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Public Allies Mississippi Interns Inspired to Help Their Community

The 2017-2018 Public Allies Mississippi cohort has been busy. The now seven-member cohort, working in Jackson and in Oxford, meets alternating Fridays at the Foundation for the Mid South office in Jackson to reflect as […]

Foundation for the Mid South Announces 2017-2018 Public Allies Mississippi Interns

The Foundation for the Mid South has selected eleven native Mississippians to join the 2017-2018 cohort of Public Allies Mississippi. Brandy Nichols, Jada Bass, Kristopher Thigpen, Silas Delaware III, and Deonte Cheeks, all from Jackson, […]

Gratee Spotlight: St. Francis County CDC

It is the mission of the St. Francis County CDC to make Forrest City, Arkansas, and St. Francis County a place where more people choose to live and work. A long-time partner with the Foundation […]

Collaboration Yields Community Vision and Marketing Plan

Sometimes Progress Requires a Leap of Faith When Bill Crump received similar emails from different organizations in the small Delta community of Greenwood, Mississippi, he thought there should be a more effective way to share […]

Putting “Community” at the forefront of Community Center

Nothing unifies a community like understanding; understanding one another, understanding the importance of health and learning and understanding the value of place. One place that provides the space for different levels of community understanding is […]

Community Development – Bridge Podcast Episode 2

Bridge Podcast Ep.2 Building the Creative and Cultural Economy   Click here to listen.