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Males of Color: Investing in Two Louisiana Cities

The challenges facing males of color across the Mid South have created monumental disparities in comparison to other groups over the decades. Males of color are too often left without quality education and guidance to […]

Ensuring High-Quality Education in the Classroom

Defabian is an 8 year-old elementary student in Leflore County, Mississippi. He loves sports—mostly football and baseball—and he is an active member of the Boy Scouts. Defabian started the school year making D’s and F’s […]

Greenwood Public School District Poised to Improve Student Academic Success

The Foundation for the Mid South is investing in improving the academic success of the students of today and tomorrow in the Greenwood Public School District.  The Foundation is supporting the district with a $1.5 […]

Students Get Up Close and Personal with the Civil Rights Movement

“To be honest, I didn’t know the Freedom Riders existed,” said Tegi Jenkins, an 18-year-old nursing major at the University of Southern Mississippi. Now, she can tell you all about them. Tegi, a nursing student […]

Males Of Color: Cultivating Leaders for Today And Tomorrow

The goal of our education work is to help students achieve academic success. As we move deeper into the 21st century, post secondary education is essential to meet shifting demands. The national high school graduation rate […]

Center for Family Life’s Fusion Program

The Foundation for the Mid South supported an innovative summer program aimed at keepting male students interested in education by using math and science. The goal is to get students to do better in school, […]