Winter 2016-2017

Indianola Promise Community:
Improving Academic Outcomes in the Delta

Deborah Moore

Indianola’s Promise Neighborhood/Community, under the central authority of the Delta Health Alliance, includes over 30 programs that provide children with the opportunity to succeed in school, graduate and attend college.

Working Together to Address the Wealth Gap

Jobi Cates

Learn how the Asset Funders Network is working to promote economic opportunity and financial security for everyone.

Fresh Perspectives in Community Development:
Community and Economic Development—Around the Globe and Back to the Mississippi Delta Region

Grover Ainsworth

From the Peace Corps in Kenya to Afghanistan to the Mississippi Delta, Grover Ainsworth has seen many of the same issues plaguing communities of all sizes. Here, he shares some of the principles he’s learned that guide his work.