Imagine if households connected to the electrical grid received varying amounts of power based on their income level or neighborhood. What if families in under-resourced or rural areas couldn’t access enough power to keep their lights on every day?
HATTIESBURG, MISS. – They’ve served and sacrificed for our country yet nearly one-third — 31% — of Mississippi’s 150,479 veterans struggle to afford the basics, according to a new report from United Way of Southeast Mississippi and its research partner United For ALICE.
HATTIESBURG, MISS. – The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading has announced that it’s recognizing United Way of Southeast Mississippi with Pacesetter Honors for its work in 2021–22.
New report reveals that federal poverty data significantly undercounts how many people with disabilities are struggling to afford the basics.
HATTIESBURG, MISS. – United Way of Southeast Mississippi (UWSEMS) has welcomed Clarissa Ewell as the new director of its volunteer center, Volunteer Southeast Mississippi.
‘United Way has just really given us a seat at the table…to reach an audience that doesn't know what we're doing or just isn't aware of the services that are available through our organization.’
HATTIESBURG, MISS. – Several local companies in Hattiesburg and surrounding areas are joining United Way of Southeast Mississippi in kicking off its annual fundraising with its Pacesetter Campaign in a united effort to “give hope and change lives.”
Chase Blankenship, 2022-23 Board Chair
New report and interactive tools reveal that federal poverty data undercounts how many children of all races are growing up amid financial insecurity.
HATTIESBURG, MISS. – The majority of Mississippi’s Black and Hispanic children — 73% and 67% respectively — lived in households that couldn’t afford the basics in 2019, compared to 38% of white children, according to a new report from United Way of Southeast Mississippi and its research partner United For ALICE.
By Jonah S. Taylor
United Way of Southeast Mississippi was recently presented with a $5,534 donation from the Bob James United Way Endowment Fund.
HATTIESBURG, MISS. – Hattiesburg students are turning a new page when it comes to literacy. Many local students have shown notable reading growth in a short amount of time, thanks to a new program created to combat pandemic-related learning loss.
