Phillips County

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

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.

Scott Shirey, the founding director of the Delta College Preparatory School in Helena-West Helena, a public charter middle school, has been named executive director of the program’s Delta Region, which may include as many as 12 KIPP schools in three additional KIPP cities.

Delta Dreams

June 5th, 2008

Southern Bancorp’s comprehensive community revitalization efforts in Helena-West Helena were featured on an award winning AETN documentary titled “Delta Dreams.” The documentary won a Silver Screen Award in the social issues category of the U.S. International Film and Video Festival.

B&GC returns home sporting national award

May 16th, 2008
Source: The Helena Daily World

While at the conference the Boys and Girls Club of Phillips County received the prestigious gold award for best Boys & Girls Club publication in the country. The local Boys and Girls Club’s 2006 Annual Report earned the highest honor such a publication can receive from the national BGCA organization, the Gold Marketing and Communication (MAC) Award. The award is presented to only a select few of the more than 4,300 Clubs nationwide.

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