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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
Fenton Communications
Fidelity Charitable
Fischer Galleries
Fountain Family Foundation
Galaxie Foundation
Junior League of Jackson
Lever for Change
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
United Way Suncoast
Victoria Marks Memorial Fund
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
Wells Memorial United Methodist Church

Shoestring Friends & Sponsors

Alabel Wiser
Alan Creel
Alicia Netterville
Alex Reid and Gretchen Schaffner
Amy and Arthur Finkelberg
Angela and David Sallis
Ann and Tom Colbert
Ann Anderson
Anne and Alan Perry
Anne Lovelady
Anne Marie and Roy Decker
Darden MacWade
Ashley and Wheeler Parker
Asoka and Seetha Srinivasan
Barbara and Barry Powell
Bean and Floyd Sulser
Beth and Nick Hansen
Beth and Steve Orlansky
Bill Dalehite
Bill Geary
Bill Wiese
Billie and Albert Green
Bradley Lawyers
C.S. Mott Foundation
Carol and George Evans
Carolyn Watters
Cheryl and Kent Kirchner
Crisler and Doug Boone
Dea Dea and Dolph Baker
Deborah and Jefferson Parker
Debra and Charles Brent
Debra Thompson
Deidra Bell
Dolly and Wesley Goings
Don and Becky Potts
Dorothy Miller
David McCarty
Dorsey Carson
Dudley and Elis Olsson
Eleanor Weaver
Elizabeth and Lee Smithson
Elizabeth Jackson
Ellen and Curt Gabardi
Emerson Robinson Jr.
Ethel and Richard Wayne
Gayle and Holmes Adams
Georgia Purvis
Holly and Christopher Wiggs
Holly Wagner and Jere Nash
Janet and John Clark
Janice Gray
Jim Nelson
Jimmye and Andy Sweat
Ward and James Sumner
Julie and Dudley Wooley
K.C. and Wes Williams
Karen and Robert Houston
Kathryn and Gerald McCormick
Kathryn Wiener
Katie and David Blount
Katie Browning
Kemp and Tommy Hill
Ken Lefoldt
Laurie Hearin McRee
Lesly Gaynor Murray
Lever for Change
Lora and Carlton Reeves
Louisa Dixon and Jerry Johnson
Lynne and Roger Rosenfield
M’Lee and Kelley Williams Jr.
Margaret Wodetzki and Richard Johnson
Martha and Dick Blount
Martha and Watts Ueltschey
Martha Love Bradley
Margie and Chad Van Meter
Mary Cobb
Mary Jabley
Mary Currier Mallette
Mary Elizabeth Smith
Mary Ellen and Jeff Stancill
Mary Jo and Frank Briggs
Mary and Alex Purvis
Meredith and Ben Aldridge
Meredith and Jimmy Creekmore
Michael T McRee
Nancy and Cecil Brown
Nancy and Roy Campbell
Nancy Smith
Natalie Maynor
Olivia and Jerry Host
Ouida and Wayne Drinkwater
Patty and David L. Crosby
Patty and Jeff Christie
Peyton Prospere
Phyrzene and Marvin Hicks
Richard Yelverton
Robert Pearigen
Sallie R. Moseley
Sally and Bill Thompson
Sally Nash
Sallye Wilcox
Sandra and J. Murray Underwood
Sandra and Charles West
Sarah Broom and Richard McKey
Sarah Dabney Gillespie
Sharon and Bobby Graham Jr.
Sharron and Bobby Baird
Sheryl Fox
Susan and Frank Duke
Susan and Hibbitt Neel
Susan and Macy Hart
Susan and Vinod Anand
Susan and Wilson Lyle II
Susie and Elton Beebe
Suzanne and Bill Boone
Terry Thomas
Janet and Luther Ott
Tonya and Tom Stevens
Vonda Reeves-Darby
Wilma Wagner Cleveland
Wynn Saggus