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United Way of the Mid-South Names Tomeka Hart Wigginton as the New President & CEO
United Way of the Mid-South’s Board of Directors has named Tomeka Hart Wigginton as its new President and CEO. She will succeed Rev. Kenneth S. Robinson, M.D., who announced his retirement in June. She will officially begin in the role on December 2, 2024. For almost 30 years, Tomeka Hart...
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of people in the City of Memphis live in poverty
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of people in Shelby County live in poverty
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of people in our AR, MS, TN metro area live in poverty
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of children under 18 in our AR, MS, TN metro area live in poverty
The US average for people living in poverty is 12.3%. The 2020 Update of the Memphis Poverty Fact Sheet, Produced Annually by Dr. Elena Delavega of the School of Social Work at the University of Memphis. Data from the 2019 American Community Survey released in September 2020.
