Cheryl Hampton Name: Cheryl Hampton Location: Marianna, Arkansas Goal Areas: Savings, Housing Cheryl Hampton still remembers the day when she found out her childhood home that has been in her family for generations was facing foreclosure. With a low credit score, a...
Mandy Chaney – Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Name: Mandy Chaney Location: Barton, Arkansas Goal Areas: Savings Dealing with a full-time job, kids in and headed to college, and the untimely loss of her husband, Mandy Chaney had a lot on her plate—and preparing...
LaKristen Spiller Location: Blytheville, Arkansas Core Goals affected: Savings, Housing Owning one’s own home is a dream shared by countless Americans, and it can be driven by a variety of factors ranging from the desire to build one’s net worth to having a place to...
School Savings Program Location: Participating schools in Arkansas and Mississippi Core Goals affected: Savings Spare change isn’t always shiny, but it can create glowing results. That’s why most weeks of the school year, you’ll find Southern Bancorp hosting a “Bank...
Jennifer Williams Name: Jennifer Williams Location: Cleveland, Mississippi Core Goals affected: Savings Jennifer Williams, a Mississippi mother and school teacher, fought back against predatory payday lenders to create a stronger financial future for her and her...
Delta Blues Alley Cafe Name: Jecorry Miller, owner of Delta Blues Alley Cafe Location: Clarksdale, Mississippi Core Goals affected: Savings, Jobs Clarksdale, Miss. native Jecorry Miller is no stranger to hard work. For years, he traveled theroads of the Mississippi...
Leatha Flenaugh Name: Leatha Flenaugh Location: Helena-West Helena, Arkansas Goal Area: Savings Leatha Flenaugh had always been a hard worker, but like many Americans, she had accumulated a significant amount of credit card debt as a young woman. With a new sense of...
Vernetha JacksonName: Vernetha JacksonLocation: Helena-West Helena, ArkansasGoal Areas: Housing, SavingsAt age 63, grandmother and beloved public school employee Vernetha Jackson thought her dream of homeownership was destined to remain just that, a dream. However,...
Candice Ward Name: Candice Ward Location: Helena-West Helena, Arkansas Goal Areas: Savings Candice and her boyfriend Michael have been active participants in Southern’s credit and home buying counseling services. They have used Southern’s free tax preparation service,...
Marianne Dolls Name: Marianne Dolls Location: Helena-West Helena, Arkansas Goal Areas: Savings A single mother of two, Marianne Dolls knew she wanted more for her children, but she wasn’t sure where to start. With help from Southern Bancorp Community Partners credit...
