What’s Happening
We’ve made the Starkville Daily News! Written by James Carskadon, Bridges is in full spotlight as we launch “Charity Tracker” for the immediate Starkville area.
For the full article in the Starkville Daily News, visit here.
Thanks to the Invest in Others Charitable Foundation, Starkville Bridges out of Poverty is now able to take their efforts on eradicating poverty to new levels. In September of 2014, the Invest in Others Charitable Foundation named Lynn Phillips-Gaines (founder and Vice President of SBOP) as the 2014 Volunteer of the Year. Along with several other honors, a prize award of $20,000 was given to Bridges.
On January 29th, 2015, Starkville Bridges held its first-ever webinar to introduce the Charity Tracker program, which allows churches, nonprofits, and emergency aid organizations to ensure funds are distributed wisely and efficiently. The event brought together groups such as OSERVS, Starkville Church of Christ, the Salvation Army, and numerous other local organizations.
In 2005, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated the country of Haiti and all of its resources. 1.5 million people became homeless and the entire world turned its eyes to the Caribbean in the hopes of giving them aid, with over $10 billion pledged to Haiti in response to the earthquake. A bright future seemed on the horizon for the Haitian people.
However, despite the money given in relief, over 80,000 people still live under tents according to an article in the Wall Street Journal. Buildings also haven’t been rebuilt and though projects have been thought to have been ongoing, there is very little to show for it.
Starkville Bridges Invites You to Attend:
Thursday, January 29th, 2015
11 AM-12 PM
Location: Greater Starkville Development Partnership
Please RSVP to Kelly Olivieri at 662-312-2025 or bridgesoutofpoverty@gmail.com.
Bridges is hosting this event to introduce the Charity Tracker program, which allows churches, nonprofits, and emergency aid organizations to ensure funds are distributed wisely and efficiently, with minimal cost.Starkville is one of the last major cities in Mississippi to not implement Charity Tracker, so we believe this would be a wonderful way for our agencies to collaborate and improve the way we reach those in need of our help.