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The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) is the state of Mississippi`s lead economic and community development agency, with approximately 300 employees engaged in providing services to businesses, communities and workers throughout Mississippi. The agency works to recruit new business to the state and retain and expand existing Mississippi industry and business. MDA also provides technical assistance to the state`s entrepreneurs and small businessmen and women and oversees programs that support Mississippi`s minority and women-owned businesses. In addition, the agency provides Mississippi`s corporate citizens with export assistance, manages the state`s energy programs and oversees programs that help its communities become more competitive. The agency works to promote tourism to the state and develop and support Mississippi`s tourism industry, as well.
United Way invests in a stronger, healthier Lehigh Valley. We are advancing education, food access & healthy seniors in your neighborhood.
The Center for Economic Inclusion is a cross-sector organization committed to strengthening the Minneapolis-St. Paul region`s civic infrastructure and collective capacity to disrupt systems and influence market forces to catalyze shared prosperity and advance an inclusive economy. The Center for Economic Inclusion is dedicated to advancing inclusive growth – by elevating data-driven promising practices, advocating inclusive policies, coordinating cross-sector, community-driven development, and piloting strategies that truly close the gaps.
Forgotten Harvest was formed in 1990 to fight two problems: hunger and waste. Forgotten Harvest “rescued” 41.5 million pounds of food last year by collecting surplus prepared and perishable food from 800 sources, including grocery stores, fruit and vegetable markets, restaurants, caterers, dairies, farmers, wholesale food distributors and other Health Department-approved sources. This donated food, which would otherwise go to waste, is delivered free-of-charge to more than 280 emergency food providers in the Metro Detroit area.
The Young Marines is a youth education and service program for boys and girls, ages 8 through completion of high school. We promote the mental, moral, and physical development of our members and focus on character building, leadership, and promote a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. The mission of the Young Marines is to positively impact America`s future by providing quality youth development programs for boys and girls that nurtures and develops its members into responsible citizens who enjoy and promote a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. Strengthening the lives of America`s youth