About Us

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The organization's goals are to provide jobs and job training, increase income, business and ownership opportunities for low income and minority people to encourage economic self sufficiency within the community, to provide family training and parenting, to provide resources by contact and referral for any community needs such as teen pregnancy, drug abuse and treatment, homelessness, child abuse, gang violence, spousal abuse and prison aftercare.

Dr. Francesica Kelley is a two-time breast cancer survivor. She has seen God work over and over again in her life and in those around her.  She is married to the renown Bob Kelley they have five children, 24 grand’s, and 5 great grands.   Her evangelism efforts have taken her to do missions work in Jamaica and the Bahamas. Fran’s passion is to teach God’s Word and to walk it out in a way that will draw sinners to repentance. Dr. Kelley Has had a passion for young people all her life.  Because of her challenges of abuse in her early years she has vowed to invest in being an advocate for all youth.  Her desire is not only to see them have a personal relationship with God, but to be educated, intelligent strong positive productive members of society. She began with making that investment in 1998 after recovering from her first bout with breast cancer. She was convenience that God had given her another chance to walk in her purpose.   Mrs. Kelley states the “her mess is now her ministry.” She left school with and eighth grade education and got married. She later went back to school after the death of her second husband, obtained her GED, and Graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.   She has authored 5 books.  Her debut was a self-published  autobiography in 2008 entitled  “Free to be Me.”  Dr. Kelley’s motto is “I live to serve Him, my family and my community.” “That’s not what I do, that’s who I am, HIS SERVANT!”  Fran has been a Gospel Radio announcer for over 30 Years and is President Emeritus of the Arkansas Gospel Announcers Guild.   Dr. Kelley is a licensed ordained minister and active member of The St. Luke Baptist Church, Rev. Eric Alexander is pastor.

Fran Kelley, of Little Rock, Arkansas heads Positive People Promotions and has gained national recognition for her role in helping others to reach their goals, especially the underprivileged and minority groups who need to know that someone cares and is willing to stand by them, expand their vision, and help them reach their potential in life.

Fran reaches out to the community with a positive message through television and radio, through mentoring and tutoring programs, and by getting involved in classroom activities.  She also reaches the business community through Kelley Enterprise, an advertising and promotional company who has helped many companies and ministries to promote events and campaigns to increase revenues.

Mary Swanigan Memorial Scholarship is awarded every two years.

Applications for the 2026 graduating class will open in the Spring of 2026. Mary Florine Swanigan born in Brinkley, Arkansas to Elbert and Lois Swanigan, (my loving grand parents) reared eight children with an eighth grade education.  They all now lead very successful lives.  She would sometimes worked two jobs to provide for their needs, never neglecting to instill in them the fundamental foundation of a reverence for God, family and to striving to be the best that they could be.  After all of her children were out of school and on their own, Mary decided to go back to school and get her GED.   After reaching that goal, she continued her education and received college hours from Toltec Community College.  She later organized a community organization called Pinal County Self-Help Organization. She would assist individuals with furthering their education and striving for excellence despite challenges.   An example of Mary?s legacy is her eldest daughter Fran Kelley, President of Positive People Promotions, Inc. organized in 1998.  Fran also became pregnant at an early age and never went to high school, but through the support of those who believed in her completed the eighth grade by taking classes at home during her pregnancy.  She married at age 15 and later went to school at night while working days and obtained her GED.  She is a graduate of UALR with an associate degree in Administrative Services.  She is presently employed as office manager at The Lloyd Schuh Company, President of Positive People Promotions, a Mary Kay beauty consultant, a President of Kelley Enterprise (Advertising & Marketing Firm), a foster parent and Radio personality, PR person for Pulaski County Democratic Women; and a 9-year breast cancer survivor, and role model for the Witness Project. With such a list of accomplishments Fran is still a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, Evangelist and active member of The Awareness Center International.