Sponsorships & Scholarships
AFP Scholarship
For a current patient of the practice: Applicant must be a current patient of our practice and be enrolled for the coming academic year in any college full-time program (can be two-year or four-year). Submit one to two short paragraphs explaining what your plans are for the coming year and how a scholarship would assist you in reaching your goals. The $500 award is based on need. Scholarship is renewable if the student remains full-time and in good standing at their college. Open to students from all local high schools or homeschooled. Please submit your entry to reception@doctorkate.net. Deadline is May 15th.
For a local high school or homeschool student: Applicant is a young woman graduating from any local high school or who has been homeschooled – must be enrolled for the coming academic year in a four-year college with an interest in pursuing a healthcare profession. Submit one or two short paragraphs explaining why you are interested in health care and your goals for the future. Submissions are sent through the school’s guidance office. $500 award annually. Scholarship is renewable if the student remains full-time and in good standing at their college. Applications must be received by May 15th of each year and are awarded in June at the high school awards’ presentation. Please submit your entry to reception@doctorkate.net. Deadline is May 15th.
Children Sponsored by Atkinson Family Practice
Dolores
Through Partners in Development, Atkinson Family Practice is once again sponsoring a little girl, Dolores, and her family in Guatemala. Dolores is 5 years old and has one older brother and one older sister. She lives with her siblings and her parents in a one room wooden shack with a tin roof and a dirt floor. They have electricity, but no running water. Her father works as a day laborer but only earns about $28 each week to support the family of 5. Early in her life, the PID doctor diagnosed Dolores with severe malnutrition but she is better now. However, she just lost a long-term sponsor and needs a new one to continue her growth. Dolores enjoys playing “kitchen” and “helping” her mother wash the dishes. The family eats tortillas for each meal with beans, eggs or rice.
Yoselin
Yoselin Natalia Juarez Valdez has been sponsored by AFP for 12 years! She is a student in Guatemala.
Thank You's From Our Sponsored Children
