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Campaign for Grade-Level Reading awards local nonprofit Pacesetter honor
HATTIESBURG, MISS. – The Campaign for Grade-…
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New report reveals that federal poverty data significantly undercounts how many people with disabilities are…
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HATTIESBURG, MISS. – United Way of Southeast Mississippi (UWSEMS) has welcomed Clarissa Ewell as the new director of…
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HATTIESBURG, MISS. – United Way of Southeast Mississippi (UWSEMS) is pleased to announce the addition of Amy Lyon as…
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‘United Way has just really given us a seat at the table…to reach an audience that doesn't know what we're doing or…
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Chase Blankenship, 2022-23 Board Chair
Organization awards more than half million in funding to area nonprofits…
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New report and interactive tools reveal that federal poverty data undercounts how many children of all races are…
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By Jonah S. Taylor
United Way of Southeast Mississippi was recently presented with a $5,534 donation from the Bob James…
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United Way of Southeast Mississippi partners with MiSsion Acceleration to provide ‘high quality reading support’ at…
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Crumptons: ‘This makes a huge difference for our family’
HATTIESBURG, MISS. – A Hattiesburg couple was shocked when…