May 21, 2010
Graduation Day in Helena (pdf.)
“Tonight at 7:00 on the campus of Phillips Community College in Helena-West Helena, the first class of seniors will graduate from what’s commonly known as the KIPP school.
If you closely examine how far these kids have come, you’ll realize just how remarkable this story is”
January 10, 2010
Date & Time: Monday, January 10, 2011; 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Location: Great Rivers Co-op
Description: The quarterly meeting of the Education Goal Team.
July 15, 2008
Grant to Fund Intern Program (.pdf)
The Delta Bridge Project, a comprehensive community development initiative in Phillips County, has awarded a $90,000, three-year grant for the Shepherd Delta Alliance partnership to place five summer interns with local non-profits and community based organizations, Circuit Judge Kathleen Bell, Chairwoman of the Delta Bridge Project Leadership Goal Team, announced today.
October 19, 2006
Delta Bridge Project Announces $240,000 in Grant Funding for Boys & Girls Club of Phillips County (.pdf)
“Dr. Steven Murray, Chairman of the Delta Bridge Project Steering Committee, today announced that the Boys & Girls Club of Phillips County will receive up to $240,000 in grant funds over the next three years. The funding will be used to bring a nationally proven model for youth development to Phillips County.”
March 31, 2006
Rotarians Get Scoop on Boys, Girls Club (.pdf)
“Not only giving boys and girls something to do in the afternoons, but offering them direction hope and care.”
February 1, 2006
Funds Flowing for Boys, Girls Club (.pdf)
“Only three weeks after announcing its establishment, the Boys & Girls Club of Phillips County has received over $26,000 in donations.”
January 30, 2006
KIPP Receives Grant Money (.pdf)
“Southern Financial Partners announced two grants to the KIPP Delta College Preparatory School (DCPS) today. The first grant, a $250,000 planning grant will enable the KIPP DCPS to plan for a KIPP high school. The second grant for $40,000 will assist the KIPP DCPS to initiate a development program, ensuring that the KIPP DCPS will have the financial resources available to promote its growth.”
September 12, 2005
Wellness Center Reaches 30 Percent Completion Point (.pdf)
“Construction of the Dr. Vasudevan Wellness Center and Delta AHEC is 30 percent complete and is scheduled to open in February 2006.
“The 25,000-square foot Delta Area Health Education Center will provide classrooms, meeting rooms, a youth center, a medical library and both indoor and outdoor walking tracks. The Center also will have the latest in exercise equipment to help those who use the facility to get in shape.”
August 10, 2005
SCP Includes Numerous Educational Objectives (.pdf)
“The educational goals for the Strategic Community Plan for Phillips County 2005-2010 include many organizations and ideas that should benefit this impoverished Delta region. In the press release received at the news conference held Monday at the Historically restored Malco the Strategic Planning Committee outlined the plans they have already implemented for Phillips County.”
August 8, 2005
Strategic Community Plan Charts Future for Phillips County (.pdf)
“Under the banner of “Together We Can” the Strategic Community Plan for Phillips County 2005-2010 today was unveiled, with the promise of restoring this Mississippi River county to properity and transforming it into a regional economic and cultural force.”
