From a One-Room Amish Schoolhouse to Smith College
I would like to offer a special thanks to Saloma Miller Furlong for joining us in our effort and for the help she has extended to other former Amish people in need. No one knows the challenges these young people face when choosing a life away from the Amish community better than she does. And…
Read MoreADSF Scholarship Winner #2
Thanks to Naomi’s hard work in organizing a fundraiser and our generous donors, we were able to offer two scholarships this year. We can’t tell you how thankful we are to those of you who offered us words of encouragement and donations for the fund. There is one lady in particular on my mind who I…
Read MoreADSF scholarship winner #1
We started working on this fund a long time ago and it feels amazing to finally reach our end goal and award the scholarship money to someone who is working hard to overcome the challenges of studying without parental support. If you come from an Amish background and wish to go to college, please get…
Read MoreAccepting Applications for 2012 Scholarship
We are now accepting applications. There are two scholarships available worth $1000 each for the 2012 fall semester. The deadline to have your application in is Sept. 9th, 2012. In order to qualify for the scholarship you will have grown up Amish and your family is still Amish. You must have your GED or high…
Read MoreFundraiser in Nappanee, Indiana – join the fun!
ADSF Fundraiser: Hog Roast and Community Social When: Friday, August 3rd Food will be served from 5-8pm Where: United Christian School 29522 County Road 52 Nappanee, IN 46550 Naomi is organising our first fundraiser in Nappanee, Indiana. There will be a whole hog roast and delicious side dishes and desserts prepared by friends and family…
Read MoreIs FAFSA broken for Amish youth?
As I mentioned in an earlier blogpost, it’s hard for former Amish youth under the age of 24 to get Financial Aid. That’s because in order to fill out a FAFSA, students also have to fill in their parents’ information because parents are deemed responsible to help their children pay for education until they are 24…
Read MoreOnline Donations
We’ve been having trouble accepting donations through an online payment system because we aren’t our own non-profit organization and don’t have an EIN number for the application. Fortunately, the Mennonite Church has an online giving site and they graciously offered to accept online payments for us and then transfer the payments over to our account with Everence.…
Read MoreLittle by Little
I better update this blog to let you all know that we’re still here! Thanks to all of you who have contacted us through the form on the website. Your excitement and encouragement means so much to us. We’ve really enjoyed hearing from potential applicants who could benefit from this scholarship, it’s nice to find…
Read MoreGuest blog post at Amish America
Erik at amishamerica.com was kind enough to let me do a guest post on his very popular blog. You can read the post and some very lovely comments through the link below. http://amishamerica.com/emma-miller-amish-descendant-scholarship-fund/
Read MoreThe Record » features » From Amish baker to Goshen graduate
An article done on Naomi Kramer, one of the founders of ADSFund. The Record » features » From Amish baker to Goshen graduate From Amish baker to Goshen graduate Author: Matthew Amstutz • Jan 19th, 2012 • Category: features Only eight years ago, Naomi Kramer was living in an Amish community located in Jamesport, Mo., where she worked…
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