visit the website wesleyhousemeridian . org or call 601-485-4736 | ||
munity . Don ’ t know where to begin ? Consider working |
• Care Lodge — For more than 39 years , Care Lodge has provided |
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with one of the following established organizations and |
essential services and emergency shelter to victims of domestic |
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programs which address the needs of the community . Due |
violence in East Central Mississippi . Today , Care Lodge provides |
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to the pandemic , some of these organizations have changed their |
services to 1,000 victims each year to residents of nine counties in |
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format . For more information , contact the telephone number , email |
East Mississippi . It is the only certified domestic violence shelter in |
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address of social media page : |
Mississippi Highway Patrol District VI . |
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All services for victims are free of charge and completely confidential | ||
• Meridian Freedom Project — The Meridian Freedom Project is |
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growing a corps of academically competitive , mentally disciplined , |
For more information , visit the website care lodge . com or call |
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and socially conscious young leaders prepared to work for the betterment |
601-693-HOPE ( 4673 ) or 601-482-8719 |
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of themselves , their community , and the world . Recognizing |
• Lauderdale County Habitat for Humanity — Founded in 1989 , |
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that freedom means the power to make choices , MFP staff work to |
the local affiliate shares the mission of the national organization : to |
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partner with children , their families , and the community for a future |
develop communities with people in need by building and renovating |
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where students are free to access whatever educational , creative , and |
houses so that there are decent houses in decent communities in |
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professional opportunities they want to pursue , and are committed |
which every person can experience God ’ s love and can live and grow |
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to promoting justice wherever they go . |
into all that God intends . Since its inception , the Lauderdale County |
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For more information about the Meridian Freedom Project , visit |
HFH has placed more than 70 families in safe and affordable housing |
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the website themeridianfreedomproject . org or call 601-207-5121 . |
, and completed 20 critical home repairs and weatherized more |
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• Meridian First Ladies Civitan Club — Founded locally in 1980 , |
than 30 homes for low-income homeowners . |
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Meridian First Ladies Civitan Club is an organization of Civitan |
For more information , visit the website www . habitat . org or the |
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dedicated to helping people in their own communities , wherever the |
Lauderdale County affiliate ’ s Facebook page . |
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need arises — from organizing the pantry at LOVE ’ s Kitchen soup |
• Love & Peas Community Garden Project — Located behind |
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kitchen , making bibs for local nursing homes , Care Lodge , Wesley |
Cater ’ s Market at 5201 Highway 493 , this 8,000-square foot of land |
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House and other organizations Civitan also places special emphasis |
located in North Meridian not only provides garden enthusiasts the |
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on assisting people with an intellectual and / or developmental disability |
tools to successful gardening , but also provides fresh produce to |
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residents and local soup kitchens . Sponsored by the nonprofit orga- |
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For more information , email barbaraholyfield @ gmail . com or text |
nization Go Green Meridian , the teaching garden also sponsors children |
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her at 601-527-3948 , visit the club ’ s Facebook page or call 601-483- |
tours , works with organizations such as the Meridian Freedom |
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Project and NFusionX , and has a presence at local health fairs and |
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• Downtown Optimist Club of Meridian — Founded locally in |
other wellness events . Love & Peas Community Garden Project also |
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1941 , Downtown Optimist Club of Meridian is one of the oldest service |
conducts how-to workshops on gardening and sustainable tech- |
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club organizations in Meridian . “ Friend of Youth ” is Optimist |
niques such as eco-dying , as well as presentations on solar power |
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Club ’ s motto and locally the club is involved in various youth-centered |
and recycling . |
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projects . The local affiliate also sponsors the Crestwood T-Ball |
For more information , visit the website www . gogreenmeridi- |
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Program and a junior golf program . |
an . com / love-peas-community-garden . html or the organization ’ s |
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For more information , visit the website www . dtoc . org or their |
Facebook page . |
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Facebook page . |
• LOVE ’ s Kitchen of Meridian — Founded in 1983 by the late |
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• Hope Village — Hope Village was founded in June 2000 by |
Judge Billy Neville , Lauderdale Outreach and Volunteer Effort Inc ., |
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actress and Meridian native Sela Ward . Each child who comes to |
known as LOVE ’ s Kitchen , is a non-profit charitable organization |
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the facility has been removed from his or her primary caregiver ’ s |
founded for the express purpose of feeding the hungry in Meridian |
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custody by the Mississippi Department of Human Services due to |
and Lauderdale County . |
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abuse , neglect , or abandonment . The Hope Village campus consists |
For more information , call 601-693-1409 or visit the website |
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of an emergency shelter for children ages birth to 18 , three cottages |
www . loveskitchenmeridian . com or the facility ’ s Facebook page . |
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licensed as long-term therapeutic residential facilities for children |
• East Mississippi Rotary e-club — Founded in 2014 , the East |
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ages 12-18 , two transitional homes , and a licensed therapeutic foster |
Mississippi Rotary e-club meets and conducts business online , and |
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care program . |
comes together for projects and socials . |
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For more information , visit the website hopevillagems . org or call |
Committed to Rotary International ’ s motto “ Service Above Self ,” |
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601-553-8660 |
e-club members identify the needs of the community , then come up |
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• Wesley House Community Center — Since 1904 , Wesley House |
with solutions to improve them by contributing time and money to |
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Community Center has been in mission to help Meridian ’ s underprivileged |
various community causes . Rotary is also committed to youth and |
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, neglected and abused people learn to help themselves . |
the East Mississippi Rotary e-club sponsors several projects includ- |
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The center provides a hand-up approach of assistance to clients |
ing : Reading Between the Lions , Cub Scout Pack 27 at Southeast |
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through four separate mission areas : East Mississippi Child |
Middle School and Interact Club at Meridian High School . |
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Advocacy Center ( EMCAC ),; East Mississippi Sexual Assault Crisis |
For more information , call 601-701-3470 or visit the organization |
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Center ( EMSCAC ), education services and Christian relief . |
’ s website at eastmissrotaryclub . wixsite . com or their Facebook |
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