ITEMS NEEDED

God’s Haven Ministries

God’s Haven serves families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness through discipleship, mentoring, housing placement, summer camps, addressing physical needs, and employment assistance.

• Summer Camp – Each year, God’s Haven offers a summer enrichment camp for girls. This year, we are hosting more than 50 girls, many of whom are unable to attend without financial assistance.  You can help by sponsoring a scholarship for one girl for our 6-week summer camp ($360). Any financial donation helps and will be used to pay for teachers, food, and supplies. You can also help by donating food for the girls to eat at camp. Requested items include juice, chips, cookies, granola bars, pop tarts, paper goods, and more. Email mstone@gk3.b51.myftpupload.com for a complete list of requested food donations.

• Transitional Houses and Emergency Shelter – God’s Haven offers transitional housing and emergency shelter for families in need. Each of the houses needs repairs and updates. You can assist by providing expertise/skill/time or by providing material/equipment.

• General Needs – A pickup truck for picking up furniture, food, and items needed to meet the needs of families in Wood Village and the ministry.

If you would like to donate any of these items please contact:
Bridgett Macklin, Executive Director (601)720-5078; bridgettmacklin1@yahoo.com

Give Outrageously

Give Outrageously is a collective group of diverse people coming together to help meet our community’s needs by giving. We serve the forgotten areas with fun family events while providing for those in need. We also partner with local schools to help our teachers and administrators shape a brighter future. GO will host their annual Cool the City: Back to School Drive on July 31 from 10 AM to 2 PM. They hope to provide 100 local school children with backpacks full of school supplies at this fun community event. You can serve by setting up a booth at the event, giving financially to sponsor food for the event, or giving backpacks of school supplies. More details can be found here.

If you would like to donate school supplies or get involved with Cool the City, please contact:
Ebony Jones, Executive Director; (601) 723-1694; admin@GiveOutrageously.org

PEARSON Foundation

The PEARSON Foundation’s mission is to provide programs and activities that add value to people’s lives so that their lives are positively transformed. The Foundation operates a Learning Institute that consists of an after-school tutoring and mentoring program, and in-school mentoring program, and a summer reading program. The goal of the Learning Institute is to equip vulnerable and underserved youth to make a positive, lasting contribution to our local, national, and global communities. The Summer Institute is expanding to multiple locations around Pearl this year, and the following items can help them serve more children and youth.

• Folding tables – Overall, nine six-foot long tables are needed. Any donations will help.

• Folding chairs – Sixty folding chairs are needed in all; any number is appreciated.

• Wireless portable camera system – A simple security camera will help make our new location safe.

• Large dry erase boards with erasers and markers – Two are needed

• Jump ropes – Twenty five jump ropes for indoor/outdoor use are requested for PEARSON’s Healthy Me-Healthy Mississippi initiative. This component of the Summer Institute encourages a healthy lifestyle and promotes recreation and exercise among our youth and their families. 

If you would like to donate items to PEARSON Foundation, please contact:
Mr. Jarvis Ward, President/CEO – (601)942-2990; Jarvis@pearson39208.org

Jackson Resource Center

The Jackson Resource Center helps provide transitional housing to those experiencing homelessness, and they are currently renovating “The Yellow House” to provide a home for young women who have aged out of foster care. They welcome a variety of construction supplies or financial donations to completely renovate the home.

If you would like to donate construction supplies or to volunteer, please contact:
Putalamus White, Executive Director, (601) 906-1591 , tala@reachjackson.org

Soul City JXN

Soul City exists to serve the souls of the Midtown neighborhood just west of Millsaps College. Soul City hosts neighborhood events, Bible studies, a Sunday afternoon church service and meals. They also perform housing renovations and create job opportunities for neighbors. 

• Bicycles
  Soul City wants to invest in the souls of the community with a bike ministry. They are currently looking for individuals to donate their old bikes so that Soul City can use it to advance what God is doing in the Midtown neighborhood.

• Splash City Neighborhood Pool
  Soul City is giving neighborhood kids and families a fun way to beat the heat this summer by renovating and opening a swimming pool. To open the pool, they need two lifeguards on duty at all times. Sponsor a lifeguard for a week for $250 or contribute any amount to the $3000 needed for their summer salaries. Certified lifeguards are also invited to apply for the positions.

If you would like to donate to the bicycle or pool ministries, please contact:
Scott Fortenberry, Pastor (601) 559-9778; Scott410berry@gmail.com

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