by uwmsnewscenter | Aug 23, 2017 | Events, Fund Raising
The Kendra Scott store at Saddle Creek (7515 Poplar Avenue in Germantown, TN) is holding a special sale party with 20% of proceeds benefitting United Way of the Mid-South on Tuesday, September 12 from 6:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m. The fine jewelry and accessories store is...
by uwmsnewscenter | Aug 22, 2017 | Driving The Dream, Events, Poverty
Corporate donors, agency partners and community leaders convened at the Driving The Dream Town Hall, discussing ways to tackle Memphis’ biggest challenge: poverty on Tuesday, August 15th at the Peabody Hotel in Downtown Memphis. “We are here to come as a community, in...
by uwmsnewscenter | Aug 15, 2017 | Driving The Dream, News, Poverty
United Way President & CEO Rev. Kenneth S. Robinson, M.D. provided a guest editorial for The Commercial Appeal newspaper highlighting his insights into the fight against poverty and the importance of our Driving The Dream initiative. The editorial was featured as...
by uwmsnewscenter | Jul 25, 2017 | Blog, Personal Stories
Charlize was born with congenital heart disease and required a feeding tube. After leaving the hospital, her mother found it was extremely difficult to find childcare that could meet Charlize’s complex medical needs. This was devastating news, as...
by uwmsnewscenter | Jul 10, 2017 | Blog, Personal Stories
“Is this a real house, mommy? Does someone live here?” Tonya was sleeping on the floor of her aunt’s house with her 3 and 1-year old daughters when she was introduced to a Hope House representative. “It wasn’t an ideal situation for me, with two small children.”...
