Supporting Exceptional People Building Lasting Impact in the Delta
The Arkansas-Mississippi Delta is a region ripe with talent. The Walton Family Foundation is committed to supporting the innovators committed building lasting impact here. We’re proud to share the stories of these incredible people, who are changing their communities for the better.
Meet the People Unlocking the Delta's Potential
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.
Stories of Innovation and Opportunity
March 12, 2024
From education to housing to financial literacy, Delta residents are invested in the future
April 11, 2024
A coalition-building organization in the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta is connecting the dots between what people want and how to find it
April 5, 2024
One local leader from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, is revitalizing neighborhoods and setting low-income neighbors on the path to home ownership.
March 28, 2024
How Pam Chatman's innovative bus service is helping her neighbors in the Delta reach economic security
July 12, 2023
Working Credit is helping residents in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, forge a new path to financial security, and even home ownership
I invite you to get to know the Delta – and the people who make it special – a little better. I guarantee you this -- once you do, you will forever be changed.
Kim Davis, Walton Family Foundation senior advisor
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May 21, 2024"No one knows a classroom better than someone who is in a classroom all day," says Sanford Johnson, executive director of Teach Plus in Mississippi. Teach Plus works to empower teachers to influence decisions that are going to improve the quality of education for students in the Mississippi Delta. -
May 21, 2024"Everyone needs an education. Everybody has to have knowledge - and literacy is the foundation for everything," says Taurean Morton, state director for Reading Roadmap in Mississippi. The organization provides reading interventions for students in kindergarten through second grade, helping at-risk students in the Mississippi Delta region become fluent readers. -
April 3, 2024Drew Smith is in the business of creating joy. Through his Helena, Arkansas-based nonprofit Delta Magic, Drew is connecting the dots between what people want and how to find it. The organization is playing a vital role in building the social infrastructure in the community. -
April 5, 2024Matt Mosler founded Home Again Pine Bluff several years ago to begin revitalizing the city of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, block by block. The nonprofit organization renovates homes and rents them at below-market value. It’s also setting residents on the path to home ownership. After three to five years, tenants can purchase the property for half the appraised value. -
March 17, 2024Through 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. -
March 28, 2024An 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.
Related Stories
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May 9, 2022The foundation launches a forward-looking, five-year strategy in the region, anchored by community input -
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May 16, 2024The foundation’s “Theory of Change” for the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta is designed as a resource for grantees and other partners