Taste of DeSoto donated a total of $24,500 from its fund with the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi to Heartland Hands Food Pantry, House of Grace, American Liver Foundation and … Continued
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Grant multiplies Rock & Blues in Clarksdale
Clarksdale’s Rock & Blues Museum attracts local and visitors, presenting culture not only from Mississippi blues, but the rock and roll music it inspired. This young nonprofit offers the viewpoint … 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
Delta State receives Community Foundation grant to support Grammy Museum and tourism
Cleveland and Bolivar County will be the home of the second Grammy Museum in the nation and is scheduled to open in 2015. To make plans for tourism as an … Continued
Building a local food system one bag at a time
4Rivers Fresh Foods wants to feed your family the freshest, most nutritional foods conveniently, from local farms at a pickup point near you. We gather the best of what local … 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
The little church that could
Warren Pittman could not stand to see a church closed. When he became a Superintendent in the United Methodist Church in 1975, Edwards Street United Methodist Church in his district … Continued