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Invest in a child’s life. A family’s journey. A community’s transformation.

Thank you for investing in the lives of our children and families!

It’s an investment in afterschool and summer programs that give children the chance to excel academically, and to find their footing socially and emotionally as they make their way to adulthood.

It’s an investment in workshops, support groups, and other important resources for parents who are working to create a better life for themselves and their families.

It’s an investment in Jackson. When the children and families living in the heart of our capital city are healthy and thriving, then all of us rise.

our funding

Operation Shoestring relies 100% on the financial support of generous donors and partners. The majority of our donations are private dollars from individuals, businesses, foundations, and houses of worship. We also receive some public dollars from government grants.

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Your gift allows us to provide quality, enriching academic and personal development programs to children all year long, while supporting their families through educational forums, advocacy training, and more. It’s an investment in changing lives, and transforming a community. If you’d like to donate through an alternate method then the one provided below, you can click here.

become a sponsor or friend

Give at or above the $1000 level to become a sponsor, or between $300 and $999 to become a friend. You’ll receive recognition in our communications throughout the calendar year. See our list of generous sponsors and friends below.

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our sponsors & friends

We thank these generous people and organizations for supporting our work serving children and families in 2023.

Our Organizational Partners

Cadence Bank
Chemfirst Fund
City of Jackson
Communuity Foundation of Mississippi
CTC Minerals, Inc.
Galaxie Foundation
Greater Pearlie Grove M. B. Church
Guideone Insurance
Hogan Assessments
Institute of Southern Jewish Life
John T. Langan Charitable Fund
Junior League of Jackson
Keesler Federal Credit Union
Land Rover of Jackson
Merrill Lynch, Piece, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Mississippi Department of Human Services
Mississippi State Department of Health
New Hope Baptist Church
Northminster Baptist Church
The Orchard
Origin Bank
Robert and Eleanor Weaver Fund
Parker Lifeshare Foundation
Pleasant Green MB Church
Pleasant Hills Community Living Center
Popeyes Foundation
Power-Lake Foundation
Purvis Grange Foundation
Regions Foundation
Ruth Camp Campbell Foundation
Selby and Richard McRae Foundation
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
St. Richard Catholic Church
St. Dominic Health
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Strong River Camp & Farm
The Pruet Foundation
Trustmark
Thomas G. Ramey and Peggy Huff Harris Fund
United Way of Metro Nashville
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Wells Memorial United Methodist Church

Shoestring Friends & Sponsors

Alex Reid and Gretchen Schaffner
Amanda Smith
Amy and Arthur Finkelberg
Ann Anderson
Anne and Alan Perry
Anne Marie and Roy Decker
Asoka and Seetha Srinivasan
Barbara and Barry Powell
Bill Geary
Carl and Patsy Brooking
Carol and George Evans
Carolyn Watters
Charlotte Myers
Chris and Laurie Reynolds
Crisler and Doug Boone
Daniel and Sarah DeCrane Norton
David N. McCarty
Dea Dea and Dolph Baker
Debra Thompson
Demondes Haynes
Denise Wheeler
Dolly and Wesley Goings
Don and Becky Potts
Donna and Robert Evans
Dorothy H Miller
Elizabeth and Lee Smithson
Elizabeth Van Ness
Ellen and Curt Gabardi
Emerson Robinson Jr.
Eva Bengten
Frank Lenior
Gayle and Holmes Adams
Georgia Casey Purvis
Hollie Marjanovic
Holly and Christopher Wiggs
Holly Wagner and Jere Nash
Janice Gray
Jenny and Jon Langford
Jerry Young
Jimmye and Andy Sweat
Joseph L Morris
Joyce M Johnson
Karen and Robert Houston
Kate Spencer
Kathryn and Gerald McCormick
Kathryn Wiener
Katie Browning
Kemp and Tommy Hill
Ken Lefoldt
Laurence Favreau
Laurie McRee
Linda A. Young
Lora and Carlton Reeves
Lyn Crawford
Lynette Fountain
Lynn Crystal
Marcus Treadway Jr.
Margie and Chad Van Meter
Martha and Watts Ueltschey
Martha Love Bradley
Mary and Alex Purvis
Mary Currier Mallette
Mary Ellen and Jeff Stancill
Mary Jabaley
Melinda Hamilton
Michael T McRee
Molly and Darden MacWade
Morella and John Henegan Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Sally and Bill Thompson
Mr. Thomas S. Davis
Mrs. Deidra Bell
Ms. Denise Wheeler
Nancy and Cecil Brown
Nancy Smith
Olivia and Jerry Host
P. Frank Kossen
Pablo and Shirley Williams
Patty and David L. Crosby
Patty and Jeff Christie
Peyton Prospere
Rev. Martha Blount
Richard Yelverton
Robin and Norwood Smith
Roger Rosenfield
Ruth Hill
Sally and Bill Thompson
Sally Nash
Sandra and Charles West
Sharon and Bobby Graham Jr.
Sharron and Bobby Baird
Sheila and Bill Nicholas
Steven Smith
Susan and Macy Hart
Susan and Vinod Anand
Susan and Wilson Lyle II
Susan Duke
Susan McKinnell and Charles Campbell
Susie and Elton Beebe
Suzanne Boone
Tonya and Tom Stevens
Tonyetta Hairston
Wynn Saggus


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