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Jasmia Jackson and Christianna Turner with DHA's Delta Better Futures (DBF) program recently met with our partners at Greenville Technical Center about implementing this evidence-based decision making program in the 2025-2026 school year! DBF equips teens, adolescents, and young people in the Mississippi Delta with the skills to resist peer pressure, make good decisions, and protect their health and opportunities in life.
This work wouldn't be possible without the strong partnerships we have with schools, community groups, and other organizations across the Delta. Thank you to all of our partners who make it possible!
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Sunflower County Consolidated School District continues to make progress thanks to the critical groundwork laid by Delta Health Alliance's Indianola Promise Community (IPC). For more than a decade, IPC aligned early childhood readiness, reading comprehension, health, and family support with school needs, creating a cradle-to-career pipeline that raised student test scores and achievement.
The impact was well documented in evaluation data of DHA programs:
- The percentage of children ready for kindergarten more than doubled between the start and completion of the full IPC pipeline of programs.
- Third grade reading scores showed substantial growth thanks to programs such as Literacy Fellows.
- High school graduation rates increased by 27% over 5 years.
- Juvenile court referrals fell by more than 2/3 in a four-year period, dropping to the third best rate in the state.
Estimates suggest that IPC's work to better position students to graduate high schools translated to a $32 million regional economic impact. The progress seen in Sunflower schools today is rooted in this foundation laid by IPC—proof that lasting change comes from years of investment, partnership, and persistence.
We're proud of this legacy and that the critical work of the Indianola Promise Community continues to inform the work and impact of our Deer Creek and Leflore Promise Communities today.
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DHA's GREAT workforce development program helps young adults in the Mississippi Delta jumpstart their careers and further their education. ZeRiya Davis, a recent graduate of Simmons High School and the Certified Phlebotomy program at Burns Healthcare Institute, did just that when she started medical training during high school. ZeRiya worked with our GREAT team to balance her schoolwork and professional training, and now she's well positioned to enter the workforce.
DHA's workforce development programs don't just equip participants with the hard skills to meet the demands of Dela businesses. They teach the soft skills such as discipline, time management, and work ethic that make a difference in the workforce and life.
Learn more about GREAT and sign up today at: deltahealthalliance.org/find-a-program/g-r-e-a-t/
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Inspire. Teach. Grow.
Delta Health Alliance's Head Start/Early Head Start program is looking for dedicated Lead Head Start Teachers to help shape tomorrow’s leaders.
Apply today: deltahealthalliance.org/careers/
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Construction on the Mississippi Delta Cares Center at the Leland Medical Clinic is coming along quickly! We cannot wait to start serving patients who need occupational, physical and speech therapy and dental services in Leland and surrounding Mississippi Delta communities.
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Meet DHA's August employee spotlight staff member, Shekia Brown! Shekia is the Director of College and Career Readiness at Delta Health Alliance. She works with high schoolers and young adults in three programs, including Youth Council, College Promise Initiative, and DHA's College Mentoring program. In her role, she primarily helps to ensure students in partnering school districts in DHA's Promise Communities have access to leadership opportunities, college and career preparation, and mentoring that sets them up for success in life after high school. Shekia's favorite part of working at Delta Health Alliance is the impact she has in her community and in the individual lives of students.
Thank you, Shekia, for the work you do every day to ensure Delta students have opportunities to reach their full potential!
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We are here at the Tupelo Furniture Market and the parking lot is packed and the energy is high — the Delta Health Alliance Head Start/Early Head Start Job Fair is officially underway!
Our team is moving fast, welcoming candidates, and conducting on-the-spot interviews for multiple departments. This is more than just a job fair — it’s about creating opportunities and putting people across North Mississippi to work.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your career, come see us today — we’re here and hiring now!
Visit our careers page at deltahealthalliance.org/careers/
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Construction is under way for DHA's new Mississippi Delta Cares Center at the Leland Medical Clinic! This new, state of the art facility represents a $10 million investment by the USDA in the Delta's health care system and we're proud to be a part of it. The Delta Cares Center will increase access to occupational, physical and speech therapy and dental services for rural Mississippi Delta residents, eliminating the need to drive hundreds of miles to Jackson or Memphis for vital health services.
For more than a decade, DHA has sought to improve access to primary and specialty care for rural Delta communities through our Leland Medical Clinic. This project continues that legacy and we can't wait to continue serving our community.
In case you missed it, read more about the Mississippi Delta Cares Center here: mississippitoday.org/2025/08/07/health-clinic-expansion-mississippi-delta/
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DHA's Workforce Opportunities for Rural Communities (WORC) program recently graduated four new LPNs from Northwest Mississippi Community College! Through WORC, DHA's strong partnerships with community colleges, private training institutes, and local businesses help train a skilled workforce in high-demand industries in the Delta region, including health care, education, manufacturing, and more.
Our workforce programs also create more self-sustaining Delta residents who bring home higher wages to provide for their families. Evaluations of our programs show that annual wages among DHA workforce graduates are nearly 20% higher one year after completing the program
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