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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.

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

Atmos Energy
Begin Again Foundation
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Cadence Bank
Campbell’s Bakery
ChemFirst/First MS Corp
ChildFund
Chisholm Foundation
City of Jackson (CDBG)
Community Foundation of Mississippi
Covenant Presbyterian Church, Extend Team
Crystal Family Fund
Denbury Resources
Eaton Corporation
Elis Olsson Memorial Foundation
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
Ergon Foundation
Fidelity Charitable
Fischer Galleries
Fountain Family Foundation
Galaxie Foundation
Junior League of Jackson
Magnolia Bar Association
Michael Simmons Charitable Foundation
Microsoft Corporation
Mississippi State Department of Health
Mississippi Humanities Council
C.S. Mott Foundation
National Indemnity Company
New Hope Baptist Church
Northminster Baptist Church
Origin Bank
The Orchard Sunday Morning Worship
Palmetto Senior Care
Parker Lifeshare Foundation
PhRMA
Phil Hardin Foundation
Pleasant Hills Community Living Center
Popeyes Foundation
Public Good Software
Public Welfare Foundation
Regions Foundation
Ruth Camp Campbell Foundation
Selby and Richard McRae Foundation
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
St. Dominic Health Services
St. James’ Episcopal Church
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral
St. Richard Catholic Church
The Pruet Foundation
Thomas G. Ramey and Peggy Huff Harris Fund
Walker Foundation
Trustmark
Tzedakah Charitable Fund
Urban Foxes
Victoria Marks Memorial Fund
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
Wells Memorial United Methodist Church

Shoestring Friends & Sponsors

Gayle and Holmes Adams
Meredith and Ben Aldridge
Susan and Vinod Anand
Ann Anderson
Sharron and Bobby Baird
Dea Dea and Dolph Baker
Jim Barfield
Locke Barkley
Susie and Elton Beebe
Deidra Bell
Eva Bengten
Katie and David Blount
Martha and Dick Blount
Suzanne and Bill Boone
Crisler and Doug Boone
Martha Love Bradley
Debra and Charles Brent
Mary Jo and Frank Briggs
Carl and Patsy Brooking
Nancy and Cecil Brown
Katie Browning
Sara Broom and Richard McKey
Nancy and Roy Campbell
Angela Greak Cuellar Chase
Susan McKinnell and Charles Campbell
Janet and John Clark
Wilma Wagner Cleveland
Patty and Jeff Christie
Mary Cobb
Ann and Tom Colbert
Meredith and Jimmy Creekmore
Patty and David L. Crosby
Alan Creel
Elise Cupit
Thomas Davis
Bill Dalehite
Vonda Reeves-Darby
Anne Marie and Roy Decker
Susan and Frank Duke
Carol and George Evans
Amy and Arthur Finkelberg
Sheryl Fox
Ellen and Curt Gabardi
Bill and Kathleen Geary
Sarah Dabney Gillespie
Dolly and Wesley Goings
Sharon and Bobby Graham Jr.
Janice Gray
Billie and Albert Green
Peggy and David Hampton
Beth and Nick Hansen
Katie Hanson
Carol and Bob Hardison
Susan and Macy Hart
Phyrzene and Marvin Hicks
Kemp and Tommy Hill
Ruth Hill
Olivia and Jerry Host
Karen and Robert Houston
Mary Jabaley
Elizabeth Jackson
Louisa Dixon and Jerry Johnson
Margaret Wodetzki and Richard Johnson
Cheryl and Kent Kirchner
Betsy Bradley and Robert Langford
Jenny and Jon Langford
Ken Lefoldt
John B Little, Jr
Anne Lovelady
Susan and Wilson Lyle II
Mary Currier Mallette
Jane and Ojus Malphurs Jr.
Darri and Keith Mansel
Molly and Darden MacWade
Bill McCarty III
Kathryn and Gerald McCormick
Michael T McRee
Laurie Hearin McRee
Dorothy Miller
Doug Minor
Allison and Jerry Montgomery
Sallie R. Moseley
Sally Nash
Holly Wagner and Jere Nash
Jim Nelson
Susan and Hibbitt Neel
Alicia Netterville
Beth and Steve Orlansky
Janet and Luther Ott
Becky and Guy Parker III
Deborah Konkle-Parker and Jefferson Parker
Ashley and Wheeler Parker
Phoebe and Robert Pearigen
Anne and Alan Perry
Becky and Don Potts
Stephanie and Jason Poulson
Barbara and Barry Powell
Peyton Prospere
Georgia Purvis
Elizabeth Quinn
Lora and Carlton Reeves
Kelly and Frank Riley
Emerson Robinson Jr.
Lynne and Roger Rosenfield
Wynn Saggus
Angela and David Sallis
Harrylyn and Charles Sallis
Gretchen Schaffner and Alex Reid
Marcie Skelton
Nancy Smith
Mary Elizabeth and George Smith
Betty and Lee Smithson
Steven Smith
Charmelia and Adam Spicer
Asoka and Seetha Srinivasan
Lucy and Thomas Stair
Mary Ellen and Jeff Stancill
Tonya and Tom Stevens
June Stevens
Bean and Floyd Sulser
Ward and James Sumner
Jimmye and Andy Sweat
Debra Thompson
Sally and Bill Thompson
Terry Thomas
Patricia and Richard Turner
Martha and Watts Ueltschey
Carolyn Watters
Ethel and Richard Wayne
Eleanor Weaver
Sandra and Charles West
Kathryn Wiener
Bill Wiese
Holly and Christopher Wiggs
Sallye Wilcox
K.C. and Wes Williams
M’Lee and Kelley Williams
Alabel Wiser
Kelly and Greg Wood
Julie and Dudley Wooley
Deborah Rae Wright
Richard Yelverton