Momentum Fund, a project of the United Philanthropy Forum, has awarded Teen Health Mississippi (THMS) a $65,000 grant for our COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund (ERF).

The Momentum Fund is providing $9.1 million in grants to 139 organizations across the U.S. that have been managing COVID-19 relief funds for communities of color and others that have been negatively impacted by the pandemic.

THMS started the ERF in March 2020 after talking with some of our youth partners and discovering that COVID-19 has negatively impacted them and other young people in Mississippi. We want to support our communities and their young people by connecting them to the resources they may need, including financial resources. To that end, THMS launched the COVID-19 ERF to help youth across the state whom the pandemic has affected negatively. THMS and partnering organizations have given over $60,000 in relief aid since March 2020.

“We want to support youth so they can make informed, healthy decisions that positively impact their life trajectory. When youth make decisions because they are hungry or lack shelter, they may respond in ways that address the immediate need but that may jeopardize their overall health and well-being,” says Teen Health Mississippi Executive Director Dr. Hope L. Crenshaw.

Teen Health Mississippi will use the grant from the Momentum Fund to team up with youth-serving organizations across the state to get much needed aid and supplies to Mississippi youth.

To learn more about Teen Health Mississippi, visit our website. To help support THMS’s mission of providing continued support to young people through programs like the ERF, please click here.  

Teen Health Mississippi is a 501c3 with a mission of giving young people in Mississippi access to high-quality sex education and youth-friendly healthcare. We also work to bridge gaps between young people and their communities because we know that when youth have the resources they need, everyone benefits. See teenhealthms.org for more information.

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