Mississippi

Our Commitment Today

We focus our grantmaking in Jackson, East Biloxi and Sunflower County, while also making state-level investments that can positively impact all Mississippi children. Each of our priority communities face unique challenges that are in need of long-term planning and partnerships:

• Natural and man-made disasters across the Gulf Coast, including Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, have disproportionately impacted the community, including devastating the Vietnamese fishery economy in East Biloxi.
• Families in Sunflower County reflect the unique challenges and opportunities of rural communities across the Deep South.
• Jackson, the state’s capital, is central to all things political, economic and social.

Stories from Mississippi

• When women earn equal pay, everyone wins.
• Growing Food, Growing Health, Growing Community.
• Finding power in the face of crises.
• Maternal health is everyone’s issue.
• Early Childhood Care and Education: The Backbone of Mississippi’s Economy (featuring a brief introduction by actor Tyler James Williams).
• Civil Rights Activist Myrlie Evers-Williams at Mississippi Civil Rights Museum grand opening.
• Two Mississippi Museums’ five-year anniversary celebration (featuring WKKF President and CEO La June Montgomery Tabron).
• ROI in the South: Untapped investment opportunity across the U.S. South.