Preparing the Next Generation: Celebrating our 2026 Interns
Every summer, the Foundation for the Mid South welcomes interns who show up, contribute to our team, and shape the work we do every day. This summer, three interns joined our team, bringing expertise in communications, public health research, and education policy, and did just that. Across ten weeks, they conducted research that will shape […]
Seven Storytellers, Changing Narratives: Announcing the 2026 Delta Story Project Cohort
This summer, the Foundation for the Mid South is making a bold investment in the stories that define who we are. Through the Delta Story Project — a Cultural Ambassador initiative created in partnership with Mississippi Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) and supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation — seven Mississippi artists, storytellers, and […]
How Expanding Education Opportunities Is Transforming the Mid-South
In the Mid-South, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana, education isn’t just about schools. It’s about what kind of future people have access to. For a lot of communities in this region, the challenges are real and ongoing. Schools are often underfunded, resources can be limited, and not every student has the same level of support or […]
Working to Lift up Health, Education and the Economy
People thriving with their health and financial security is in the best interest of the community at large. Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas have an estimated population of about 10.6 million, only three percent of the nation’s population of 340 million. But those three states represent about 30 percent of the poverty in the U.S., said […]