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Rising Hope tells the story of overcoming adversity in Mississippi Delta

A new documentary about the triumph of courage over despair in the Mississippi Delta is winning critical acclaim and proving no situation is too daunting to change, said Jason Coker, president of Together for Hope and a leading character in…

Together for Hope adds Delta region vice president

Charlton Johnson has been named a vice president of Together for Hope, leading the Delta Region of the nonprofit empowerment ministry. Johnson came to Together for Hope from the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he was serving as a…

CBF appeals for immediate support for Mississippi Delta tornado victims

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has issued an urgent appeal for donations to provide food, water, clothing and housing for Mississippi Delta residents whose trailer homes were shredded Dec. 14 by tornadoes and storms that also ripped through parts of Louisiana,…

At the center of Arkansas Delta’s fight against poverty and division: an 85-year-old swimming pool

Every June, that work culminates in the wildly-popular Swim Camp, where children and teenagers not only learn to swim but learn to pursue leadership through lifeguarding, volunteering and interning with Together For Hope.

Imagination is the greatest threat to Delta poverty, Together for Hope Arkansas says

With a precise focus on literacy and leadership development, Together For Hope continues to build children’s imaginations for what is possible beyond the limited view of poverty.

Phillips County, Arkansas: Backwater Rising

Like the muddy shores of the Mississippi, the Delta’s storied African American communities have always confronted both the abundance and the peril of life in the Delta, hoping to God that the levee holds.