Faces of Freedom – The Pitts Family

Faces of Freedom – The Pitts Family

Recognizing early that her daughter would have special needs in education, mother Deserae wanted to find an environment where her child would be accepted and welcomed. Financial assistance through choice programs allowed her to have means to provide care and basic...
Faces of Freedom – The Esters Family

Faces of Freedom – The Esters Family

Pamela Esters shares the many challenges her son has faced, as well as the growth achieved and the peace of mind her family received from being able to exercise choice by finding the resource of the Philanthropic Investment in Arkansas Kids (PIAK) Scholarship. With...
The Succeed Scholarship Legacy

The Succeed Scholarship Legacy

Created by the Legislature in 2015, the Succeed Scholarship Program, administered by The Reform Alliance entirely through private foundation funding, helped hundreds of students find environments to meet their educational needs. Before the scholarship was absorbed by...
Faces of Freedom – The Holleman Family

Faces of Freedom – The Holleman Family

Parents Erin and Chris share their story of how they recognized and diagnosed disability and dyslexia in their youngest child and how, despite having a kindergarten teacher they adored, realized their son would need a different environment to learn going forward. They...
Faces of Freedom – The Paulus Family

Faces of Freedom – The Paulus Family

Parent Mary Catherine Paulus talks about the new Educational Freedom Account (EFA) program created by the LEARNS Act and how it makes her “feel seen” as a parent. Having found the right educational environment for one child on the Succeed Scholarship, she...