Delta Bridge Project

KIPP Charter School Awarded $2.6 Million for Delta Expansion

October 14th, 2008
Source: Arkansas Business

KIPP Delta College Preparatory School of Helena announced Tuesday that the Charter School Growth Fund has awarded the school a $2.6 grant, which will be used for expansion.

Officials from KIPP, which stands for Knowledge Is Power Program, say the award is the largest the school has received to date.

Delta Bridge Project announces $161,502 grant to enhance Teach for Arkansas program in Phillips County

September 15th, 2008

The Delta Bridge Project has awarded a $161,502, two-year grant to enhance the Teach for Arkansas program and address the shortage of highly qualified kindergarten through sixth grade teachers in Phillips County, Delta Bridge Project Steering Committee Chairman Elijah Mondy announced today.

Delta Bridge Project announces $90,000 grant to place summer interns with local organizations

July 15th, 2008

Shepherd Delta Alliance partnership designed to build capacity of local community based organizations (CBOs) to engage in community development activities.

Delta Bridge Project announces $132,000 grant for Marvell affordable housing

July 3rd, 2008
Source: Southern Financial Partners

Grant and additional financing will fund $196,215 redevelopment of substandard housing, coordinated with city clean-up program funded in 2007 through Delta Bridge Project.

KIPP prepares for expansion - Charter school makes changes and additions

July 2nd, 2008
By Randy Hogan \\ The Helena Daily World

The Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) is experiencing growing pains. On Monday, the national organization, based in San Francisco, announced some changes and additions to help with that growth.

Boys and Girls Club discussed for county

April 25th, 2008
By Donna Hilton // The Daily Siftings Herald

The formation of a Boys and Girls Club in Arkadelphia is in its first stages thanks to the leadership subcommittee of the Clark County Strategic Planning Committee. The subcommittee and other interested persons met Thursday afternoon with Ben Steinberg and Tim Schuringa of Southern Financial Partners. Schuringa was one of the founding board members of the Boys and Girls Club in Helena.

Place-based Initiative Benefits Phillips County in Delta

April 21st, 2008
Source: The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) focus primarily on delivering financial products and services to underserved markets. Although products and services are important for economic revitalization, it had become increasingly clear to Southern Financial Partners, a 501(c)3 and a CDFI, that vibrant communities require far more than increasing access to capital.

City of Elaine receives $5,000 grant from Southern Financial Partners for park upgrade

April 16th, 2008
Source: Southern Financial Partners

ELAINE—The City of Elaine has received a $5,000 grant from Southern Financial Partners toward construction of a children’s basketball court for the city park, SFP Senior Vice President Joe Black announced today.

Area can advance in adversity

April 10th, 2008
By Randy Hogan // The Helena Daily World

…The title of the first reading was called “Advancing in Adversity.” To most, that is foreign to the way we think. After all adversity is defined as “difficulty” or “hardship,” and advancing means to “ move forward.” How do you move forward…

DBP announces $1.2 million grant for LEAD initiative - Program to increase student performance in P.C. public schools

February 20th, 2008
By Randy Hogan // The Helena Daily World

The Delta Bridge Project Tuesday awarded a $1.2 million, three-year grant to help fund an initiative to improve student performance in Phillips County’s three public school districts. Dr. Steven Murray, chairman of the Delta Bridge Project Steering Committee and chancellor of Phillips Community College made the formal announcement.

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