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Tuesday, February 9, 2021
    United Way of Southeast Mississippi is offering you the chance to win $100,000 with the 2021 United Way $100K Payday Raffle! For only $100, you could win one hundred grand! Tickets are on sale through Sunday, March 7, 2021. The $100,000 Grand…
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
PRESS RELEASE January 25, 2021   (Alexandria, VA) January 25, 2021 – United Way Worldwide today released its 2021 Policy Agenda for the 117th Congress. The Agenda, developed with input from local United Ways across the country, details the policy…
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
  PRESS RELEASE   Hattiesburg, MS – Tuesday, December 1, 2020 – Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded United Way of Southeast Mississippi a $2,680 grant to support youth literacy initiatives. This local grant award is part of more…
Monday, November 2, 2020
The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading has announced that it is recognizing Southeast Mississippi with Pacesetter Honors for its work in 2019 in the community solutions impact areas of School Attendance/Chronic Absence. “We applaud the civic leaders…
Thursday, October 1, 2020
  Domestic Abuse Family Shelter Observes Domestic Violence Awareness Month    The Domestic Abuse Family Shelter (DAFS) is a partner agency of United Way of Southeast Mississippi. We spoke with DAFS Executive Director Becky Stewart about how they're…