The Josh Ose Memorial Scholarship was awarded to two Hernando High School seniors for 2014. Receiving $1,000 each were Timothy Chavez attending the University of Mississippi and Allie Bierman attending … Continued
Category: Youth
Brown Baptist Farm Project creates opportunity for apprenticeship
The Place-Based Education & Civil Entrepreneurship Endowment awarded Access Connections to Success, INC. a $6,000 grant to provide education and employment to youths in the field of farming and agriculture … Continued
Sculpture coming to Hernando to remember Holocaust children
The Unknown Child Foundation, a new fund to be welcomed to the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi, has set its sights on DeSoto County to house a statue and remembrance … Continued
Healing Hearts receives Community Foundation grant
Healing Hearts Child Advocacy Center in Southaven received a $10,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi’s Endowment for the Future of Northwest Mississippi. The grant will assist Healing … Continued
Spring Initiative gets $18,000 grant, plans to expand
The Spring Initiative, a local after school program for underprivileged youth, got a grant for $18,000 last week. The grant is from the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi, and the … Continued
Awarding of the Cindy Lipscomb Scholarship
Andrew Sweatt, 2014 graduate of Hernando High School, is the recipient of the Cindy Lipscomb Scholarship offered through the DeSoto County Prayer Council. The scholarship endowment is managed through the … Continued
Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi Announces New STEM Education Initiative in Local Mississippi Public Schools
Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi expanded its partnership with EverFi, a leading education technology company, to add a web-based Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) course to the digital literacy … Continued
Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi match helps Teach For America-Mississippi endowment top $1 million
Teach For America-Mississippi’s vision is simple: One day, all children in Mississippi will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education. To reach this vision, Teach For America-Mississippi focuses on … Continued
Byhalia Middle School Creates School Gardens
Byhalia Middle School received $3,000 in grants funds from the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi to cultivate a community garden. This is a project of the Bluejays Junior Garden Club … Continued
Senatobia Middle School track to break ground soon
The Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi granted Senatobia Middle School $5,000 toward construction of a new track. The grant funds came from Healthy Kids Healthy Communities, a program of the … Continued