American Red Cross
SE Mississippi Chapter 228-762-2455,
601-947-9378 • Disaster Preparedness
and Recovery • Health & Safety Training
• Armed Forces Emergency Services
• Blood Services
• Provided $22,659 in financial
assistance for single family
disasters
• Certified 176 individuals in First
Aid & CPR |
Center for the Prevention
of Child Abuse
228-769-1343, Southeast Children’s Advocacy
Center 228-868-8686, 228-868-9586 • Abuse
prevention services • Parent Aide program
• Multi-Disciplinary Team • Court School
Education • High-Risk Youth program
• Forensic interviewing • Community
information/ referral • Volunteer opportunities
• Christmas Adopt-a-Family • H.O.P.E. Program
• 382 forensic interviews conducted
• 299 victims of abuse/neglect served
through violence assistance program |
Health & Handicapped
Services
228-762-0364 • Financial assistance for
prescriptions, medical travel, small medical
appliances • Service emphasis on elderly
and low-income clients
• 474 clients helped with
medication assistance
• 824 clients served with
counseling and referrals
|
Pregnancy Resources
of Mississippi (PROMISS)
Crisis Pregnancy Help-Line
228-297-MISS or 228-861-4243
• Pregnancy tests • Prenatal/Parenting Lessons
• Baby/Maternity items • Abstinence Education
• Adoption/Community referrals.
All services are free and confidential
• 485 new clients
• 42,714 items distributed to
clients through Material
Assistance program
• 2,655 visits with clients |
Association for
Sickle Cell Disease
228-769-6516
• Education • Counseling • Emergency
financial assistance for sickle cell patients
• Peer support groups for children and adults
• 296 newborn screenings
• 157 clients served with general
counseling services
• 784 pamphlets and brochures
distributed in community |
Chemical Abuse
Prevention Services
(ChAmPS) 228-762-6540 • Community
education • Student clubs sponsorship • Too
Good for Drugs classes in local schools •
Crisis support for adults • Technical assistance
for other prevention programs
• 246 Too Good for Drugs classes
taught in area schools
• 40 referrals made to clients
through crisis support |
Home of Grace
228-826-5283
• Residential, Christian recovery program
for men and women with addictive behaviors
• Drug Prevention Education
• 330 clients successfully
completed program at
men’s facility
• 121 clients successfully
completed program at
women’s facility |
Rape Crisis Program
(Gulf Coast Women’s
Center for Nonviolence)
800-800-1396, 228-875-5433
• 24-hour Crisis Line • Emergency hospital
response for victims of sexual assault and
domestic violence • Counseling • Law
enforcement liaison • Educational programs
• Court Advocate • Legal clinic (civil cases
only) • Services for family members of
homicide victims
• 1,119 crisis calls
• 217 clients served through
program |
Boy Scouts of America
(Pine Burr Area Council)
228-860-3378, 601-582-2326, 866-424-3188
• Youth leadership development
• Troop activities
• Residential/Day camps
• 1,658 youth enrolled in Singing
River District
• Over 150 boys from our district
attended Camp Tiak last summer |
Citizens Against Needless
Death in Youth (C.A.N.D.Y.)
228-769-2175 • Child safety/Injury
prevention services on all child safety issues
• Free safety presentations upon request at all
elementary schools, Head Start and daycare
centers • Car seat restraints rental/loaner
program services available at 11 locations in
Jackson and George counties
• Provided child safety
presentations to 2,957 children
• Averaged 39.6 child seat loaners
each month |
Jackson County
CASA
228-762-7370 • Trained volunteers are
advocates for abused/neglected children
removed from their homes and work with the
parents to help make changes to safely
reunite the family
• 37 children from 20 families
served through program
• 973 volunteer hours provided
to the children |
Singing River Industries/
Georco Industries
228-769-1511, 601-947-4855 • On-site
employment and job placement for adults
with mental retardation & developmental
disabilities • Case management for
independent living
• 6,789 hours of supportive
employment in Jackson County
• 17,918 hours of work activity by
clients at Georco site |
Boys & Girls Clubs of
Jackson & George Counties
228-762-3497 • Character and Leadership
Development • Education and Career Planning
• Health and Life Skills • The Arts and Sports
• Fitness and Recreation
After School Program (10 months):
• Averaged 521 children enrolled
each month in programs and
activities
• Averaged 528 activity sessions
offered each month |
Domestic Violence
Shelter
(The Salvation Army) 228-762-8267,
800-382-7649 • 24-hour crisis line
• Residential, protective and non-residential
services • Family violence prevention
counseling • Court advocacy
• Victim Community Support group
• Community education
• 573 clients served
• 120 adult group and group
therapy meetings |
Jackson County
Literacy Council
228-762-2814 • Literacy program for adults
• Resources and information
• Learn or improve literacy skills
• Volunteer tutors • Tutor training
• Books and materials provided
• Averaged 23 students each
month
• 2,627 volunteer hours provided |
The Salvation Army
228-762-7222 • Physical, emotional and
spiritual support • Material needs for
homeless/disadvantaged • Shelter for
homeless and stranded individuals/families
• Daily evening meals • Youth characterbuilding
programs • Emergency and seasonal
assistance • Summer camps • Disaster
services • Addictions Counseling • Premarital
Counseling • Christian worship services
• Over 30,000 meals served at
Nathan Hale site
• 16,702 gifts distributed |
Boys & Girls Clubs of
Jackson & George Counties
Summer Program (2 months):
228-762-3497 • Character and Leadership
Development • Education and Career Planning •
Health and Life Skills • The Arts and Sports •
Fitness and Recreation
• Averaged 750 children enrolled
each month in programs and
activities
• Averaged 800 activity sessions
offered each month |
Girl Scouts of U.S.A.
(Gulf PinesCouncil)
228-864-7215, 866-764-7215
• Youth leadership development
• Troop activities
• Residential camps • Day camps
• 2,662 girls enrolled in traditional
troops
• 1,972 girls enrolled in the
in-school program |
Kidney Foundation
228-762-0701 • Kidney disease education
• Financial assistance for life-sustaining
medications, nutritional supplements,
and transportation to medical facilities
for transplant surgery
• 56 clients received patient
transportation
• 60 clients received medication
assistance
• 87 clients assisted with food
supplements |
United Way Community
Resources Center
228-762-8557, 800-762-8557 • Information
and Referral to human services agencies
• Workforce Assistance Program for
emergency family needs • Volunteer
recognition/promotion • Sponsors
Community Care Council
• 52 families helped with a total of
$24,572.78 in assistance through
the Workforce Assistance
Program
• Over 500 referrals made to area
health and human services
agencies |
Catholic Social &
Community Services
228-297-4982 (Jackson Co.), 228-702-2137
(Administrative Office) • Infant and Maternity
Services • Utility Assistance • Long Term
Disaster Recovery • Licensed Adoptions
• Twelve Baskets Food Bank
• Refugee and Migration Office
• 2,672 families assisted with a
total of $216,793.91 in
emergency assistance
• 1,648 clients served through
the Pregnancy Care program |
Gulf Coast Family
Counseling
228-875-6113 • Individual, marriage, and
family therapy on a sliding fee basis
• All ages and problems
• Masters Level licensed therapists
• 2,046 counseling sessions
provided
• 2,909 persons participated in
sessions |
Mississippi Gulf Coast
YMCA
228-875-5050 • Builds strong kids, strong
families and strong communities • Preschool
child care/development • Youth sports
• Adolescent Offender programs
• Mentorship program • Parent Resource
Center • Summer and holiday day camps
• 66 children served through
daycare program
• 247 units of service provided to
the children |
|
t's time to raise the curtain on our 2008 United Way
Campaign for Jackson & George Counties. This year our theme is
"Lights, Caring, Action." We're excited about this year's
campaign and hope we raise your level of awareness and caring
for our community.
