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Alternative Spring Break Applications Available!

Don’t Give Up Your Spring Break – Take Advantage of It! From March 11-17, college students from across the United States will trade swim trunks for tool belts and team up with Uni

Is FREE Tax Prep For You?

Free tax preparation to help claim special credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) or the Child Tax Credit may be available to you or someone you know.

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2011 Food Drive Results in Nearly 9,500 pounds of food!

Thanks to the four "I Can, You Can" food drives organized by United Way of South Mississippi, The Coast Young Professionals (CYP), Leadership Gulf Coast Alumni Association and Wal-Mar

Alternative Spring Break

Over 70 students from across the country will travel to South Mississippi to take advantage of their spring break this year. United Way's Alternative Spring Break (ASB) will take place in Biloxi during the week of March 6 - March 12, 2011. These students will work on a number of service projects throughout South Mississippi communities. They will stay right on the beach at the beautiful Seashore United Methodist Assembly (SUMA) and enjoy all that the South has to offer. This is the third year to host ASB at this particular location and we know it will be a blast!

Service Projects

South Mississippi is deep in the process of recovering from the long-term effects of Hurricane Katrina. ASB volunteers will work alongside our community partners to address issues that deal with affordable housing, early childhood education, and building healthy families. These service projects include a wide range of activities, but are designed to fit the skills of all of our volunteers. You will find a list of suggested items to pack in the Participant Emails below. These will be very important as you prepare for your trip.

United Way Worldwide's Alternative Spring Break
Other Student United Ways will also host similar ASB programs with young adult volunteers working on service projects designed to improve the lives of those living in each community. As a national sponsor, Deloitte helped make it possible for these young adults to come together for one great cause. That's what it means to LIVE UNITED. To learn more about ASB or to register for the national program online visit: http://www.liveunited.org/asb/.

Do you have questions about ASB'11 in South Mississippi? Send them directly to us at ASBMS@local.unitedway.org. Take a look at some amazing past-ASB Biloxi stories by checking out the ASB 2009 Blog or by clicking on the links below.

2011 ASB Participant Updates

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2011 Participant Background Check

Need help setting up your ASB fundraising page? Click here for instructions!