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Images of youth who attended summer camps as a part of the American Red Cross Hurricane Recovery Program.

August 9, 2007

APPLY NOW for Community Resilience Grants for Nonprofits Serving Mississippi Hurricane-Impacted Communities >>> more info

The American Red Cross Hurricane Recovery Program: Building Community Resilience
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: September 5, 2007

DOWNLOAD:
>>> Grant Guidelines and Eligibility Criteria
>>> Grant Application Form

FMS and the American Red Cross are continuing our partnership to help support nonprofit organizations working in Hurricane Katrina-impacted Mississippi communities to enhance the emotional well-being of children and adults. This second phase of grants immediately follows our initial effort that focused on youth.

Click >>> here for more information on the Building Community Resilience grant opportunity and the partnership.

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Over 5,600 Hurricane-Affected Youth Attended Programs This Summer!

Over the last several months, the American Red Cross Hurricane Recovery Program provided grants to nonprofits serving youth in the Hurricane Katrina-impacted areas of Mississippi. Through grants to local organizations, FMS and the American Red Cross helped extend quality enrichment activities and summer programs to 5,600 hurricane-affected youth.

Click >>> here for more information on the Summer Enrichment/Youth Activities program and the grantees.

Click >>> here to see how some of our youth spent their summer and how recovery is truly occurring along the Gulf Coast! Be on the lookout in selected Mississippi newspapers for the campaign.

Link to an image campaign that shows how recovery is occuring along the Gulf Coast. Link to an image campaign that shows how recovery is occuring along the Gulf Coast. Link to an image campaign that shows how recovery is occuring along the Gulf Coast. Link to an image campaign that shows how recovery is occuring along the Gulf Coast. Link to an image campaign that shows how recovery is occuring along the Gulf Coast.

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The Visionary Leadership Institute is hosting the 4th Annual Gathering of Women In Ministry Leadership from September 13-15 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
>>> more information

The VLI's much-anticipated gathering is designed to build pastoral leadership for women in ministry leadership. This fourth-annual, two-day assembly intends to help leading women restore and revive their spirits, develop their leadership skills, and fellowship with other women in ministry.

The conference, entitled "The Church Rising from Silence to Action: Health Disparities", will focus on the faith community's role in improving our region's health status from heart disease, HIV/AIDS, obesity, cancer, diabetes, to mental illness.

Download >>> Registration Form
Download >>> Exhibitor Registration Form

Included on the agenda of keynote speakers is Hope Morgan Ward, Resident Bishop (United Methodist Church, Mississippi) and Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., President and CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Victoria Rowell from The Young and the Restless will also be present to share her story and participate in the awards ceremony for the 2007 Bridge Over Troubled Water Awards and the Mary Moody Finer Woman Award. For more information about these awards and how you can nominate a worthy candidate or organization, click >>> here.

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Other FMS News:

Click >>> here for information on the current job opening for Chief Financial Officer at FMS. The deadline for applications is August 17th.

Click >>> here to view our latest grantees from The Baxter International Foundation Health Recovery Fund. This third round of grants was focused in Hurricane Rita-impacted communities. These awards bring the total of grants given in the Mid South through The Baxter International Foundation Health Recovery Fund to $1.1 million to support the recovery and restoration efforts of community-based health care clinics, nonprofits, and other community-based health services after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

 

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Learn more about the Foundation for the Mid South at our website www.fndmidsouth.org.

 



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