NAACP Scholarship

The City of Mesquite and the Mesquite NAACP have launched the Mesquite NAACP Behavioral Health Scholarship Fund to assist minority students in the Mesquite Independent School District who want to pursue a degree in a mental health profession. The scholarship is open to students who are enrolled in college programs in the area of behavioral health, including social work, psychology, nursing, counseling, marriage and family therapy, substance abuse or mental health training programs. The Mesquite NAACP plans to begin awarding scholarships to full-time college undergraduate students in 2021.


9-2-20 Matchett - Brown - Archer - mental health donationSeptember 2, 2020

Dallas Regional Medical Center donated $5,000 to support the new Mesquite NAACP Behavioral Health Scholarship Initiative to offer funding to minority students in the Mesquite Independent School District who want to pursue a degree in a mental health profession. The donation was presented by Dallas Regional Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Glenda Matchett to Mesquite NAACP President Henry Brown and along with City of Mesquite Mayor Bruce Archer during a ceremony at Mesquite Municipal Center. Read more.


1-26-21 Mesquite Police Assoc Pres Richard Andersen-Mesquite NAACP Pres Henry Brown-Mesquite Mayor BJanuary 26, 2021

The Mesquite Police Association and the Mesquite Firefighters Association-Local 1518 teamed up to donate $1,000 towards the Mesquite NAACP’s Mental Health Scholarship Fund that offers funding to students in the Mesquite Independent School District who want to pursue a degree towards a mental health profession.