RECAMFT is excited to share two scholarship opportunities available to RECAMFT members. Two are available to our pre-licensed members, and one is for newly-licensed members. We hope these programs will offer meaningful support for your professional journey. Click here to quickly jump to RECAMFT's Joe and Pamela Ward Memorial Scholarship program on this page, or continue reading for our other opportunity, the Tzedekah Scholarship offered in partnership with Therapist Development Center. Tzedekah
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Offered in partnership with Therapist Development Center (TDC), this scholarship provides eight awards of $250 to help cover the cost of TDC's highly regarded licensing exam prep materials. Any pre-licensed member of RECAMFT is eligible to enter. Winners will be selected monthly and you only need to apply once to be considered throughout the year. To be eligible, you must be a current CAMFT and RECAMFT member. Please enter the drawing through the form on the right (note, you do NOT need to sign in to Google to submit your entry, just skip that part and start with the Email field). One entry per person, please. Entries will be accepted on a rolling basis, with the final award given in December 2025. |
Welcome to the Joe and Pamela Ward Memorial Scholarship Program Open to both pre-licensed and newly-licensed members of RECAMFT. Learn how you can support the fund or apply for a scholarship below. You can also learn about our past winners! |
About the Joe and Pamela Ward Memorial Scholarship Program The Joe and Pamela Ward Memorial Scholarship Program was established in 2021 to honor the Wards and their legacy of generosity to our chapter. Initially, the program aimed to fund three annual scholarships over three years, with the RECAMFT Board providing 50% of the initial $9,000 funding goal and members contributing the remainder. Thanks to the support of our community, this vision became a reality. In 2024, the RECAMFT Board renewed the program for an additional three years, continuing its commitment to supporting prelicensed and newly licensed members in their professional journey. | Joseph "Joe" and Pamela Ward
Joe and Pam had three adopted children, two daughters, Jannea and Simone, and a son, Andrew. Pam ran an adoption agency, and avidly believed in helping children by adopting them to good homes. They have one grandson. |
"I think it is amazing you are considering setting up a scholarship program in my parents' honor. Our family would be honored. I know my parents would love for that to be a legacy they leave behind and to continue to empower and support others' growth."
-- Andrew Ward, son of Joe and Pam Ward
2024 Scholarship Winners Announced!We are thrilled to announce the winners of this year's scholarships, recognizing two outstanding Associate LMFTs in the mental health field.
| Excerpt from the September 2023 Redwood Empire Therapist Newsletter... Announcing the 2023 Winners of the Joe and Pamela Ward Memorial RECAMFT Scholarship ![]() ![]() ![]() | Excerpt from the October 2022 Redwood Empire Therapist Newsletter... Congratulations to RECAMFT's first award recipients of the Joe and Pamela Ward Memorial Scholarships! Bree Watson, AMFT and Claudia Hernandez, AMFT were each awarded one year memberships to RECAMFT and $1000!
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