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- Online Scholarships open June 1-30 for first-time and continuing applicants; apply via SSLW calendar.
- Mandatory in-person College Send Off July 18 for scholarship recipients; RSVP by July 15 and bring three handwritten thank-you cards.
- Partners Appreciation (Aug 22) is by invitation; Aug 21 National Senior Citizens' Day features community activities and volunteer opportunities.
SSLW Announce Summer 2026 Opportunities
We are committed to being different by making a difference in the lives of others!
PROGRAMS|PROJECTS|SCHOLARSHIPS: Seniors, Widows, Disabled, Veterans, Military, Single Parents, Economically Disadvantaged, Children, Youth, and Adults Receive Free and Ongoing Services and Resources via Seniors Enrichment; Families Outreach; Infants – Young Adults Development; Scholarships & Support; Phenomenal Partners; Community Involvement; and Ongoing Collaborations & Special Requests. Love serves!
Thanks for Donating Y-O-U-R Human Services and Financial Resources O-N-C-E Annually!
JUNE
- Men’s Health Month & Jazz Month & Best Friend’s Day (8) & Juneteenth (19) & Father’s Day (21)
- (1 – 30) Online First – Time & Continuing Scholarships Available (Alief, Fort Bend,Humble, Katy, Lamar, Needville, Stafford ISD & BEYOND). Details, sslw.org|calendar & sslw.org|scholarships.
- (27),11am-12pm, – Virtual Education |Training | Advocacy – “Diversity” Free and Open to the Public. Details, SSLW89@gmail.com|calendar & forcheeb@sbcglobal.net | 713.256.7953.
- Ongoing Collaborations & Special Requests – sslw.org|calendar
JULY
- USA Celebrates 250 years of the signing of the Declaration of Independence (1776-2026). Semiquincentennial pronounced: sem-ee-kwin-ten-NEN-ee-ul) & Disability Pride Month – the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) which became law on July 26,1990 & Parents’ Day- Fourth Sunday (26)
- 1–10: Scholarship & Support Committee (S &S) Reviews and Selects 2027 Scholarship Recipients.
- 11-20: Notify All Scholarship Applicants and their Parents | Guardians.
- 21-31: Mail Scholarship Checks to Universities. Mail copies to Parents | Guardians – sslw/org|calendar
- (18),2-4pm,In Person: College Send Off for First-Time & Continuing Scholarship Recipients Only and Mandatory Attendance – sslw.org|calendar & RSVP @ sslw89@gmail.com, July 15.
- Bring THREE hand-written THANK YOU cards for THREE College Send Off HostsPartners on July 18.
- USPS Mail thank you to SSLW to be received on or before July 31, 2026 is a scholarship requirement.
- Ongoing Collaborations & Special Requests – sslw.org|calendar
AUGUST
- National Wellness Month & Back – to – School Season & National Family Fun & National Black Business
- (22) 11am-2pm: Partners Appreciation, By Invitation – sslw.org|calendar & katina.smith00@gmail.com & 713.256.7953
- 21: National Senior Citizens’ Day – FUN Activities – IN PERSON: Take a Walk; Have a Picnic; Go to the Museum; Watch Old Movies; Hire a Caricaturist; Karaoke; Volunteer; Learn New Skill;& Do Arts & Crafts; FUN VIRTUALLY: GetSetUp.org; Scavenger Hunt; Vacation Slideshow; & Board Games. DO something!
- Ongoing Collaborations & Special Requests – sslw.org|calendar.
Together, we transform lives.
Post Office Box 2384 * Sugar Land, Texas 77487 – USA * SSLW89@gmail.com * www.SSLW.org
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