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Community Care Network
7400 Fountainbleau Rd.,
Ocean Springs, MS 39564 228.251.2662 www.communitycarenetwork.org MISSION: Provide emergency assistance and safe transitional housing and life skills programs for women and children and to assist with housing for families in crisis. ________________________________
Costumes for a Cause (C4AC)
P.O. Box 10680, Gulfport, MS 39505 228.861.9270 www.c4acnonpro t.com
MISSION: To give direct nancial assistance to local families battling cancer. ________________________________
Disability Connection
700 Pass Rd., Gulfport, MS 39501 228.604.4020
Ocean Springs City Hall 228.870.7775 www.disabilityconnection.org MISSION: Creating a connected community to provide social support, ensure healthy futures, eliminate barriers, and foster cooperation and understanding with priority for seniors, veterans, homeless, and people with disabilities. ________________________________
Disability Rights Mississippi
11975 Seaway Rd. Ste. B248, Gulfport, MS 39503 228.604.4455
www.drms.ms
MISSION: Protection and advocacy for individuals with disabilities. ________________________________
de l’Epee Deaf Center
1450 North St., Gulfport, MS 39507 228.897.2280
www.deafms.org
MISSION: de l’Epee is a ministry of the Diocese of Biloxi to provide spiritual well being, promotion of independence, and inclusion in the community for the deaf, hard of hearing, and disabled. ________________________________
Dream Program
P.O. Box 2040, Gautier, MS 39553 228.471.5054 www.dreamprogram.net
MISSION: Serve and enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities across the Mississippi Gulf Coast and surrounding areas.
Epilepsy Foundation of Mississippi
5 Old River Pl. Ste. 105,
Jackson, MS 39202 www.epilepsy-ms.org
MISSION: Lead the ght to overcome the challenges of living with epilepsy and to accelerate therapies to stop seizures, nd cures, and save lives. ________________________________
Explosion of Excellence Scholarship Program
720 Krebs Ave., Pascagoula, MS 39568-0480
228.762.3391
www.jcchamber.com
MISSION: This program honors the top ten percent of all graduating seniors
in Jackson County with $250 student scholarships. ________________________________
Extra Table Food Pantr y
3904 Hardy St., Hattiesburg, MS 39402 601.264.0672
www.extratable.org
MISSION: Founded by Robert St. John
to leverage donations to purchase food for food banks and food pantries on the Coast. ________________________________
Favre4Hope
11975 Seaway Rd. Ste. B118, Gulfport, MS 39503 www.favre4hope.com
MISSION: Favre4Hope donates to 501(c)(3) agencies providing support and services to disadvantaged and disabled children in Mississippi and Wisconsin. ________________________________
Feed My Sheep
2615 19th St., Gulfport, MS 39506 228.864.2701 www.feedmysheepgulfport.org MISSION: Feeding the homeless. ________________________________
Feeding the Gulf Coast
1501 34th St., Gulfport, MS 39501 228.896.6979 www.feedingthegulfcoast.org
MISSION: Together the three branches
of Feeding the Gulf Coast distribute over 19 million pounds of food annually to the 24-county service area through the food bank’s many programs including child nutrition, community garden, cooking matters, mobile pantry and disaster relief.
Gaits to Success, Inc.
7552 Kiln-Picayune Rd. (P.O. Box 150), Kiln, MS 39556
228.255.5368 www.gaitstosuccess.org
MISSION: Providing horse-assisted therapy for children and adults with mental, physical, and emotional disabilities under the direction of certi ed personnel who design and execute
rider speci c therapeutic horsemanship sessions. ________________________________
Gaston Point Community Development Corporation
3806 12th St., Gulfport, MS 39501 228.868.7020
www.gpcdc.com
MISSION: Building a better Gaston Point. ________________________________
Gifts to Whit eld
720 Krebs Ave.,
Pascagoula, MS 39568-0480 228.762.3391
www.jcchamber.com
MISSION: This program gathers necessities and gift items for residents of the Mississippi State Hospital in Whit eld. ________________________________
Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi
1471 West County Line Rd., Jackson, MS 39213
1610 25th Ave.,
Gulfport, MS 39501 601.326.5656 www.gsgms.org
MISSION: To connect girls through the leadership experience with trained and trusted adults who create safe spaces for girls to explore and discover new things. ________________________________
Goodwill Industries of
South Mississippi, Inc.
11975 Seaway Rd. Ste. A140,
Gulfport, MS 39503
228.863.2323
www.goodwillsms.org
MISSION: Through the goodwill of others, we create the pathway to a better future for all by helping those who desire self-suf ciency.
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