Southern Foundation For Homeless Children

We believe every child should have an opportunity for a healthy start. Join us.

Southern Foundation exist to serve at-risk children. We were founded with the understanding that the physical health of children determines their success. We connect to, nurture, and empower families through support according to their needs.

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We believe every child should have an opportunity for a healthy start.

Join us.

Donate Now

Southern Foundation exist to serve at-risk children. We were founded with an understanding that the physical health of children determines their success and we believe in the importance of connecting to, nurturing, and empowering families with much needed support.

A child's success is directly connected to access to healthy food.

Food insecurity leads to lower cognitive and social-emotional skills. The damage can be seen as early as kindergarten. Poor development leads to increased criminal activity and a whole host of other societal issues.

Since 1999

Has worked tirelessly to give the children of Mississippi a better chance at a successful education and productive life. We support Mississippians and we need your help to continue the fight against the devastating effects of poverty.

Support a stronger Mississippi

A child's success is directly connected to access to healthy food.

Food insecurity leads to lower cognitive, and social, and emotional skills. The damage can be seen as early as kindergarten. Early detection and intervention leads to decreases in criminal activity and a whole host of other societal issues.

Since 1999

Has worked tirelessly to give the children of Mississippi a better chance at a productive life. We need your help in continuing the fight against the devastating effects of poverty.

Support a stronger Mississippi

We're fighting for a better Mississippi for everyone, with programs that enrich lives.

The Hillside Garden Project provides relief, rehabilitation and development for the entire family. The program promotes a mentoring model coupled with a network of community resources. Comfortable housing and life skills training is administered with compassion and accountability, this leads to sustainable family independence.

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Poverty is painful and it's our children that suffer most. We are on a mission to change that.

Mississippi comes in last place when it comes to families dealing with food insecurities. This means that Mississippi has more people dealing with food shortages than any other state in the entire country. If you couple that with the second highest teen pregnancy rate in the nation, you get a lot children struggling to survive.

Talk Poverty, 2020 - https://talkpoverty.org/state-year-report/mississippi-2020-report/

548123

Live below the poverty line in MS.

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Poverty is painful and it's our children that suffer most. We are on a mission to change that.

Mississippi ranks highest among families dealing with food insecurities. This means that Mississippians are suffering with food shortages more than any other state in the entire country. If you combine that with the second highest teen pregnancy rate in the nation, you get a lot children struggling to survive.

Talk Poverty, 2020 - https://talkpoverty.org/state-year-report/mississippi-2020-report/

548123

Live below the poverty line in MS.

Be an Agent of Change & Give

Now you can help make Mississippi better.

Join us in making Mississippi stronger!
Fight Hunger & Poverty

What we're doing to help!

Child & Adult

 Food Care Program

CAFCP delivers healty food to child, adult, family, and group day care homes.

It's My Time

 Mentoring Program

We administer mentoring to young women with the goal of opening pathways to empowerment. 

Summer Food

Service Program

SFSP ensures that children of low income families still has access to good food during the summer months.

Hillside

Garden Project

A home of their very own with support and guidance that allows families to achieve independence.

Child & Adult Food Care Program

CAFCP delivers healthy food to child, adult, family, and group day care homes.

It's My Time Mentoring Program

We administer mentoring to young women with the goal of opening pathways to empowerment. 

Summer Food Service Program

SFSP ensures that children of low income families still has access to good food during the summer months.

Hillside Garden Project

A home of their very own with support and guidance that allows families to achieve independence.

I want to thank you for the excellent job you’ve done with our students and the community.

Janice Kraft

People often ask how we do our jobs and I tell them, it's because of partners like SFFHC.

Shannon Fisher

We never expected hard times but wonderful having people that make it point help those who have them.

Lianne Smith