by UWMS | Oct 8, 2019 | Events, Poverty
Feast of Dreams is an informal dinner party during which an exchange of perspectives, ideas, and imagination is shared between people who normally wouldn’t have an opportunity to meet. Attendees are given the freedom to start re-imagining what the future could look...
by caroline | Sep 28, 2019 | Blog, Campaign Representatives / Loaned Executives, Health, Poverty
When you think of what it means to be a good neighbor, you are probably called back to a story from your childhood of knocking on someone’s door to ask them if you could borrow some sugar. You and your neighbors likely shared a special bond that let you know you could...
by UWMS | May 22, 2018 | Events, Fund Raising, Poverty
Join United Way of the Mid-South between June 1st — June 8th in the #FightPoverty challenge. There are several ways to participate: Become an individual fundraiser Start a team to fundraise alongside your colleagues, club, team, friends, or family. Make a donation and...
by uwmsnewscenter | May 7, 2018 | Education, Health, News, Poverty, Volunteers
United Way of the Mid-South donates baby items to expecting young mothers in Memphis. We at United Way of the Mid-South believe that what every young mother needs is a chance to succeed. That’s why we support and donate baby items to the Adolescent Parenting...
by UWMS | Feb 27, 2018 | News, Poverty
Since Dr. King’s assassination on April 4, 1968 on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, many things have changed for minorities in America; some for the better, and some for the worse. THE POVERTY REPORT: MEMPHIS SINCE MLK, presented by National Civil Rights Museum, in...
by uwmsnewscenter | Aug 22, 2017 | Driving The Dream, Events, Poverty
Corporate donors, agency partners and community leaders convened at the Driving The Dream Town Hall, discussing ways to tackle Memphis’ biggest challenge: poverty on Tuesday, August 15th at the Peabody Hotel in Downtown Memphis. “We are here to come as a community, in...
