Archives: Programs

Delta Directions Consortium (DDC)   The Delta Directions Consortium (DDC) is an interdisciplinary network of individuals, academic institutions, non-profit organizations, and foundations that work together to create positive social change in the multi-state Mississippi Delta Region. In addition to numerous broad programs and specific projects that evolve as needs and interests change, DDC partners collaborate … Continued

Launched in the Fall of 2004, Excel By 5 is an innovative program designed to encourage and assist communities to become actively involved in supporting their young children. The first of its kind, this certification emphasizes the important roles parents and primary caregivers play in educating children during their most formative years, birth to five. … Continued

The Box Project: Alleviating the effects of rural poverty since 1962. Since 1962, The Box Project has been working to help people living in rural poverty. We seek to alleviate the effects of poverty and increase mutual understanding through direct, people-to-people assistance. With the help of local social services agencies, we seek families who want … Continued

The partnership between Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi and EVERFI, the leading education technology company, provides students with critical skills they need to thrive. Through the Community Digital Scholars Program, schools across the state receive access to cutting-edge digital courses at no charge. The Breadth of Community Digital Scholars Program Community Digital Scholars Program empowers … Continued

“Connecting People Who Care with Causes That Matter in Panola County” The Panola County Community Foundation serves as a bridge between an individual’s personal desire to give and the fulfillment of that charitable will. As a partner fund to the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi, we are in the midst of building a permanent, charitable … Continued