Mission: To rally resources to address the community's most pressing needs.

Programs: United way of south mississippi works to advance the common good by concentrating on the most critical needs facing our community. Today, more than ever, united way is working to address the issues that south mississippians care most about. We call it advancing the common good. Our goal at united way is to create long-lasting impact. We concentrate our resources on making measurable change in specific, targeted priority areas of education (especially school readiness and 3rd grade reading), income (financial stability), and health. These are the building blocks of a good life.