What’s New at Your United Way

mandy — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:04:53 +0000

Get your taxes done free at any of our 12 VITA sites in or visit one of our special tax events:

Tuesday, February 23 (10 a.m. - 2 p.m.) Metrocenter Mall
Tuesday, March 9 (10 a.m. - 2 p.m.) Metrocenter Mall
Thursday, April 15 (10 a.m.-2 p.m.) Metrocenter Mall

If your household earned income in 2009 was less than $49,000 you qualify for free income tax prep and you may even qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit.

BECOME A VITA VOLUNTEER AND PREPARE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

Last year, United Way’s VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program put $3 million back into our community in the form of savings, tax refunds and credits. We want to do more! Join United Way’s VITA team and you can help change lives. This is an easy and fun volunteer opportunity that you can tailor to your schedule.

Click here to learn more about being a VITA Volunteer or to register for our live training (December 12 & 11th 5-8 p.m. & December 12th 9 a.m.-3 p.m.).

For immediate savings on prescription drugs

No enrollment required • No activation fee • Use as often as needed • Copies permitted

Other Important Information:

Covers all prescription drugs. Accepted at most pharmacies nationwide. Pricing is the lesser of the discounted price of the pharmacy’s retail price.

Cannot be used with other prescription cards. Some restrictions apply. Benefits subject to change. Provided by Agelity, Inc.

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Need help with prescription drug costs?

United Way offers familyWize prescription drug discount cards to uninsured and under-insured individuals and families in the tri-county area. Dial 2-1-1 to reach United Way’s call center for more information and to help distribute cards.

Click here to learn more about the familyWize card and for a list of pharmacies in our area who accept the card.

Make plans to attend the “Healthy You, Healthy Me” Health and Wellness Fair.

Saturday, October 24
11: 00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Northpark Mall

Free screenings, nutrition info, mental health and Alzheimer’s info, demonstrations from March Aerobics, Silver Sneakers, and Mississippi Track Club, activities for kids, DOOR PRIZES, and more!

Sponsored by United Way, River Oaks Hospital, and COHA.

African American Women Health Initiative (AAWHI), an organization of professional women who mentor 4th graders, is back in action as the school year starts! Read more.

United Way’s 2-1-1 Mississippi Operates as the State’s Disaster Information Line

twsadmin — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:51:48 +0000

From August 28 through September 5, United Way’s 2-1-1 Mississippi staffers and volunteers fielded more than 10,000 calls from those affected by Hurricane Gustav. This is the first natural disaster for which United Way’s 2-1-1 Mississippi functioned as the official disaster call center.

“United Way’s 2-1-1 Mississippi has worked very well, thanks to the incredible dedication of the team that runs the call center and the volunteers who lent their hands and hearts, says Blake Wilson, President of the Mississippi Economic Council.

“This experience gave us confidence that United Way’s 2-1-1 Mississippi can function as the communication center for the state during a catastrophic disaster,” says Carol Burger, President of United Way of the Capital Area.

Marsha Meeks Kelly with the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Services was one of the leaders in this collaborative effort to use United Way’s 2-1-1 Mississippi as the state’s crisis communication service.

Other organizations that joined the collaboration include: Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, MS Commission for Volunteer Services, AmeriCorps, Mississippi Economic Council, MS Division of Medicaid, MS Department of Finance and Administration, the Secretary of State’s Office, MS Center for Non Profits, and the MS Restaurant and Hospitality Association.

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