Together for Hope Archives – Page 3 of 6

Video: Scarlette Jasper reflects on the compassion of a family in need

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Video: Scarlette Jasper Reinterprets Rural Poverty

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Video: What makes Glynda Jackson angry?

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Video: Tamara Daffron finds stability through financial health mentorship

Watch the interview about Tamara Daffron who finds stability through financial health mentorship

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.