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Novedades, anuncios e historias sobre el trabajo que ayuda a las personas y a las comunidades a salir adelante.
Southern Bancorp kicks off its 10th year of offering free tax filing services for income eligible individuals and families in Arkansas and Mississippi on Tuesday, January 21st. The...
During the 2013 regular session of the Arkansas General Assembly, Sen. Robert Thompson introduced the “Arkansas Prize-Linked Savings Account Act of 2013” (SB 119) to establish a prize-linked...
Due to the recent federal government shutdown, the farm bill was placed on the backburner until now. Legislators will convene again tomorrow to discuss and write a final...
National College Savings Month is big news around Southern because we understand the close relationship between education and family economic security. In fact, one of Southern’s primary goals...
In May 2013, Jackson Hewitt released a report showing nearly 8 million uninsured Americans who qualified for health insurance premium payment assistance would be unable to do so because...
Last month, a New York Times article, “In Climbing the Income Ladder, Location Matters,” examined income mobility within the United States. Based on this study, where a child...
As state and federal officials prepare for the October 1, 2013 enrollment date of the Affordable Care Act, unbanked and uninsured residents within Southern Bancorp Community Partners’ targeted...
For 40 years, farm programs and SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, previously known as food stamps) have been moved and reauthorized as a single piece of legislation. However,...
Measuring a community development project's performance is critical to its success, and Southern Bancorp Community Partners developed a social metrics program to do just that. Click here to...
The 128th Mississippi Legislature adjourned April 4, introducing 3,087 bills and completing 2,760 of those bills in its legislative session. The goal of all Southern Bancorp Community Partners’...