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Updates, announcements, and stories about the work helping people and communities move forward.
Southern Bancorp Community Partners’ (SBCP) policy team proactively tracked and passed legislation during the 89th Arkansas General Assembly. The Arkansas General Assembly adjourned sine die on May 17. The 2013...
Southern Bancorp Community Partners Individual Development Account program is celebrating its 1,000th asset purchase by residents of 50 counties in Arkansas and Mississippi. An Individual Development Account (IDA)...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — With support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Southern Bancorp Community Partners (“Southern”) released a report on college savings accounts. The paper, titled “College...
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — The Clark County Charitable Health Service (CCCHS) announced this week it received a $25,000 grant for the establishment of a pharmacy in CCCHS, thanks to...
HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. — Tanya Wright, CEO of Southern Bancorp Community Partners, today announced the hire of Sandra Lee as Southern’s Employment Services Manager. The role of the...
Washington, D.C.— In Arkansas today, 25.6% of households are “asset poor,” meaning they have little or no financial cushion to rely on if unemployment or another emergency leads...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — To give low-income working individuals and families the opportunity to have their income tax return prepared free of charge, Southern Bancorp and its nonprofit...
Southern's policy team helped to enact the shell legislation for the Arkansas Housing Trust Fund in 2009.
Career Pathways seeks to provide financial assistance for low-income individuals who want to take career training and college classes at an Arkansas two-year college.
In 2008, Southern's policy team helped to secure state funding for the Aspiring Scholars Matching Grant program for Arkansas 529 college savings accounts.