Darrell Banks, Director
662.328.2111
P O Box 1386, Columbus, MS 39703
485 Tom Rose Rd. Columbus, MS 39701
E-mail: Darrell Banks
PURPOSE: The mission is to assist youth ages 5-18 in acquiring knowledge and developing life skills that will enable them to be self-directing, productive and contributing members of society.
Crayton Coleman, Director
662.726-5723
107 Adam Street Noxubee, MS 39341
E-mail: Crayton Coleman
PURPOSE: The mission is to assist youth ages 5-18 in acquiring knowledge and developing life skills that will enable them to be self-directing, productive and contributing members of society.
Katherine Caldwell “KC” Grist, Executive Director
662.328-5710
4127 Westside Drive, Tupelo, MS 38801
E-mail: KC Grist
PURPOSE: The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.
Brittany H. Turner, Columbus Unit Director
662.244.7090
1815 14th Ave No, Columbus
P O Box 2367, Starkville, MS 39760
E-mail: Brittany Turner
PURPOSE: The mission of the Boys & Girls Club is to enable all young people: especially those who need it most to reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens.
Owen McCulloch, Scout Executive/CEO
662.842-2871
4505 Air Park Rd, Tupelo, Ms 38801
E-mail: Owen McCulloch
PURPOSE: Provides youth development programs for boys, young men and young women. Teaches life-skills and promotes personal growth and self-reliance. Provides opportunities for weekend camping, day camps and summer camps.
Latasha Jones Swoope, Director
662.434.2503
386 Imes Street, Bldg. 348, CAFB, MS 39710
E-mail: Latasha Swoope
PURPOSE: To assist DoD military and civilian personnel in balancing the competing demands of the accomplishment of the DoD mission and family life by managing and delivering a system of quality, available, and affordable programs and services for eligible children and youth, ages birth thru 18 years of age.
Katrina Sunivelle, Director
662.327.2968
P O Box 1304, Columbus, MS 39703
E-mail: Katrina Sunivelle
PURPOSE: The mission is to provide both telephone crisis intervention and be an initial point of contact to the entire range of available community resources. Contact Helpline is also committed to providing daily calls to the elderly or disabled who live alone in the following counties: Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Monroe, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Clay, Webster, and Winston.
Marilyn Pickett, Director
662.327.6999
P O Box 2075, Columbus, MS 39704
E-mail: Marilyn Pickett
PURPOSE: Assists older adults to maintain their independence and delay premature institutionalization through nutrition, socialization, and provision of travel to obtain needed goods and services.
Venus Chaney, Chief Development & Advocacy Officer
901.334.3459
901.488.9569 (mobile)
P O Box 240246, Memphis, TN 38124
E-mail: Venus Chaney
Facebook: girlscoutshs
PURPOSE: This program helps build girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. This organization serves several counties including Lowndes and Noxubee counties.
Jennifer Garrad, Director
662.328.8301
P O Box 1241, Columbus, MS 39703
E-mail: Jennifer Garrad
PURPOSE: To provide a “hand up” and not a “hand out” to area families who, through no fault of their own, are faced with a temporary emergency situation and are in need of assistance with either food or finances or both.
Joyce Tucker, Director
662.327.6118
P O Box 5354, Columbus, MS 39704
E-mail: Joyce Tucker
PURPOSE: Safe Haven has served as a shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault since 1983. The organization serves 10 counties: Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Clay, Monroe, Choctaw, Webster, Attala, Montgomery, Calhoun and Chickasaw counties.
Sheila Brand, Executive Director
662.494.4867
P O Box 1233, West Point, MS 39773
E-mail: Sheila Brand
Facebook: sallykatewinters
PURPOSE: The mission is to empower children and families to seek an improved quality of life. The agency offers an array of services that include shelter and support for children and youth experiencing crisis due to child abuse, neglect, family violence, and homelessness. Our primary focus is the neighboring counties – Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Monroe, Noxubee, Chickasaw.
Barbara Yeates, Director
662.328.3135
P O Box 9251, Columbus, MS 39705
E-mail: Barbara Yeates
Facebook: FathersChildMinistries
PURPOSE: The mission is to end fatherlessness by turning the hearts of fathers to their children and children’s hearts to the Heavenly Father through the teaching of the Gospel and utilizing community resources.
Pradeep & Priscilla Ramaji, Captains
662.327.5137
P O Box 8, Columbus, MS 39703
E-mail: Captain Ramaji
PURPOSE: Provides emergency assistance to the needy. The Salvation Army provides assistance with rent and utility payments, grocery food boxes, clothing and furniture vouchers to our Family Stores, transportation and prescription assistance, personal comfort kits, assistance during the Holidays (Angel Tree), and summer camp opportunities.
Taquanda Walker-Turner, Volunteer Director
662.370-1922
P O Box 266, Columbus, MS 39703
E-mail: Quan Walker
Facebook: Golden Triangle Regional Hub
PURPOSE: Golden Triangle Regional Hub (formerly Volunteer Columbus) is an internal program of United Way Lowndes County that serves as a connector, facilitator, and advocate for effective volunteerism in Lowndes, Noxubee, Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster, Winston & Choctaw.
Jim Woodruff, Director/Director of Marketing
662.328.7696
602 2nd Avenue North, Columbus, MS 39701
E-mail: Jimmy Woodruff or Cynthia Mulch
Facebook: Downtown YMCA
PURPOSE: Mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all.
