by keshia | Aug 31, 2020 | Driving The Dream, News
BlueCare and United Way of the Mid-South help Memphians address social needs for better health JESSE THOMPSON | Aug 25, 2020 Memphis ranks No. 1 in overall poverty among metropolitan areas with a population greater than 1 million. That statistic motivated our BlueCare...
by warner | Aug 27, 2020 | News
United Way of the Mid-South was chosen by the state of Tennessee as one of several grant administrators for the Tennessee CARES Act. These grants, created by the Department of Human Services as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, will provide $150 million in direct...
by keshia | Jun 8, 2020 | News
STATEMENT FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNITED WAY OF THE MID-SOUTH OCCASIONED BY THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD For the last five years, our United Way of the Mid-South has chosen to place our highest priority on addressing the challenges facing our neighbors who are living...
by keshia | Apr 27, 2020 | COVID-19, News
COVID-19 Economic Relief Fund United Way of the Mid-South COVID-19 Economic Relief Fund As our community begins to feel the effects of the COVID-19 crisis impacting our country, our United Way is taking action, and has launched the United Way of the Mid-South COVID-19...
by keshia | Oct 7, 2019 | Driving The Dream, News
The United Way of the Mid-South has served our region for nearly 100 years. And its president & CEO Dr. Kenneth Robinson, has helped focus its mission with the ‘Driving The Dream” initiative, a multi-agency approach taking aim at poverty. Join us for A...
by keshia | Sep 27, 2019 | Driving The Dream, News
By Dan Conaway Published: September 27, 2019 4:00 AM CT OP-ED As we spoke, words from an old spiritual I first heard and sang as a child came to mind. You probably know it, too. “Toe bone connected to the foot bone, Foot bone connected to the heel bone” Even in...