SpringBoard! Scholarship Fund

MISSION: Impacting lives of women in Southern New Mexico by providing educational opportunities through scholarships.

IMPACT: In its fifteen plus years, SpringBoard! provided assistance to more than 100 women in Southern New Mexico, through “SpringBoard” and “Over the Rainbow” scholarships. Recipient fields of study have included nursing, criminal justice, radiology technology, computer science, dental hygiene, sonography, education and business management/accounting, social work, behavioral health, fire training, videography.

GOALS: Raise funds and increase the number of need-based scholarships and grants awarded to women for community college education and vocational training. Provide financial support for GED applicants. Build an endowment that will support initiatives for women for generations to come. Build networks of women in leadership dedicated to making a difference for women in Southern New Mexico.

COMMITTEE: Almost all staff time is provided in-kind by the volunteer SpringBoard! Committee members. The SpringBoard! Committee can also help administer private scholarships that share their mission, such as the Over the Rainbow scholarship.

WAYS YOU CAN HELP: Support the SpringBoard! fund. Establish an endowment in honor of a loved one. Fund a private scholarship through SpringBoard!