To partner with the Clarksdale Municipal School District to provide The Mississippi Reading Roadmap program, a comprehensive out-of-school approach to improve early literacy achievement with 300 students attending the district's four elementary schools
2020
Home Region
$200,000
RISE
To increase teacher capacity and the number of certified teachers who live and work in the Mississippi Delta
To continue to assist 800 Rogers Honors Academy (RHA) students with college preparation and matriculation through individualized support to increase applications and acceptances to selective colleges and universities
Southern Bancorp Capital Partners d/b/a Southern Bancorp Community Partners
To leverage grantee's existing loan capital to provide loans at zero percent interest to small businesses in Coahoma and Phillips Counties in the Delta
To continue the implementation of a tailored, theater-based after-school program steeped in Delta culture, the fine arts disciplines of theater and film, and ACT preparation/academic enrichment
The Northwest Arkansas Ballet dba NWA Ballet Theatre
Support for the growth and further development of NWA Ballet Theatre, a professional dance company based in Bentonville, and specifically supporting dance performances in both traditional theatre spaces as well as non-conventional public venues