program in Tempe, AZ. (provide and track coursework) for further scholarship information email klysia.hand@riosalado.edu
- Funds both Certification and Associate Degree Programs.
- Receives "Impact Letters" from scholarship recipients, excerpted below:
From Kimberly: "I would like to give thanks for helping me continue my education. Being able to earn a degree that I will be able to use for the rest of my life is something I did not believe I would be able to do since coming to prison. I am so grateful for this opportunity."
From Sylve: "Thanks to your ministry for giving me the chance and also for believing in me that I could reach my goal."
From Colleen: "Thank you for helping me get my education through your scholarship program. So far I've gotten all A's! Words alone cannot truly convey how much I appreciate you."