community development
: : cOMMUNITIES OF OPPORTUNITY
One of the Foundation's community development activities, Communities of Opportunity (COO) is a place-based comprehensive community development effort currently in two Delta counties: St. Francis County, Arkansas, and Leflore County, Mississippi. COO brings together all of the Foundation's activities and expertise in a specific geographic area to effect change in the issues FMS is most concerned about: economic development, education, community development, health and wellness, wealth building, and leadership development.
The Foundation supports efforts that enable communities to transform themselves from within and become self-sustainable. The overarching goal is to create a long-term, asset-based, resident-driven community change model in these two Delta counties. Residents are fully involved in determining the best ways to improve the quality of life in their communities.
Significant private contributions and investments, like those from the Walton Family Foundation, assist these communities in bringing together ideas and developing implementation strategies in order to improve the community.
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LATEST NEWS
4.16.09
Sustaining Organizations Workshop
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Greenwood-Leflore County Chamber of Commerce
402 Hwy 82 W
Greenwood, MS 38935
This workshop will go over planning your development efforts and identify various strategies to consider as you build and diversify your funding base. You will go over fundraising fundamentals and get samples that you can take back to your organization and refer to time and time again. Details and map.
Grant Awarded to Benefit Youth in Leflore County
FMS awarded a three-year grant totaling $90,100 to the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce. The grant award will reinstate the Young Emerging Leaders of Leflore (YELL) youth leadership program.
Grant Awarded in St. Francis County to Benefit Youth
FMS awarded a $345,452 grant to the St. Francis County Boys and Girls Club in Forrest City. The grant will enable the St. Francis County Boys and Girls Club to expand programs and services offered to the youth of St. Francis County.
FMS Awards Grants in Leflore County
FMS awarded two grants in Leflore County, MS totaling $1,368,500. The organizations that received funding are:
- Leflore County Public Schools ($1,128,000)
- Greenwood Main Street ($240,500)
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