Community

WIPAs are authorized to serve all SSA beneficiaries with disabilities, including transition-to-work aged youth, providing benefits planning and assistance services on request or as resources permit. There are more than 100 WIPA grantees in the United States. The programs employ certified Community Work Incentive Coordinators (CWICs) and each serve a specific region of the state.

Provides free basic primary health care services, including medical, dental, and wellness counseling for all.

The Southeastern Greyhound Club (SEGC) was founded in 1992 by a group of owners of AKC-registered Greyhounds bred for the show ring. Beginning in 1995, the Club grew tremendously when membership was opened to owners of former racing Greyhounds. Today, the SEGC has over 200 member households and over 350 individual members, most of whom are adopters of former racers. The Club was featured in the September 1998 AKC Gazette, the monthly magazine of the American Kennel Club.

What is the role of the LSU Alumni Association? Your support helps you maintain close ties to the University. The LSU Alumni Association provides many valuable resources for alumni- The LSU Alumni Magazine, this website, and alumni records that keep you in touch with LSU and your classmates. Your Alumni Association serves LSU and its students– past, present, and future. We depend on your contributions to support our programs and special projects. Your contribution is tax-deductible.

On Oct. 3, 1970, two gay men waited anxiously in the University of Rochester’s Todd Union for people to arrive for a talk by several guest speakers. The two men were U.R. students Bob Osborn and Larry Fine. The guest speakers were from Cornell University, Ithaca’s chapter of the national Gay Liberation Front, and the Buffalo chapter of the national Mattachine Society.

Fondren Theatre Workshop is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to creating a true theatre community, with an emphasis on sharing the creative process, as well as the art we create.

The mission of the Mississippi Hispanic Association is to encourage, support and promote cultural, educational and community service activities in order to facilitate the integration of Hispanics into the state’s mainstream. Additionally, MHA also aims to awaken concern and interest for the history, traditions and current issues regarding the Hispanic community in Mississippi.

The Father of Waters Pipes and Drums is Mississippi’s first chartered Scottish Highland pipe and drum band, and the largest performing group of Scottish pipers and drummers in the state.

The Green Party is now in its fourth decade. Founded in 1984, the party has run a national ticket in every presidential election since 1996. In 2000, nominee Ralph Nader received nearly three million votes; in 2012, Jill Stein received the most votes for a woman in a presidential election in U.S. history. There have also been hundreds of Greens elected across the nation, from state legislatures and mayors down to local zoning boards.

CMDSS is a parent-driven non-profit organization that provides support services for parents of children with Down syndrome and promotes awareness, acceptance, and inclusion of individuals with Down syndrome.

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United Way of the Capital Area is driven by supporters like you who understand the importance of giving, advocating, and volunteering to improve education, health, and financial security for our neighbors in Hinds, Madison, and Rankin counties.