Rethinking Philanthropy When most people hear the word philanthropy, they think of major donors, large foundations, and million-dollar gifts. Cassio Batteast sees something different. “I
By the time many Mississippi mothers make it home from the hospital, the casseroles have cooled, the balloons have sagged, and the calls and text
In the Mid-South, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana, education isn’t just about schools. It’s about what kind of future people have access to. For a lot
Across the Mid South, something important is taking shape. It is not driven by a single program or a single initiative. It is a shift
When people talk about gun violence, the conversation often starts in the same place: crime, courts, arrests, policing. But that framing only tells part of
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ebonee Johnikin Foundation for the Mid South (601) 319-3888 [email protected] Jackson, Miss. – The Foundation for the Mid South (FMS), in
Before there were strategic plans and grant cycles, there were people who simply refused to accept the way things were. In the Mississippi Delta, a
In Mississippi, conversations about racial healing often begin with urgency. But sustainable change begins with a harder question. What does progress actually look like? Not
By midmorning, round tables filled the auditorium inside the Two Mississippi Museums. Conversations moved easily at first, then gradually quieted as attention settled toward the front of the
