Browsing: Nonprofit

The 1st Annual Charity Event featuring the Harlem Wizards playing basketball against Team Gulf Coast was a huge success. This event was organized by i9 Sports on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The basketball game was held on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at Ocean Springs High School auditorium. This event was much more than a basketball game—it was high-energy, funny, full of tricks, dunks, and crowd interaction. The audience (adults, children, and teens) loved it. 

NATCHEZ, Miss. (March 12, 2026) – Today marks the 210th anniversary of Mississippi’s oldest continuously operating children’s charity, a mission that began March 12, 1816 to care for vulnerable children.

As spring settles along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, golfers will soon gather at Whispering Pines Golf Club with more than birdies and bragging rights in mind. This year’s Boys & Girls Clubs of Jackson County Golf Tournament marks a special milestone — 30 years of swinging for a cause, raising critical funds to support programs that help local youth grow, learn and thrive.

MOSS POINT—The fight against hunger is marching across Mississippi, and everyone is invited to get into step to make a difference in local communities.

MOSS POINT—To purposefully create a vision for the future, it is important to understand the past and create partnerships with stakeholders. That is part of the mission and creation of We Are Moss Point as it continues to make meaningful impacts around the community.

Just in time for the holidays, Starkville Chick-fil-A is donating an adapted bike to a young graduate of Mississippi State’s T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability’s Project IMPACT program.

 Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) has been awarded by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) as a READY Grants to Grow recipient. 

MOSS POINT—Across Mississippi, hummingbird feeders have been cleaned and stored until spring migration begins. But, not having a nectar feeder hanging may limit winter guests.

The 5th Squad began in 2016, founded by four veterans from Mississippi’s 184th Sustainment Command to build a strong brotherhood and address combat isolation in military life. After becoming an official nonprofit, 5th Squad provides immediate, impactful support for fellow veterans in crisis, filling gaps in traditional aid with quick financial help daily living, and rallies veterans together to foster a unique, service-oriented community.

MOSS POINT—It’s Christmastime, but just like in 1984 when musicians came together for Band Aid to perform “Let Them Know It’s Christmastime” to fight world hunger, in 2025 there are children around the world who know no joy this season.

MOSS POINT—While the needs of the low income and homeless seem to be amplified during the holidays and when the weather is cold, but homelessness and the need for help knows no season or temperature. Just like God is ever present, so are the needs of those less fortunate.

Mississippi has one of the lowest rates of homelessness in the United States. However, our state isn’t without its challenges, like increased homelessness in Jackson and on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, with both areas reporting rising numbers. There are many reasons why someone may find themselves without housing, and finding a solution can often feel overwhelming. But helping people experiencing homelessness doesn’t have to be hopeless, especially during the winter months.

The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Center for Military Veterans, Service Members and Families and the Gulf Park Health Center are teaming up with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve to collect toys for local children through the annual Toys for Tots campaign on the Hattiesburg and Long Beach campuses.

There’s something magical in the autumn air of Ocean Springs, and no—it’s not just the cool breeze rolling in off the Gulf. On October 25, downtown will be filled with cackles, broomsticks, and plenty of glitter as the 8th Annual Witches Ride of Ocean Springs takes flight!

What started as a small benefit concert in 2016 has grown into a three-day music festival that not only celebrates local talent but also raises vital funds for animal shelters across the Coast. Frets for Pets, founded by Dimitri Curtis, once began as a humble “Show Us Your Cans” food drive and has since blossomed into one of the area’s most unique charitable events.

Internet provider Sparklight® has just launched “Connections That Give Back,” a charitable extension of its Refer-A-Friend program, benefiting Catholic Charities of South Mississippi Food Bank, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting food insecurity for individuals and families.