Mission Statement
To invest in the future of the community
through scholarships to needy students, strengthen family values,
promote spiritual growth, build community spirit and support the
accomplishments of local heroes and she-roes.
Lou
Brock Scholarship Foundation provides annual scholarships totaling over $20,000
ranging from $275 to $9,000 to college-bound, needy high school students
with at least a C+ grade point average.
Since 1983 the foundation has provided nearly $300,000 in
financial support to more than 200 needy students who live in St. Louis Metro area
and in Lou Brock’s hometown area of Morehouse Parish in Northeast
Louisiana who attend Delta High School & Bastrop High School.
The St. Louis area scholarship
program provides annual grants to ten students totaling over
$10,000 in financial support. One
half of the annual scholarships are granted to students attending any
college of their choice, while the remaining five scholarships are
awarded to students attending Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA.
Lou’s hometown the scholarship
program provides annual grants to twenty-eight students totaling
over $10,000 in financial support in Morehouse Parish in Northeast
Louisiana. These scholarships are issued to Delta & Bastrop High Schools in the names of
twenty-six pioneering community leaders. Eighteen of the annual
scholarships are granted to students attending any college of their
choice, while the remaining twelve scholarships are divided between
Southern University and Grambling State University in the State of
Louisiana.
National
Scholarships - The Brocks also serve on the Advisory Board of a newly
established national scholarship program, Education Is Freedom
Foundation. Education
Is Freedom Foundation provides annual scholarships totaling over
$500,000 ranging from $500 to $5,000 to any qualified college-bound
student in America with a B or above grade point average.
The
Brocks state, “We
will Stand up, Step out and Speak out for all students in their
pursuit of higher education." The Brocks also believe, “All young people deserve
a chance to discover their God-given talent or innate abilities, define
their purposes, demonstrate their skills and achieve their full
potential and destiny.” “We
believe that every person has an inner person who must be identified and
confirmed. The inner person
is programmed to reflect the person’s leadership, social and
relationship performance.” The
couple travels across America delivering inspirational, motivational and
spiritual messages to churched and un-churched.
In
1979, Baseball Legend, Hall of Famer Lou Brock established the Lou Brock
Scholarship Foundation as a means of giving back to the community.
Certified
Affiliates - The Brocks are certified affiliates of the Worley ID
Profile, an instrument utilized to identify, confirm, and
measure the God-given or innate talents in youth and adults from age 6
and up including teachers, parents, business leaders and
all other adults.
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For more information about Worley ID Profile
visit www.worleyid.com
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For more information about Education Is Freedom
visit www.educationisfreedom.com
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Over
2,486,200 high school students graduate annually - 1/3 from families
that make $35,000 or less