http://southerngff.org/news Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:52:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Housing Arkansas, a coalition of affordable housing advocates in the private, government and nonprofit sectors, held a news conference on Monday, March 2 to highlight legislation that would create a statewide housing trust fund for Arkansas. The trust fund would allow access to quality housing for a broad range of ... http://southerngff.org/news/2009/03/03/bill-creating-arkansas-housing-fund-heads-to-committee/ March 2, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LITTLE ROCK, ARK.-Housing Arkansas, a coalition of affordable housing advocates in the private, government and nonprofit sectors, held a news conference today to highlight legislation that would create a statewide housing trust fund for Arkansas. The trust fund would allow access to quality housing for a ... http://southerngff.org/news/2009/03/02/housing-coalition-highlights-legislation-to-create-statewide-housing-trust-fund-for-arkansas/ A steady stream of people eager to get their taxes prepared for free showed up Saturday at the Donald W. Reynolds Community Services Center. The event, dubbed Super Saturday, was a joint effort by volunteers from the Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Earned Income Tax Credit Coalition, Association for Community Organizations for Reform ... http://southerngff.org/news/2009/01/30/residents-take-advantage-of-free-tax-preparation-service/ "I never thought it would be so hard to get people to have something done free." Maxine Nelson, Arkansas chairman of ACORN, expressed that thought Friday during a press conference for Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day, a nationwide effort to increase public awareness about the EITC and the availability ... http://southerngff.org/news/2009/01/30/tax-preparation-services-available-for-free-today/ Ten exceptional volunteers were recognized recently by AARP Arkansas, commemorating the national organization's 50th anniversary. - Blake Williams, special project manager serving earned income, tax credit and 2008 stimulus package, Southern Good Faith Fund... http://southerngff.org/news/2009/01/25/aarp-recognizes-10-county-volunteers/ Free income tax filing assistance will be available to many area residents beginning today. Southern Bancorp and its nonprofit affiliate Southern Good Faith Fund have partnered with the Internal Revenue Service to provide the service to families with an annual income of $42,000 or less. "Some folks, if they did not earn ... http://southerngff.org/news/2009/01/20/nonprofit-offers-income-tax-filing-help/ Southern Bancorp and its nonprofit affiliate Southern Good Faith Fund in partnership with the Internal Revenue Service are offering a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program to the residents of Phillips County and Surrounding areas. http://southerngff.org/news/2009/01/14/free-tax-filing-and-assistance-helps-low-income-families-file-taxes-get-faster-returns/ The Knowledge Is Power Program, also known as KIPP, is expanding its educational operation in the Arkansas Delta. Currently, the program has a free open-enrollment public charter middle school and high school in Helena-West Helena. Students at both schools have been praised for their academic achievements. In October, KIPP Delta College ... http://southerngff.org/news/2008/11/18/kipp-expands-educational-opportunities-in-the-delta/ (Click here to read the Supreme Court's ruling on the Check Cashers Act.) The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Check Cashers Act violated the state constitution, according to the Associated Press. In a 6-0 decision, the court overturned a Pulaski County judge who last year ruled that the act was ... http://southerngff.org/news/2008/11/06/arkansas-supreme-court-check-cashers-act-violated-state-constitution/ ARKADELPHIA—Clark County has received a $70,000 grant from the Arkansas Department of Rural Services to help fund a regional emergency and fire training center, State Senator Percy Malone and Phil Baldwin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Bancorp, announced today. The $70,000 Community Enhancement Grant will be combined with local ... http://southerngff.org/news/2008/10/27/clark-county-receives-70000-state-grant-to-help-fund/