Apply Now for 2013 Scholarships

By Saloma Furlong | June 11, 2013 |

Thanks to our generous donors we have $10,000 of scholarships to give away this year and we are now accepting applications. If you grew up Amish and are pursuing a college education, please apply before August 10th to be considered. Now, we’re all ex-Amish ourselves and we know it’s not part of the Amish culture to…

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Scholarships!

By Saloma Furlong | February 19, 2013 |

We are overjoyed to announce that we now have $12,000 to award in scholarships this year! Because of generous donations, we can offer awards in increments between $1,000 and $5,000. We hope to build an endowment for the Amish Descendant Scholarship Fund, so that eventually we can use the interest for awards instead of the…

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From a One-Room Amish Schoolhouse to Smith College

By Saloma Furlong | October 31, 2012 |

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…

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