UNITED WAY OF WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
The United Way of West Central Mississippi believes that strong families are the foundation of a thriving community. When families have access to education, employment, supportive services, and safe neighborhoods, everyone benefits. neighborhoods, everyone benefits.
In 2025, United Way launched its Community Agenda: Strengthening Families, a comprehensive plan created through six months of collaboration with more than 140 local residents, youth, and leaders. Together, they shaped a shared vision for addressing the root causes of family instability and building
Financial that long-term
Security span generations. solutions that span generations.
United Way of West Central Mississippi believes that strong families are the foundation of a thriving community. When families have access to education, employment, supportive services, and safe neighborhoods, everyone benefits.
The Community Agenda focuses on:
• Financial Security – expanding financial literacy, coaching, workforce readiness, and access that span generations.
Financial Security to resources that reduce barriers to economic mobility Lifelong. resources Literacy
THE that COMMUNITY reduce AGENDA barriers FOCUSES to economic ON FOUR KEY mobility PRIORITIES.:
through six months of collaboration with more than 140 local residents, youth, and leaders. Together, they shaped a shared vision for addressing the root causes of family instability and building long-term solutions
• Lifelong Literacy – supporting reading resources that reduce barriers and to learning economic at mobility every. age, from early childhood readiness to adult education and GED
Lifelong Literacy opportunities.
readiness to adult education and GED opportunities. readiness to adult education Youth and • GED opportunities Opportunity
. – connecting young
people with mentoring, career pathways, enrichment programs, and leadership development.
Youth programs Opportunity
, and leadership development.
• Community Resiliency – ensuring families programs, and leadership can access development food, shelter, healthcare., transportation,
Community Resiliency – ensuring and Community mental families health can access resources Resiliency food, while shelter strengthening
, healthcare, local volunteerism and disaster preparedness.
Financial Security – expanding financial literacy, coaching, workforce readiness, and access to
Lifelong Literacy – supporting reading and learning at every age, from early childhood
Youth Opportunity – connecting young people with mentoring, career pathways, enrichment
transportation, and mental health resources while strengthening local volunteerism and disaster preparedness.
Community ResiliencyUnited Way ' s role is to lead, convene, and disaster preparedness. invest in initiatives that advance these priorities. United Way’ s role is to lead, convene, and invest in initiatives that advance these
By partnering with nonprofits, schools, businesses, disaster priorities. preparedness By partnering with faith. nonprofits, schools, businesses, faith communities, and communities, and residents the organization residents, the organization is building a region where every family has the opportunity is building a region where every family has the to thrive. opportunity to thrive.
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