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Residents of South Mississippi are caring and generous with their time and resources. Although that spirit burns brightest during the holidays, it extends throughout the year as we look for ways to give back and enrich the community.
For the fourth year, South Mississippi Living is pleased to present A Guide to Giving and Volunteering. Thanks to our sponsors, there are feature stories about many of the area’s non-profit organizations and a long list of charities. If you want to reach out to a non-profit now or any time during the coming year, this list has valuable information.
We issue a challenge to buy one less holiday gift and make a donation instead. Together we can make a difference.
*We acknowledge that the list may not be complete and there are many additional non-profit organizations in the area.
34th Street Wholistic Gardens & Education Center
808 34th St., Gulfport, MS 39501 228.547.3887 www.34thstreetgardens.com
MISSION: To provide access to healthy, affordable food and to educate the surrounding community about health and nutrition. ________________________________
Adrienne’s House (satellite shelter of Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence)
P.O. Box 1263, Pascagoula, MS 39568 228.205.4502
MISSION: Support and serve victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, and family members of homicide victims; educate the community; and act to reduce incidences of violence. ________________________________
Alzheimer’s Mississippi
228.236.7211
www.alzms.org
MISSION: Our vision is a world without Alzheimer’s. ________________________________
American Cancer Society
1380 Livingston Ln., Jackson, MS 39213 228.896.8936 www.makingstrideswalk.org/msgulfcoast www.relayforlife.org
MISSION: Attacking cancer from all angles. ________________________________
American Heart Association
2159 East Pass Rd. Unit A, Gulfport, MS 39507 228.604.5300 www.heart.org
MISSION: Building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular disease and stroke.
American Red Cross
612 E. Pass Rd.,
Gulfport, MS 39507
2210 Market St.,
Pascagoula, MS 39567 228.762.2455 or 228.896.4511 www.redcross.org/mississippi MISSION: Prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. ________________________________
Association for Sickle Cell Disease
3712 Old Mobile Hwy. Ste. F (P.O. Box 2517),
Pascagoula, MS 39569 228.769.6516
MISSION: To advocate for and enhance our membership’s ability to improve the quality of health, life and services for individuals, families and communities affected by sickle cell disease and related conditions, while promoting the search for a cure for all people in the world with sickle cell disease. ________________________________
Mississippi/Audubon Coastal Bird Stewardship Program
4200 Audubon Way,
Moss Point, MS 39563 228.285.0449 www.mscoastaudubon.org
MISSION: To conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focus ing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the bene t of humanity and the earth’s biological diversity.
Back Bay Mission
1012 Division St., Biloxi, MS 39530 228.432.0301, Ext. 302 www.thebackbaymission.org MISSION: Meet the urgent needs of those suffering from poverty and its effects while building pathways to social justice. ________________________________
Beauvoir, Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Librar y
2244 Beach Blvd., Biloxi, MS 39531 228.388.4400 www.visitbeauvoir.org
MISSION: To educate the world about the life and times of Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Soldiers.
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Bethel Free Health Clinic, Inc.
1650 Carrol Dr., Biloxi, MS 39531 228.594.3640 www.bethelfreeclinic.org
MISSION: Our mission is to be a place of healing, where Christian principles
of compassionate service meet the medical, social, and mental health needs of those persons in the Mississippi Gulf Coast community who are uninsured or underinsured. ________________________________
Bethesda Free Clinic
6912 Washington Ave.,
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
P.O. Box 7709, D’Iberville, MS 39540 228.818.9191
www.bfhcd.com
MISSION: To provide free basic primary health care services, including medical, dental, and wellness counseling for all. >>
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