DHS to Open Summer Food Program Application Period January 14

Applications for the 2019 Arkansas Summer Food Service Program (ASFSP) will be processed in two phases, beginning in January, according to the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS). The first period, only for schools and government sponsors, will open Monday, January 14, 2019.  All other... Read More.
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Full Circle 360 Plans Boys to Men Program

Full Circle 360, a non-profit agency at 3400 West 34th Avenue in Pine Bluff, is registering boys ages 10 to 17 for its Boys to Men Program. Full Circle will be having Boys to Men classes at 5:00pm Wednesdays and Fridays.  Activities will include boxing... Read More.

UAPB Small Farm Program to Offer Borrower Training

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Small Farm Program has become a vendor to provide Borrower Training, a business education course required for many new or beginning Farm Service Agency (FSA) borrowers.  The course is also for farmers receiving a second year loan... Read More.
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Small Farm Program EQIP Meeting

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff announces a Small Farm Program EQIP Meeting on October 25, 2018. This meeting will take place from 10:00am to 1:00pm. in the 1890 Extension Auditorium, located at 2300 L.A. Prexy Davis Drive in Pine Bluff, AR. EQIP is an... Read More.

Life Readiness Program Underway on Tuesdays

A Life Readiness Program is currently underway every Tuesday at 6:00pm.  The program offers personal development classes and workshops.  The life classes focus on developing critical life and job skills. This location is Unity Christian Fellowship Church at 2712 South Bay Street in Pine Bluff,... Read More.
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UAPB Awarded $40K Improvement Grant Program

  ATLANTA, Ga. – The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) was one of nine Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) awarded money from Home Depot’s Retool Your School campus improvement grant program; a total of $40,000 was awarded to the small HBCU in... Read More.

Crime Prevention Program Being Studied By City Officials

A national program that has worked to reduce crime in other parts of the country was introduced to a diverse crowd Thursday night at the New St. Hurricane Baptist Church in Pine Bluff. The TenPoint National Training Institute was founded by Dr. Eugene F. Rivers... Read More.
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UAPB biology major completes summer health professions program

 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff student Riana Robinson recently completed the Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). SHPEP is a free summer enrichment program focused on improving access to information and resources for college students... Read More.
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Program Designed to Diversify Delta Economy Shuts Down

DUMAS, Ark. - A facility, once a catalyst for change in Dumas, is now closed. Onie Norman comes to the Delta Technology Education Center for research, to sharpen her skills and volunteer. But Tuesday is her last day to take advantage of some of these assets. "After... Read More.