Implementation of the eMINTS program in six of thirteen participating Arkansas public school districts (Decatur, Farmington, Pea Ridge, Siloam Springs, and West Fork.)
To assist 1,200 freshmen through senior high school students in the Delta Region of Arkansas (East Poinsett, Marked Tree, Earle, Forrest City, Palestine-Wheatley, Lee, and Brinkley) with college preparation and matriculation.
Research study of quality teacher supply and demand in targeted districts.
2018
Home Region
$98,241
NWA Trailblazers
Funding for the infrastructure, site work and gateway access points in the next phase of construction at Coler Mountain Bike Preserve in Bentonville, AR.
To expand the number of participants enrolled in grantee's after school-based academic enrichment and youth development programming by 45 seats over three years, doubling in size to 90 students.
To support grantee's initiative to acquire approximately 863 acres as an addition to the Devil's Eyebrow Natural Area/Wildlife Management Area located north of Beaver Lake.
To research and understand how the foundation can use philanthropy to engage with local institutions to positively impact public safety in Phillips County, Arkansas and Coahoma County, Mississippi.
To create the Delta College Attainment Network (DCAN), a partnership with the Helena-West Helena and Cross County School District designed to provide college access and degree completion support to over 4,800 students and alumni in the Delta Region through individual advising, family/community engagement, college and leadership experiences, and post-secondary support.
