Helping Hands offers fans to help citizens battle summer heat
A box fan won’t solve all of Marianna Hubbard’s problems, but it will stop the bleeding, she hopes.
Government shutdown could affect federal grants for nonprofits
Every month, Helping Hands director Nancy Guerry sees anywhere from 50 to 200 individuals seeking one-time financial or food assistance come through her doors.
Lowndes elderly beat heat with fans
Billie Crowell has lived in her home on Nashville Ferry Road for 30 years. For most of that time, she had to make do with a single window-unit air-conditioner, which meant many uncomfortable Mississippi summers.
Baptist Memorial giving big boost to community fan drive
July’s brutal heat indices have intensified focus on the annual summer fan drive organized by Helping Hands and United Way of Lowndes County.
Fan drives keep locals cool
Lifelong Columbus resident Mary Mullins says she doesn’t need much — but some way to keep cool during the sweltering Mississippi summer heat is something she can’t do without.
Helping Hands, United Way need community’s help with fan drive
In response to oppressive temperatures, United Way of Lowndes County and Helping Hands are teaming up for a seventh annual summer fan drive.
Helping Hands holding fan drive
Helping Hands in Starkville is collecting box fans to distribute to those in need of some cool air this summer.
Donations, volunteers increasing in Lowndes
Charitable giving is still lagging in Lowndes County following the recession, but United Way expects it to pick up again next year.
Still caring: Much more than a food pantry, Helping Hands marks a quarter century of compassion
A troubling phone call woke Billy Crossley in the middle of the night 30 or so years ago. The passage of time has not blurred his memory of it.
It’s hot! Lowndes summer fan drive underway
Temperatures are on the rise in Northeast Mississippi. Most people simply adjust the thermostat, but others don’t have that luxury.
Columbus, United Way team up for ‘Project Feed Columbus’
They are often unseen, but they are there. Every day in Lowndes County, senior citizens struggle between buying medication and paying for food. Parents struggle to stretch meals and dollars, often going hungry themselves to feed their children.