MIFA to be recognized during "12 Days of Giving"

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

 

Earlier this week, Mayor A C Wharton Jr. announced the 2011 featured organizations in One Memphis' "12 Days of Giving" awareness campaign, and MIFA is among those agencies.


On December 11, MIFA will be recognized on the mayor's Facebook and Twitter pages, as well as on WMC-TV's Action News 5 at 6 p.m. This recognition will provide added positive exposure for MIFA and its programs during the holiday season. A closing reception will be held to celebrate all the featured agencies at Rhodes College on December 12.

Other "12 Days of Giving" organizations are Manna House, Stand for Children, Meritan, Memphis Muslim Social Services, Mid-South Food Bank, Livable Memphis, Arcwings, Literacy Mid-South, Rangeline Community Development Corp, Memphis City Beautiful, and Memphis Athletic Ministries.

  • Memphis was declared hunger capital of the U.S. in 2011

  • MIFA serves 55,000 individuals each year

  • 74% of children in MIFA's neighborhood live in poverty

  • 86% of every dollar donated goes directly to MIFA's programs

  • In the area MIFA serves, almost 30% of those over the age of 65 live alone

  • MIFA was founded in 1968

  • Memphis' unemployment rate has been close to 10% since 2009

  • MIFA's Ombudsman program's 2 staff and 60 volunteers serve over 7,000 residents of long term care facilities

  • Only 4.5% of residents in the 38126 ZIP code have college degrees

  • Emergency Services provided assistance for 25,000 people last year

  • In 2010 and 2011, 100% of COOL seniors graduated from high school

  • MIFA Meals on Wheels serves 1,800 seniors every weekday

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