Summer camps across the Coast coming to an end
Summer camps across the Coast are beginning to wrap up. Camp Counselors are commemorating the end of the camp with bouncy house and water slide to beat…
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Local community leaders hold summer programs to help at-risk youth
Here in Mississippi, community leaders are striving to end gun violence, especially among our youth. A memorial sits in front of the Climb CDC Center in Gulfport where a 16-year-old…
Celebrating Easter at Gaston Point Recreational Center in Gulfport
Some Gulf Coast residents were able to get together again to celebrate Easter Sunday for the first time since the pandemic started. Among the celebrations this weekend…
Community cleanup to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
A group of volunteers spent their morning cleaning up parts of Gulfport as a day of service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Volunteer Christene Brice said,…
Local organizations distribute food to coastal families
Extend a Hand, Help a Friend is out feeding hundreds of locals once again. The nonprofit teamed up with Morning Star Baptist Church and gave out bags of produce…
Local doctor helps feed families for Thanksgiving
On his 70th birthday, Dr. David Sawyer and his wife decided to volunteer and sponsor Extend a Hand, Help a Friend’s Thanksgiving Dinner Box Giveaway. Twenty box dinner deliveries…
Teens donate food to Camille Village families in Pass Christian
A group of high schoolers in Pass Christian took time out of their weekend to drop off food for some neighborhood families. Saniia Turner and her…
Community drive-thru food drop
Extend a Hand, Help a Friend, Climb CDC, and Feeding the Gulf Coast of Gulfport all came together to host a drive-thru food drop to help out people impacted by Hurricane Ida.…
Local organization extends a hand to Team Memorial
Local organization ‘Extend a Hand, Help a Friend’ is lending their hands today by donating meals to Memorial Hospital in Gulfport. Frontline workers at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport…
Working together to beautify Gulfport
This Saturday, the Gulfport community is coming together to beautify its neighborhoods. Gulfport Police Department is working with Extend a Hand, Help a Friend for their monthly community cleanup. They will…
‘Extend a Hand, Help a Friend’ feeds seniors across the Coast
Today ‘Extend a Hand, Help a Friend’ delivered non-perishable food items to seniors 65-years-old and older. Across the Coast, ‘Extend a Hand, Help a Friend’ hosted food delivery targeted towards the senior community. Over 100 meals were hand packaged for…
Extend a Hand, Help a Friend providing free lunches for children during Spring Break
School-aged children in South Mississippi have the opportunity to receive free lunches during Spring Break. Jeffrey Hulum III, CEO of the non-profit organization “Extend a Hand, Help a Friend” stopped by WXXV this morning to tell us…
Community cleanup honoring Black History Month Saturday in Gulfport
Saturday in Gulfport, ‘Extend a Hand, Help a Friend’ is hosting a community clean up commemorating the last weekend of Black History Month. Gulfport PD will also be patrolling the streets for trash and you can help…
An early Christmas present: Organizations bring gifts to local children
A couple of Santa’s local helpers made sure the Christmas spirit made its way to the Gulf Coast. Christmas came early to the Ardoin family and others across the Coast as Extend a Hand, Help a Friend,…
Audrey’s Southern Kitchen and Catering providing free Thanksgiving meal
Local business Audrey’s Southern Kitchen and Catering is serving free Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. Owner Audrey Duncan tells News 25 that while tomorrow’s not Thanksgiving, we should give thanks every day. They’re partnering with Climb CDC, Extend a…
‘Extend a Hand, Help a Friend’ offering rides to the polls
With the deadline for absentee ballot voting knocking on our doors this Halloween, the scariest thing could be not having a ride to the polls. The nonprofit organization ‘Extend a Hand, Help a Friend,’ is here to help. If you…
‘Get out the Vote Blitz’ encourages voter registration
The deadline to register to vote in the 2020 election is today. To encourage registration, the Extend-A-Hand, Help-A-Friend Organization and the Mississippi Rising Coalition held multiple voter registration drives in Gulfport over the weekend. Extend a Hand, Help a Friend…
Local organizations hosting ‘Get out the Vote’ Blitz
The Extend a Hand, Help a Friend Foundation and Mississippi Rising Coalition are coming together to make sure everyone in South Mississippi understands how crucial the upcoming election will be. Therefore, the two organizations are hosting a ‘Get out the…
Volunteers distribute 550 bags and boxes of food to Gulfport community over the weekend
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — The Gulfport community banned together Saturday morning to bring food to hundreds of people in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Community members began arriving for the 9:45 a.m. food drive as early as 6 a.m.…
Back-to-School Giveaway Jamboree
Nothing says back to school like a new book bag. This evening more than 400 kids from the Gulf Coast drove away with a new backpack at the third annual Back to School Giveaway Jamboree at Gulfport Central Middle School.…
‘Extend a Hand, Help a Friend’ hosting back to school drive-thru jamboree
‘Extend a Hand, Help a Friend,’ is hosting their back to school drive-thru jamboree tomorrow at 5:45 p.m. in the rear parking lot of Gulfport Central Middle School. They are giving away more than 400 backpacks. Each backpack is filled…
Local organizations team up to offer weekday meals for Gulfport youth
Community groups in Gulfport are making sure no kid goes hungry this summer. ‘Extend a Hand, Help a Friend’ has teamed up with Morning Star Baptist Church to feed people in Gulfport and the Gaston Point community. Every weekday, volunteers…
Community Q&A with Gulfport Police Chief Leonard Papania
As police departments face scrutiny following George Floyd’s death, Gulfport Police Chief Leonard Papania is reaching out to the public to start a discussion about important issues. In this time of tension, Gulfport Police Chief Leonard Papania says he’s here…
Gulfport law enforcement holding Q&A session on Facebook
What better time for the ‘Extend a Hand Help a Friend’ organization to host a Q&A with Gulfport law enforcement. At 3 p.m. on Facebook Live, you will have the chance to ask Chief Leonard Papania questions surrounding police interactions…