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 on four long-term signature initiatives:

Lead coordinating partners in the DDC include the following organizations:

Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi

Delta Directions Consortium Point of Contact: Keith Fulcher

Center for Global Development and Sustainability, Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University

Delta Directions Consortium Point of Contact: Laurence Simon

Center for Population Studies at the University of Mississippi and the Delta Fellows Program

Delta Directions Consortium Point of Contact: Anne Cafer

Harvard Law School Food and Law Policy Clinic and Harvard Law School Mississippi Delta Project

Delta Directions Consortium Point of Contact: Emma Scott

Mississippi Delta Partnership in Public Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Delta Directions Consortium Point of Contact: Bizu Gelaye

Shackouls Honors College at Mississippi State University and Delta Scholars Program

(Delta Directions Consortium Point of Contact for the Delta Scholars Program: deltascholars@honors.msstate.edu)

Social Science Research Center at Mississippi State University

Delta Directions Consortium Point of Contact: Devon Brenner

Southern Rural Development Center and the Delta Regional Forum

Delta Directions Consortium Point of Contact: John J. Green

Winokur Family Foundation

Delta Directions Consortium Point of Contact: Dee Winokur

Maddox Nonprofit & Volunteer Resource HUB

The Maddox Nonprofit & Volunteer Resource Hub connects nonprofits and volunteers with individuals, resources, and opportunities in their eleven-county service region of Northwest Mississippi. As an official program of The Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi, the HUB receives funding to host local events aimed at utilizing resources and connections available within your community.

Delta Directions

Panola County Community Foundation

Serving as a bridge between an individual's personal desire to give and the fulfillment of that charitable will. The Panola County Community Foundation is unique in that funds can be distributed across a wide range of needs including areas such as education, healthcare, and early-intervention programs.