Watch the interview with Scarlette Jasper who reflects on the compassion of a family in need
Video: Scarlette Jasper Reinterprets Rural Poverty
Watch the interview with Scarlette Jasper who reinterprets rural poverty
Video: What makes Glynda Jackson angry?
Watch the interview with about what makes Glynda Jackson angry
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.
Photo Gallery: Arkansas Delta
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Video: Janee’ Tisby on Poverty
Watch a video with Janee’ Tisby talking about poverty.