Promoting automatic savings to help people reach their savings goals (Jackson, Ms) – As part of America Saves Week 2019, scheduled for February 25 – March 2, 2019, BankOn Jackson is spreading the savings message and urging its network to encourage people to make savings automatic as part of America Saves Week. BankOn Jackson and … Continued
(Jackson, MS) – On Monday, February 11, at 11:00 AM, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba will speak at the completion of Purple Heart Homes’ Operation Veteran Home Renovation highlighting home repairs provided to Jackson resident Flora Lee. The ceremony will take place at Ms. Lee’s home at 321 Fredrica Avenue. Flora Lee served our country … Continued
Jackson, MS – The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced that it has awarded a total of $16.6 million to 20 organizations around the country to support comprehensive planning projects that improve access to public transportation. The funds are made available through FTA’s Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning, which assists communities that are developing new … Continued
National and Local Artists Kara Walker, Adrienne Domnick, Nick Wallace, and New York Times Food Writer, Mark Bittman Partner with Community Groups on “Fertile Ground” (Jackson, MS) – Today, philanthropist, public health advocate and former mayor of New York City, Michael R. Bloomberg joined Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba to announce that the city has … Continued
(JACKSON, Miss.) – The Can the Grease Campaign is part of the City of Jackson’s new FOG Control Program otherwise known as Fats, Oils, and Grease. This program has been created to prevent these substances from entering into the City’s sewer system which can lead to costly pipe blockages and sanitary sewer overflows. As we … Continued
Philanthropy as a Progressive Vehicle to Support Emerging Political, Social, and Leadership Movements for Communities of Color in the South (Jackson, MS) – The Community Investment Network (CIN) will host its 13th Conference, Philanthropic Activism: Activate, Accelerate, Amplify, on October 4-6, 2018, at the Mississippi e-Center at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. The Conference will bring together a national network of members, community organizers, change makers, philanthropic professionals, and funders. The Conference builds on the momentum of the rise of new thought leaders transforming communities through service on local and national levels. CIN2018 will empower communities of color to use models of community philanthropy to create change. The Conference will also offer insights on how philanthropy can be used to support emerging political, social, and leadership missions. Two leaders of the South will open the Conference with a learning luncheon, “Putting People First” … Continued
(Jackson, MS) – Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is happy to announce that the budget for fiscal year 2019 in the amount of $331,060, 476.00 has been adopted. This is a major win for the Lumumba administration as it will allow for a two percent cost of living increase for all city workers. This has been … Continued
(Jackson, MS) – Wednesday, the City of Jackson announced its partnership with the People’s Advocacy Institute to address crime and violence in the capital city with the help of a $150,000.00 grant awarded to the organization to implement crime prevention programs. “Today marks a wonderful period in the process of how we address issues of … Continued
(Jackson, MS) – The City of Jackson is partnering with local Food Service Establishments (FSEs) to help educate business owners on the importance of keeping fats, oils, and grease —or FOG— out of the City’s sewer system. As they move through the sewers, FOG components congeal, causing line blockages or sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) which … Continued
(Jackson, MS) – The City of Jackson, Mississippi is partnering with local Food Service Establishments (FSEs) to help educate business owners on the importance of keeping fats, oils and grease —or FOG— out of the City’s sewer system. The FOG components congeal as the material moves through the sewers and can cause line blockages or … Continued
