http://southernfp.org/news Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:40:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en KIPP Delta College Preparatory School of Helena announced Tuesday that the Charter School Growth Fund has awarded the school a $2.6 grant, which will be used for expansion. Officials from KIPP, which stands for Knowledge Is Power Program, say the award is the largest the school has received to date. It ... http://southernfp.org/news/2008/10/14/kipp-charter-school-awarded-26-million-for-delta-expansion/ LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The number of payday lenders operating in Arkansas has dropped by about 86 percent since the state's top attorney threatened legal action over their high-interest loans, a new study says. Arkansans Against Abusive Payday Lending, an advocacy group opposed to payday lending released a survey Thursday that says ... http://southernfp.org/news/2008/10/09/ark-down-to-just-33-payday-lenders-study-says/ Program enhancements will address shortage of highly qualified K-6 teachers in county by providing college scholarships in return for two-year teaching commitment after graduation HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark.—The Delta Bridge Project has awarded a $161,502, two-year grant to enhance the Teach for Arkansas program and address the shortage of highly qualified kindergarten ... http://southernfp.org/news/2008/09/15/delta-bridge-project-announces-161502-grant-to-enhance-teach-for-arkansas-program-in-phillips-county/ Hot summer in a struggling economy has left more elderly and disabled customers than normal unable to pay their energy bills, nearly depleting the funds available to low-income Arkansans through Entergy Arkansas’s Power to Care program. http://southernfp.org/news/2008/09/12/entergy%e2%80%99s-power-to-care-program-helps-less-fortunate-pay-utility-bill/ The Community of Ruleville, Mississippi, commemorated the launch of the Ruleville community plan with a song written especially for the occasion, “Take Me to Ruleville.” [audio:takemetoruleville.mp3] http://southernfp.org/news/2008/09/11/take-me-to-ruleville-song/ Phillips County’s newest industry Delta Yams is already getting ready for an expansion and this comes after only a year of operation. Over a million dollars has been made available through a grant of $700,000 from the U.S. Department of Commerce-Economic Development Administration and another $300,000 from the state Department of ... http://southernfp.org/news/2008/09/11/delta-yams-experience-growing-pains-already/ On Wednesday, September 10, 2008, Entergy Arkansas presented Southern Good Faith Fund with the "Making Things Brighter Award in Community Leadership" at their Low-Income Advocates Leadership and Community Development Conference. This is an annual award to recognize contributions made in improving the lives of low-income families. SGFF is ... http://southernfp.org/news/2008/09/11/sgff-wins-award-from-entergy/ The Boys & Girls Club of Phillips County announced Thursday a combined gift of $295,000 from the Delta Bridge Project to complete the funding needed to go forward with the full vision for their flagship facility and to purchase the 18 acres of property directly behind the Club for future ... http://southernfp.org/news/2008/09/05/dbp-tops-off-funds-for-boys-girls-club/ HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. (AP) - Helena-West Helena city officials and a community-driven Delta Bridge Project are in their fifth year of economic development work in the pre-Civil War town, the seat of one of the poorest counties in the country. The Delta Bridge Project initiative has leveraged more than $60 million ... http://southernfp.org/news/2008/09/02/projects-fashioned-to-revive-historic-helena/ PINE BLUFF- A hot summer in a struggling economy has left more elderly and disabled customers than normal unable to pay their energy bills, nearly depleting the funds available to low-income Arkansans through Entergy Arkansas's Power to Care program. Formerly known as Project Deserve, Power to Care is a program funded ... http://southernfp.org/news/2008/09/02/power-to-care-in-urgent-need-of-money/