Super Tax Day is January 27
On Friday, January 27 United Way is partnering with Entergy and the Jackson Medical Mall Foundation to host Super Tax Day at the Jackson Medical Mall from 10 – 2. We will have IRS-certified volunteer preparers on-hand to prepare taxes completely free. YOU keep your entire refund, and you may even qualify for the Earned Income Tax...
read moreUnited Way receives grant to provide books
Thanks to the generosity of The Clarion-Ledger and the Gannett Foundation, United Way now has $10,000 to purchase books for young children through our Imagination Library program. Early literacy is a key indicator of education success through high school graduation. Imagination Library is a very important program because it puts books directly in...
read moreGet your taxes done FREE!
January 17, is the first day to legally file your 2011 tax return. Why pay to have your taxes filed? Keep your entire refund and visit a VITA site to have your taxes prepared and filed completely FREE by an IRS- certified volunteer preparer. Click here to learn how we can help you file your taxes. Visit www.MyFreeTaxes.com/jackson for free...
read moreJoin the discussion about education.
We all have a stake in the state of education and the success of our students. United Way encourages everyone to participate in three opportunities to get involved. JPS Superintendent Search Town Hall Meetings JPS Superintendent Search Community Survey Drop Out Prevention Town Hall at...
read moreAAWHI hosts drive to benefit Blair E. Batson
Congratulations to United Way’s AAWHI girls from Van Winkle Elementary School for a successful band-aid drive. The girls collected more than 100 boxes from their fellow students, teachers and parents that will be donated to Blair E. Batson Children’s Hospital. AAWHI (African American Women’s Health Initiative) is an...
read moreCheck out some photos from Your 2011 Annual Campaign events
United Way officially kicked off our annual campaign September 12 and we appreciate all of you who are energetically sharing your passion for our work in Education, Income and Health in the tri-county. Check out some photos from CenterPoint Energy’s campaign and the Department of Medicaid’s campaigns trail below. Please share your...
read moreNon-profit Service Providers are Invited to Apply for Emergency Food and Shelter Funds
$139,813.00 has been made available to non-profit social service programs or government agencies in Hinds, Madison, and Rankin counties that provide emergency food and/or shelter services. Under the terms of this grant from the National Emergency Food and Shelter Program Board, eligible agencies must: 1) be private, voluntary, non-profits, or...
read moreWe’re recruiting volunteer Readers, Tutors and Mentors. Read Shelby’s story of how an hour a week can change a child’s life.
Shelby is a high school senior who serves as a mentor reader with her “little” through a program at her school. Her passion for making sure children become strong readers was sparked by watching her peers struggle in school with reading comprehension. Shelby’s “little” didn’t have the advantage of home...
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Super Tax Day
Friday, January 27 (10-2) Jackson Medical Mall
Free tax prep and exhibitor fair. Come get your taxes done free and get lots of other information. You may even qualify for EITC.
FREE Tax Service!
We have eleven free sites throughout the tri-county area.
Don’t pay fees or loans. Keep your entire refund by using our IRS-certified volunteer tax preparers.
Dropout Prevention Town Hall at Lanier
Thursday, February 2, 2012 (6:00 – 7:30, dinner provided)
Parents, students, and teachers are invited to discuss strategies to increase graduation rates. Mississppi Public Broadcasting will screen their video series, “Can I Kick It.”
Volunteer to be a READER, TUTOR, or MENTOR in a school near you.
United Way of the Capital Area joins United Ways nationally in the call for 1 million volunteer readers, tutors, and mentors. Join the cause and help a child.