An innovative bus service transports FedEx workers from small rural communities to and from their jobs. Pam Chatman’s idea has helped improve lives in the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta by opening new employment opportunities for the region’s resident.
Through Delta Circles, Patricia Ashanti is helping Black women in the region build financial stability and independence. But the Helena, Arkansas-based nonprofit is also doing much more. It’s become a place of fellowship and friendship, where Black women build connection and confidence in the future.
The Arkansas-Mississippi Delta is a region ripe with talent. But like so many rural parts of America, its potential is often overlooked. The Walton Family Foundation is committed to supporting the exceptional people building lasting impact here. We’re proud to share the stories of the incredible people changing their communities for the better.
Watch this featured conversation about the foundation’s support for Planet Forward and the work it’s doing to build a unique movement of young journalists telling the stories of people affected by climate change.
The Walton Family Foundation is working in collaboration with communities and leaders throughout the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta to build a lasting impact for its residents. Our new Delta strategy is rooted in community-driven change that removes historical inequities and creates opportunities for people to learn and lead a region brimming with potential.
Providing foreground to this session, a context around the DEAIB roles will launch the conversation into what DEAIB leaders need, seek, and see towards being able to have an impact, and openly sharing the place of the burden imposed often on the individuals in these roles.
Daphne Moore, Communications Director of Walton Family Foundation, led a conversation with Mayor of Louisville Greg Fischer and Mayor of Phoenix Kate Gallego on how philanthropy can be uniquely positioned to bring together awareness and access to help local governments and community organizations secure the funding needed to address the most pressing local needs.
Walton Family Foundation Director of Education Romy Drucker led a conversation with Gallup Editor-in-Chief Mohamed Younis and NYU Stern professor Suzy Welch ons shaping an education system that will respond to Gen Z’s needs and set them up for success. The discussion took place following the release of the Walton Family Foundation and Gallup Gen Z Panel, one of the largest and most comprehensive national surveys tracking the sentiments and behaviors of Gen Z. Education leaders and innovators, this one's for you. Students are telling us what they need to succeed in school and in their future careers. It’s time for us to listen and act.
In today's fast-paced world, students are learning in different ways and places. As we recover from the pandemic, we have a unique opportunity to come together around bold and common solutions to ensure that the classroom of 2050 doesn't look like the classroom of the past.