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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
HATTIESBURG, MISS. – United Way of Southeast Mississippi is pleased to welcome a new Board Chair and new Board Members. At its annual meeting held April 23, 2024 at Southern Oaks Venue United Way of Southeast Mississippi announced Jerry DeFatta,…
Monday, March 18, 2024
United Way of Southeast Mississippi's SOAR United program hosted a free book fair for afterschool students at The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Hattiesburg. The mission of SOAR United is to increase book ownership, accelerate reading…
Monday, September 18, 2023
United Way of Southeast Mississippi (UWSEMS) kicked off its annual fundraising campaign on Friday, September 15 with a Day of Caring. The day began at The Arc Southeast Mississippi, with a Pep Rally breakfast sponsored by Rozier Construction with…
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
HATTIESBURG, MISS. - United Way of Southeast Mississippi kicked off the United Way Pacesetter Campaign on July 11, 2023, with a networking event held at Bourbon on Front.
Pacesetters are those businesses that run their United Way campaign in…
Friday, February 10, 2023
Everyone knows about 9-1-1. But fewer people know about 2-1-1, the nationwide service for non-emergency life challenges. The kind everyone faces at some point in their lives, when you have no idea where to turn but sure could use some extra help.…
Thursday, January 5, 2023
United Way is working to ensure that everyone has access to healthy, affordable food.
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-…
Friday, November 11, 2022
New ALICE report also reveals nearly half of veterans in Hattiesburg and surrounding counties are financially insecure
HATTIESBURG, MISS. – They’ve served and sacrificed for our country yet nearly one-third — 31% — of Mississippi’s 150,479…
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Campaign for Grade-Level Reading awards local nonprofit Pacesetter honor
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–…
Friday, August 5, 2022
New report reveals that federal poverty data significantly undercounts how many people with disabilities are struggling to afford the basics.
HATTIESBURG, MISS. – The number of people with disabilities in Mississippi who struggle to afford the…
Thursday, August 4, 2022
HATTIESBURG, MISS. – United Way of Southeast Mississippi (UWSEMS) has welcomed Clarissa Ewell as the new director of its volunteer center, Volunteer Southeast Mississippi.
Ewell, a native of Baytown, Texas, has joined the organization as director…