November 26th, 2007
By Jessica Dean / KATV Channel 7 News
What happens when parents, students and teachers all commit to a student’s success? If the KIPP Delta College Preparatory School in Helena-West Helena is any indication, that combination can be powerful and productive.
The KIPP charter schools began in 1994 in Houston when two young teachers, frustrated with the public school system, decided to do something about it.
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Archive: November 2007 | Section: Delta Bridge Project, KIPP School, Media, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp, Video
August 22nd, 2007
By Jason Pederson // KATV Channel 7
After a mild start to summer, the high heat has arrived in August with a vengeance. And high temperatures in August mean high electricity bills in September.
The Southern Good Faith Fund in Pine Bluff helps low income families finance homes, college educations and start businesses. But this time of year, it is utility assistance that is most in demand.
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Archive: August 2007 | Section: Media, Public Policy, Southern Bancorp, Southern Good Faith Fund, Video
August 22nd, 2007
By Tyler Baldwin // FOX 16
North Little Rock may ban any new check cashing and pay day loan companies from coming into the city. It’s the latest in a series of bans that cover everything from pit bulls to novelty lighters. Is North Little Rock ban happy or just a progressive city taking action when needed?
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Archive: August 2007 | Section: Media, Public Policy, Southern Bancorp, Southern Good Faith Fund, Video
April 10th, 2007
Source: KARK Channel 4
Project Deserve, a fund established by Entergy Arkansas to help elderly and disabled customers pay their electric bills in times of financial crisis, has begun its 25th year in 2007 with a new fund administrator, Southern Good Faith Fund.
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Archive: April 2007 | Section: Media, Southern Bancorp, Southern Good Faith Fund, Video
March 7th, 2007
Source: Arkansas Business
Angela Duran, President of Southern Good Faith Fund was named Nonprofit Executive of the Year at the 2006 Arkansas Business of the Year Awards.
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Archive: March 2007 | Section: Southern Bancorp, Southern Good Faith Fund, Video
