With prices going up across the board, requests for utility bill assistance have increased, according to officials who help pay energy bills.
Archive: August 2008 | Section: Other Related News, Project Deserve, Southern Bancorp, Southern Good Faith Fund
With summer temperatures reaching triple digits, many Arkansans have trouble paying their electric bills. Entergy Arkansas’ The Power to Care program, administered by Southern Good Faith Fund, provides financial assistance to eligible Entergy customers who are elderly or disabled and meet income guidelines. Rosalie Tripp, SGFF’s Program Coordinator for The Power to Care, was interviewed as part of this news story that explained how the program helps many Arkansans who otherwise might have to choose between paying their electric bill and buying food or medicine.
Archive: July 2008 | Section: Media, Project Deserve, Southern Bancorp, Southern Good Faith Fund, Video
Shepherd Delta Alliance partnership designed to build capacity of local community based organizations (CBOs) to engage in community development activities
Archive: July 2008 | Section: Delta Bridge Project, Other Related News, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp
While more people are moving to food stamps to help meet their needs, Duran said the stamps’ purchasing power has dwindled.
“The food stamp dollar is not going as far as it used to because of the increase in various prices,” she said, noting a national study in May that found the cost of a dozen eggs was up 27 percent from a year ago, a gallon of milk increased 15 percent and a pound of chicken rose 73 percent.
Archive: July 2008 | Section: Other Related News, Southern Bancorp, Southern Good Faith Fund
Grant and additional financing will fund $196,215 redevelopment of substandard housing, coordinated with city clean-up program funded in 2007 through Delta Bridge
Archive: July 2008 | Section: Delta Bridge Project, Other Related News, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp, Southern Financial Partners
