Hope For The Homeless

Jackson Resource Center + The Yellow House

JACKSON, MS

Homelessness is one of our nation’s most serious problems. While there are many causes of homelessness, one primary cause is the growing gap between housing costs and income. On any given night hundreds of individuals and families are homeless or on the verge of becoming homeless in Jackson, MS and although it is difficult to estimate the number of homeless people locally, over 2,000 homeless children were identified in the Jackson, MS public school system last year. It is estimated that thousands of people are homeless in Jackson, MS on any given night. The Jackson Resource Center has been and is a voice of those who are homeless in our community. As a non-profit, JRC has implemented and continues to update a Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness in Jackson, MS and will not stop until we are all working together as one body assisting those in need.

The Yellow House is open and taking in young women who are pregnant and homeless. It's so easy to look at someone and size them up without actually living their truth. Please join us by volunteering your talents, time and/or financial resources to pour love into these women and children. This partnership is not just during Hope For Weekend but for continued mentorship for the families who find shelter at TYH.

Hope For Weekend 2023 || The Jackson Resource Center Project Details

• Saturday & Sunday Project Details:

  • LANGLEY CAMPUS
    Saturday Only: (family friendly, children must be accompanied by guardian.)
    We will provide a time for fellowship, worship, a brief message and lunch. The MS Man barbers will be donating their time by giving haircuts to different clients who reside in JRC and around the JRC community. Our band will lead worship, and a team of volunteers will serve lunch. We will spend time with the community and staff throughout the morning. This project is estimated to start at 9AM and finish by 1PM.*

  • THE YELLOW HOUSE
    Saturday & Sunday *Due to safety protocol, no children are allowed at this worksite*
    We will be providing an outdoor “oasis” for the residents of The Yellow House. We will be implementing a playground, soft grass, flower beds and more. This is an outdoor project.
    *We looking for people who have a skillset in landscaping or tools to do so as well as people with access to tree removal services as one of the upcoming JRC locations needs to have acres cleared out. If you can help us with this, please send Reshma an email! (reshmab@livevertical.tv)
    

Hope for The Hungry

MadCAAP

MadCAAP's programs have continued to expand over the past 37 years as we seek to meet the immediate needs and foster hope in the lives of those we serve. MadCAAP has approximately 2,800 client families registered with us as living below the federally mandated poverty level in Madison County. These client families receive services through our Food Pantry, Helping Hands Garden, New Attitudes Educational Classes, Clothing Closet, Housing Repair, and Emergency Assistance programs. Our "Back to School" and "Holiday Adopt a Child" programs provide for children whose parent has completed 12 hours of educational classes. Additionally, we offer a Tutoring program, VBS, STEM projects, Project H.O.P.E., and provide 700 food boxes and frozen turkeys at Thanksgiving.

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We invite you to keep scrolling and learning about MadCAAP and our community programs.

Hope For Weekend 2023 || MADCAAP Details
This site welcomes children 8 years and older to work alongside their guardians or parents to serve their local community.
MadCAAP (Saturday Morning Only)

• Join us in the MadCAPP kitchen as we prepare meals for the current clients and families of MadCAPP and learn more about their service programs and how you can continue to serve locally even after Hope For weekend is over.

• We will be hosting a food drive at Vertical for non perishable food items to be donated to MadCAAP October 15th-Nov 1st.