Be a Santa to marine life at IMMS
You can help buy presents for marine life this holiday season. The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies has created their annual wish list. Many of the items on the list are toys used…
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Help Cover the Community Blanket Drive
Back Bay Mission and Climb CDC are teaming up to helping cover the community this winter season. The blanket drive is now accepting donations for new blankets and hand warmers.…
Toys for Tots Drop Off Locations
It is the season for giving and Toys for Tots is accepting donations. If you are looking for an opportunity to give back to a child in need, Toys for Tots has donation locations across the Coast. Harrison County Toys…
‘Thanksgiving Grandma’ teams up with Airbnb to welcome strangers for the holiday
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman who shared her Thanksgiving table seven years ago with a stranger she accidentally texted will be opening up her home again this year to two new strangers. Wanda Dench is teaming up with Airbnb…
165 teddy bears donated to Harrison County law enforcement agencies
Police departments in Harrison County are receiving a fluffy gift. The Omicron Alpha chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at MGCCC is donating 165 teddy bears to…
Concerts on the Causeway benefiting nonprofits on the Coast
In Biloxi, a restaurant owner and friend have partnered to raise funds for a good cause. Yul Grace, owner of Yul’s Place Restaurant, and Matt Olivari, owner…
Kicking for Christmas Tournament raises funds to provide gifts for residents
The competitive juices were flowing during this annual kickball tournament in Biloxi. The annual Kicking for Christmas Tournament is a fundraiser that started in 2014…
Comeback Coolers helping Idalia victims
Victims of Hurricane Idalia have a cool treat headed their way. Comeback Coolers is packing coolers full of sodas, snacks, and beer for rural areas in Georgia and Florida. Ninety-six cases…
Gulfport High School students build homeless shelter
Gulfport High students unveiled a new resource in helping to combat homelessness in South Mississippi. Students and faculty in the school’s STEM department worked to create a custom-built transition…
Pascagoula High students raise money for Moss Point tornado recovery
Pascagoula High School students celebrated Kindness Counts Week by raising money for the victims of the Moss Point tornado. Earlier this month, the four class presidents…
Local organizations give back to Backpack Buddies
Big Play Entertainment Center in Biloxi partnered with local biker clubs and the community to help feed children on the Coast with its food drive for the Gulf Coast…
Local librarians making mats for the homeless
The librarians at the University of Southern Mississippi are collecting trash bags for a good cause. Whenever you leave a fast-food restaurant or a grocery store with a plastic…
Volunteers feeding tornado victims in Moss Point
With disaster comes an outpour of compassion and love from others. In Moss Point, fellow locals and Mississippians helped to feed victims of the recent tornado. The distribution of…
Mississippi Power volunteers give back at Back Bay Mission
Mississippi Power employees are giving back to the community. They gathered this morning at Back Bay Mission in Biloxi to roll up their sleeves, grab a paintbrush,…
Bay St. Louis community working to help families of shooting victims
Community members in Hancock County are coming together to help the families of those injured in a shooting at an after-prom party last weekend. Carl…
Local business constructs a building for Rolling Fork
Register Barns in Wiggins went to Rolling Fork on Friday to build a 300 square-foot metal building. After Owner Jeff Register heard about the devastating tornado…
Local businessman gathers supplies for tornado relief efforts
A Biloxi business owner is taking his time to get the community to help with tornado relief in north Mississippi. Owner of Joe’s Garage, Joe Krivanec, decided to…
Merit Health makes donation to Back Bay Mission in honor of Doctor’s Day
Merit Health Biloxi made a donation to Back Bay Mission in honor of Doctor’s Day. In honor of Doctor’s Day, many hospitals give…
Community helps donate prom dresses to Gautier High School
The Gautier community has stepped up to help donate prom dresses for Gautier High School. What started out as a Facebook post from Monica Mingo, the owner…
Volunteers help pack food donations collected through March of the Mayors food drive
Volunteers gathered at the Lyman Community Center this morning to pack up donations from this month’s March of the Mayors Food Drive. For…
St. James students donate to tornado survivors
St. James Catholic School is helping Rolling Fork after tornados destroyed the town last Friday. Students helped pack up a U-Haul with diapers, blankets, and Easter baskets. The students…
Jersey Mike’s donating all funds to local charity for annual Day of Giving
Jersey Mike’s in Gulfport and D’Iberville is donating all sales today to Carter’s Champions for their annual Day of Giving. Day of Giving…
Family of local 10-year-old undergoing back surgery plans to pay it forward
A Jackson County family will be traveling to Florida soon for a life-changing surgery for their 10-year-old daughter. When you see ten-year-old Avyn Williams…
Feed My Starving Children project at Mosaic Church
The Mosaic Church community participated in a service project called Feed My Starving Children. The goal of Feed My Starving Children is to turn hunger into hope by packing nutritious meals…