SOS is an all volunteer, grass-roots 501(c)(3) organization with 9 board members and more than 40 volunteers. During its first 8 years SOS has raised over $100,000 and has helped 56 women, mostly single mothers. Some of these women have received financial aid for more than one year.

Past recipients have been students
at Ohio Dominican University, Columbus State Community College, DeVry University, The Ohio State University, and Franklin University.

These deserving individuals deal with a myriad of obstacles while attending classes and sometimes working full time.

They have dealt with such problems as poverty, childhood abuse, domestic violence, loss of a partner, and discrimination on the job. Yet, they have strong ambitions to further their education in order to improve life for themselves and their families.