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  • Change in Action: North Jonesboro Neighborhood Initiative

    With support from WRF and the City of Jonesboro, the North Jonesboro Neighborhood Initiative addresses neighborhood issues and builds resident support for community change in north Jonesboro.

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  • Building Capacity for Change in the Delta

    Economic and community development builds capacity in small rural towns. WRF grantee Houseaboutit and the City of Altheimer collaborate to move the needle on poverty.

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  • Delta Dreams

    This documentary tells the story of Helena-West Helena, a struggling rural Arkansas Delta community. Delta Dreams shares the community’s plan for revitalization with the help of Southern Bancorp through a resident-driven community development process.

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  • As the South Goes: Philanthropy and Social Justice in the US South

    There are a growing number of foundations that are committed to addressing the stark inequities in the South. This report from Grantmakers for Southern Progress reflects on how to advance stronger communication and collaboration among funders to support social justice in Southern communities.

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  • Moving the Needle Impact Brief: Rural Community Alliance

    The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation’s support helps Arkansans work together to find sustainable strategies to improve their communities. This impact brief examines WRF’s support of the Rural Community Alliance, a statewide organization working in rural Arkansas counties on community revitalization, youth development, and education equity.

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  • Moving the Needle Impact Brief: North Jonesboro Neighborhood Initiative

    WRF’s investments in select communities in Arkansas are building local capacity for comprehensive community change. This impact brief examines WRF’s support of the North Jonesboro Neighborhood Initiative to help improve the quality of life in this community.

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