The Challenge
The challenge we face in Jackson can be summed up in the following statistics: while nationally the 2009 poverty rate is 14.3%, the highest number in 51 years, in Mississippi, it is 23.1%, and in our target service area of West Jackson we serve neighborhoods with poverty rates as high as 53%.
While Jackson has [...]
The Challenge
The challenge we face in Jackson can be summed up in the following statistics: while nationally the 2009 poverty rate is 14.3%, the highest number in 51 years, in Mississippi, it is 23.1%, and in our target service area of West Jackson we serve neighborhoods with poverty rates as high as 53%.
While Jackson has [...]
Voice of Calvary Ministries (VOCM) believes that before we can rebuild communities we must first rebuild lives. Our mission is to help individuals and families reach their full potential in Christ spiritually, physically, socially, and economically. We accept anyone into our programs without regard to religious affiliation or creed. Still as a faith-based Chrisitan organization, we believe that lives are changed most completely and most profoundly through the power of the Gospel. As the core of our campaign to help people rebuild their lives and their communities, we have set a goal to eliminate poverty in the City of Jackson Mississippi.