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 | Aug 4, 2017 | Catalyst Fund, News
Attention nonprofit agency executives & community collaborators: The United Way of the Mid-South Catalyst Fund supports collaborative community solutions to tough Mid-South issues. Letters of Interest in Catalyst funding will be accepted from community...
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 18, 2017 | Driving The Dream, Events
Purchase tickets to United Way’s Driving The Dream Town Hall event As Memphis prepares to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., United Way of the Mid-South CEO and President Dr. Kenneth S. Robinson and Terri Freeman,...
by uwmsnewscenter | Jul 15, 2017 | Funding Decisions, Grants, News
Emergency Food and Shelter Grant Funds Available: Shelby County Shelby County will receive $450,141 in Emergency Food and Shelter Program Funds earmarked for 501 (c)(3) agencies to supplement emergency food and shelter services in Shelby County. EFSP funds are Federal...
by uwmsnewscenter | Jul 11, 2017 | Education, Events, News
United Way of the Mid-South and FOX13’s Family Focus School Supply Drive will collect donations of school supplies to help students in need at Shelby County Schools on Wednesday, July 19 at Poplar Plaza shopping center at Poplar and Highland in Memphis, TN....
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.”...
