United Way of the Mid-South is a Grant Administrator for the Tennessee Community CARES Program!
As a Grant Administrator, United Way of the Mid-South is prepared to support West Tennessee nonprofits regardless of your current or previous affiliation with United Way. To learn more about Grant Administrators and how to identify your organization’s preferred Grant Administrator, please visit the Grant Administrator Info page. United Way of the Mid-South is one of the Grant Administrators that you can designate as your preferred Grant Administrator.
Apply now HERE! Deadline is Saturday, August 15, 2020.
For additional assistance in completing an application, please contact United Way of the Mid-South at 901-433-4830 or via email at TNCommunityCARES@uwmidsouth.org.
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“I make sure I’m grounded by that experience of growing up in poverty.”
~ Charles
“We did not speak English nor did we have housing.”
~ Ellen
“The conditions were terrifying.”
~ Nat
“All he wanted to do was read and complete a crossword puzzle.”
~ LJ
“But there’s hope. There’s a silver lining around every cloud.”
~ Tonya
MOVING PEOPLE FROM WHERE THEY ARE, TO WHERE THEY DREAM TO BE!
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of people in the City of Memphis live in poverty
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of children under 18 in Memphis live in poverty
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of people in Shelby County live in poverty
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of children under 18 in Shelby County live in poverty
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of people in our AR, MS, TN metro area live in poverty
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of children under 18 in our AR, MS, TN metro area live in poverty
The US average for people living in poverty is 12.3%. The 2019 Update of the Memphis Poverty Fact Sheet, Produced Annually by Dr. Elena Delavega of the School of Social Work at the University of Memphis. Data from the 2018 American Community Survey Released in September 2019.
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MONEY Support us with the gift of money, trust, stocks, and/or other forms of funding to invest in the advancement of individuals and families.
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BRAIN POWER Join us by delving deeper into the data, contacting your elected officials, and championing our cause to make a difference in this community.
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PEOPLE Serve this community with your passions through Volunteer United and accelerate impact of nonprofits to create lasting change.
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NETWORKS Connect with us through our Leadership Groups, invite us out to speak, or engage your networks in a Feast of Dreams of your own.
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