Resources
Food
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+ Lafayette County Department of Human Services Food Stamp Office
Address: 819 Jackson Avenue East
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: (662) 243-1861+ Lafayette County Health Department
Address: 72 F.D. “Buddy” East Parkway, Building 3, Suite 100
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: (662) 234-5231
Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri: 8am-5pm+ Grove Grocery (UM Students only)
Address: Kinard Hall, Room 213
Website: https://grovegrocery.olemiss.edu/
Hours: Mon-Tues: 10am-4pm; Wed-Sun: 12-6
Additionally: Fully stocked kitchen open for use Mon-Fri 12pm-4pm in the George Street House.+ Lovepacks
Provides supplemental food for “school age children” on weekends and holidays, distributed through the school system.
Phone: (662) 832-0206
Email: lovepacks@gmail.com
Website: https://www.lovepacksoxford.com/
Instagram: @oxfordlovepacks
Facebook: Lovepacks+ Meals on Wheels
Meal delivery for Oxford Seniors and homebound people. Private pay and PASSPORT accepted.
Address: 423 Washington Avenue
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: (662) 281-8383
Hours: Hot meals delivered Mon-Fri and two frozen weekend meals delivered Fridays.+ Oxford Community Market
Address: Old Armory Pavillion, the corner of Bramlett and University
Phone: (662) 816-7413
Hours: Tuesdays 12-3pm (Jan- March); 3-6pm (April-Dec)
Website: https://www.oxfordcommunitymarket.com/
Email: OXCMKT@gmail.com
Accepts SNAP (doubles up to $20) and WICSpanish Friendly
+ Oxford Food Pantry- “The Pantry”
Address: 713 Molly Barr Road
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: (662) 832-8001
Hours: Wed and Thurs: 9-11am+ St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Food Ministries
Address: 113 South 9th Street
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: (662) 234-1269
Email: admin@stpetersoxford.org
Website: http://www.stpetersoxford.org/outreach/+ Manna Feeding Ministry (St. Peter’s Episcopal)
Delivery meals for those unable to leave their homes.
Hours: Thursday Dinner+ Rise and Shine Community Breakfast (St. Peter’s Episcopal)
Location: Parish Hall
Hours: Mon & Thurs: 7-8:30am
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+ Amory Food Pantry
Address: 123 South Main Street
Amory, MS 38821
Hours: 1st and 3rd Tues 8-11am
Facebook: Amory Food Pantry+ Helping Hands
Assistance with clothing, food, and financial aid. Can only be used once a month.
Address: 314 South Church Street
Tupelo, MS 38804
Phone: (662) 690-8100
Hours: Saturdays 9-11am
Contact: bonnie@fumctupelo.com+ Jericho Baptist Church
Address: 2179 County Road 171
Guntown, MS 38849
Phone: (662) 365-2504
Hours: 3rd Saturdays 8-10am+ Mission Okolona
Address: 111 South Church Street
Okolona, MS 38860
Phone: (662) 542-9121
Hours: 3rd Saturdays 7:30-9:30 am; Emergency basis: 24/7
Email: missionokolona@gmail.com+ Nettleton F.A.I.T.H.
Applicants need a photo ID, proof of residence, income information, and DOB of household members
Address: 102 Front Street
Nettleton, MS 38858
Phone: (662) 963-2608
Hours: 3rd Saturdays 8-10am
Website: nettfaithfoodpantry.com/home
Email: fpinfo@nettfaithfoodpantry.com+ Saint Luke Methodist Church
Limited to Lee County residents. New users bring photo ID, proof of residency, name, and DOB for all household members. All clients bring a photo ID every visit.
Address: 2653 Eason Boulevard
Tupelo, MS 38804
Phone: (662) 842-6522; (662) 687-4500
Email: foodpantry@stluketupelo.org
Facebook: St. Luke Food Pantry+ Salvation Army - Tupelo
Address: 527 Carnation Street
Tupelo, MS 38804
Phone: (662) 842-9222
Hours: Mon-Fri: Lunch 11-12:30pm; Dinner: 4:30-5pm+ A Serving Heart Food Pantry
Address: 278 College Avenue
Tupelo, MS 38801
Phone: (662) 732-5055
Hours: 3rd Saturday 10am-12pm -
+Interfaith Compassion Food Ministry (ICM)
Assists with food, temporary housing, transportation, and financial assistance.
Address: 341 County Road 4985 Highway 7 North
Water Valley, MS
Phone: (662) 473-6515
Hours: 2nd and 4th Thursdays: 10:30am-12pm
Additional Resources
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Lafayette:
+ North MS Regional Center
NMRC seeks to provide community-based services for individuals with disabilities of all kinds.
Address: 967 Regional Center Drive
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: (662) 234-1476
Website: https://www.nmrc.ms.gov/+ Communicare
Address: 2890 South Lamar Boulevard
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: (662) 234-7521
Website: https://communicarems.org/+ The Autism Institute
Provides behavioral and educational interventions based on applied behavior analysis for children with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disorders.
Address: 401 McElroy Drive Unit 1376
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: (803) 466-8260
Website: https://autisminstitutesc.com/
Email: info@autisminstitutesc.com+ Hearing Aid Consultants of North MS
Address: 497 Azalea Drive, Suite 101
Oxford, MS 38655
Website: https://hearingoxford.com/
Phone: (662) 550-4639Lee:
+ Living Independence for Everyone (LIFE) of Mississippi
Offers independent living services to individuals with disabilities and is working to offer services to individuals without disabilities. .
Address: 1051 Cliff Gookin Boulevard
Tupelo, MS 38801
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1304 Vine Street
Jackson, MS 39202
Phone: (662) 844-6633 (Tupelo number)
Phone: (601) 969-4009 (Jackson number)
Website: lifeofms.com+ Regional Rehabilitation Center
Offers therapeutic services such as dyslexia services, early intervention services, physical therapy, speech/language therapy, and occupational therapy to all ages. Until maximum benefit is received, all services are provided at no charge to the client or insurance company.
Address: 615 Pegram Drive
Tupelo, MS 38801
Phone: (662) 842-1891
Website: regionalrehabcenter.comYalobusha:
+ Communicare
Address: 214 Frostland Drive
Water Valley, MS 38965
Phone: (662) 989-4096
Website: https://www.communicarems.org/ -
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+ Child Abuse Reports
Phone: 1-800-222-8000
Website: https://reportabuse.mdcps.ms.gov/+ Raising Mothers to Rise
Program, support group, and donation for teen mothers.
Phone: 662-502-3228
Email: nmsfamilycenter@gmail.comLafayette:
+ Family Crisis Services of Northwest MS
Family Crisis Services is a comprehensive victim services organization providing 24 hr advocacy services to survivors of: sexual assault, child abuse, homicide, domestic violence, and family violence.
Address: 512 Heritage Drive P.O. Box 1698
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: (662) 234-9929
Website: https://oxfordadvocacy.org/+ MS Department of Child Protection Services (MDCPS)
Address: 72 F.D. “Buddy” East Parkway, Suite 300
Oxford, MS 38655
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1072
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: (662) 234-1863
Fax: (662) 236- 0230
Website: https://www.mdcps.ms.gov/Memphis:
+ OutMemphis
Empowers, connects, educates, and advocates for the LGBTQ community of the Mid-South.
Address: 892 South Cooper St.
Memphis, TN 38104
Phone: (901) 278-6422
Email: info@outmemphis.org+ Youth Emergency Services (YES) Program
Emergency services for 18-24-old LGBTQ+ youth, all services are free.
Address: 2055 Southern Ave
Memphis, TN 38104
Phone: (901) 278-6422+ Love Doesn’t Hurt
Provides unwavering support and creates a safe haven for victims in the LGBTQ community, particularly during times of emergency.
Address: P.O. Box 17613
Memphis, TN 38187
Phone: (901) 213-7661+ My Sistah’s House
Provides a safe and supportive environment for individuals in need and empowers those who need them most to overcome adversity and strive for a better future.
Address: 2694 McGregor Ave
Memphis, TN 38127
Phone: (901) 352-1660
Email: kaylagore@mshmemphis.org -
+ MS Department of Employment Security
Offers assistance in job searches, filing for unemployment, and general employment needs. https://mdes.ms.gov/
Lafayette:
+ WIN Job Center
Assists with job placement, WIOA (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity’s Act) Services, and Veteran Services.
Phone: (662) 236-7201
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8am-5pmLee:
+ Angels Resource Center
Assists with job searches and applications, resume building, homeless referral, free clinic referral, and crisis and life resources.
Phone: (662) 397-3740+ NEWMS (New Expectations for Women in Mississippi)
Helps women from all backgrounds have the tools to face challenges and find solutions.
Address: PO Box 422
Belden, MS 38826
Phone: (833) 433-6253
Housing
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+ Project Thrive
Address: 463 Highway 6 West
Oxford, MS
Phone: (662) 816-2146+ RAMP (Rental Assistance of MS Program)
Shelter and re-entry support for individuals recently released from the criminal justice system.
Address: P.O. Box 2097
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: (662) 380-0180+ LOU Mercy Re-Entry Ministries
Assistance to formerly incarcerated individuals in transitioning after life in prison.
Address: P.O. Box 2097
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: (662) 380- 5846
Email: mercyreentry@gmail.com+ Oxford Housing Authority
Provides low-income, disabled, and elderly individuals with subsidized housing. Applications taken on Tuesdays from 8:30am- 3:15pm
Address: 900 Molly Barr Road
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: (662) 234-7524
Website: https://www.oxfordhousing.org/+ University of Mississippi Law School Housing Clinic
Law students assist those facing eviction, foreclosure, and predatory lending practices.
Phone: (662) 915-3493+ Oxford-Lafayette Fuller Center for Housing
Phone: (662) 607-6343
Email: sterlingpapamike@gmail.com
Website: https://www.fullercenter.org/oxford/ -
+ Red Shield Lodge (Salvation Army)
Nightly shelter offering meals, laundry, and community. Photo ID required.
Address: 527 Carnation Street
Tupelo, MS 38801
Phone: (662) 680-2754
Hours: Check-in at 5pm+ S.A.F.E. Inc.:
Emergency shelter for victims of abuse. Offers shelter, counseling, and case management.
Address: 105 Clark Place
Tupelo, MS 38804
Phone: (662) 841-9105+ Lift, Inc.
Financial assistance with utility payments.
Address: 2577 McCullough Boulevard
Tupelo, MS 38804
Phone: (662) 842-9511
Hours: 7am-4:30pm+ MUTEH (Mississippi United to End Homelessness)
Housing & supportive services for homeless individuals.
Phone: (601) 960-0557+ Tennessee Valley Regional Housing Authority (TVRHA)
Assisted housing for individuals, elderly, persons with disabilities, and families.
Address: 122 Pinewood Street
Saltillo, MS 38866
Phone: (662) 841-0006+ Tupelo Housing Authority
Address: 1624 North Green Street
Tupelo, MS 38804
Phone: (662) 841-0006 -
+Heart Mind Haven
Phone: (720) 541-9583
Email: info@heartmindhaven.org
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+ MS Department of Mental Health Helpline
1-877-210-8513
+ National Suicide Prevention Helpline
1-800-273-8255
+ National Alliance on Mental Illness MS
Assistance for individuals with serious mental illness.
Phone: (601) 899-9058
Email: stateoffice@namims.org
Website: https://namims.org/about-nami-ms/+ North MS State Hospital
Offers treatment for mentally ill in Northeast MS.
Address: 1937 Briar Ridge Road
Tupelo, MS 38804
Phone: (662) 690-4200Lafayette:
+ Lafayette County Health Department
Address: 72 F.D “Buddy” East Parkway
Building 3, Suite 100
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: (662) 234-5231
Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri: 8am-5pm+ Medicaid Office
Address: 819 Jackson Avenue
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone (662) 232-2438+ Mississippi Care
Healthcare regardless of the ability to pay.
Address: 2173 South Lamar Boulevard
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: (662) 234-6553
Website: https://www.mississippicare.net/
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8am-5pmMemphis:
+ Choices Memphis Center for Reproductive Health
Independent, nonprofit reproductive health clinic.
Address: 1726 Poplar Ave
Memphis, TN 38104
Phone: (901) 274-3550+ Friends for Life
Services to prevent the spread of HIV and help those affected by HIV/AIDS live well.
Address: 43 N. Cleveland Street
Memphis, TN 38104
Phone: (901) 272-0855 – (901) 333-8248 to schedule a free, confidential STI and HIV test. Daytime testing services available Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm -
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+ MS Center for Justice
Nonprofit public interest law firm staffed by attorneys and volunteers committed to combating discrimination and poverty.
Phone: (662) 352-2269
Website: http://www.mscenterforjustice.org/+ MS Volunteer Lawyers Project
MVLP coordinates legal clinics and workshops for those in need.
Phone: (601) 960-9577
Website: http://www.mvlp.org/+ MS Workers’ Center for Human Rights
Legal assistance for those experiencing workplace discrimination and/or maltreatment.
Phone: (662) 334-1122
Website: http://www.msworkers.org+ Southern Poverty Law Center
Legal assistance specifically with juveniles.
Phone: (662) 948-8882
Website: http://www.splcenter.org/+ American Civil Liberties Union of MS (ACLU-MS)
Advocacy, education, and litigation. Defends and protects the constitutional rights of people across Mississippi.
Phone: (662) 354-3408
Website: http://www.aclu-ms.org/ -
+ MS Department of Mental Health Helpline
1-877-210-8513
+ National Suicide Prevention Helpline
1-800-273-8255
+ National Alliance on Mental Illness MS
Assistance for individuals with serious mental illness.
Phone: (601) 899-9058
Email: stateoffice@namims.org
Website: https://namims.org/about-nami-ms/+ North MS State Hospital
Offers treatment for mentally ill in Northeast MS.
Address: 1937 Briar Ridge Road
Tupelo, MS 38804
Phone: (662) 690-4200+ Health Connect
Provides in-home counseling, outpatient therapy, and intensive outpatient services for at-risk youth, families, and communities.
Address: 109 Desert Cove, Suite D
Saltillo, MS 38866
Phone: (662) 539-7171
Website: healthconnectamerica.com+ Lifecore Health Group
Accessible mental health care. *Multiple locations
Address: 499 Gloster Creek Village, Suite A3
Tupelo, MS 38801
Phone: (662) 640-4595
Website: https://lifecorehealthgroup.com/
Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri: 8am-5pm; Tues, Thurs: 8am-7pm+ HCA Amory MS Regional Office
Behavioral healthcare; accepts Medicaid.
Address: 702B Highway 278 East
Amory, MS 38821
Phone: (662) 478-2442
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8am-4:30pm
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+Support Groups
There are meetings that occur almost every day of the week for Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous all throughout the state listed within the links below.
Local AA meetings: https://aa-mississippi.org/meetings/
Local NA meetings: https://www.narcotics.com/nameetings/mississippi/
Lafayette:
+ Communicare
Address: 2890 South Lamar Boulevard
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: (662) 234-7521
Website: https://communicarems.org/+ Oxford Treatment Center
Address: 297 County Road 244
Etta, MS 38627
Phone: (662) 337-8067
Website: https://oxfordtreatment.com/addiction-treatment-ms/+ Resolutions Treatment
Sober living facility, NA and AA meetings.
Address: 611 Commerce Parkway
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: (662) 281-1306+ William Magee Center
Addiction services for University of Mississippi students
Address: 80 Whirlpool Drive
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: (662) 915-6543
Email: wellnessedu@olemiss.edu -
Lafayette:
+ Oxford-University Transit (OUT)
Free public transportation throughout Oxford and University.
Address: 409 McElroy Drive
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: (662) 234-3540
Website: http://www.oxfordms.net/
Email: dzampella@outransitLee:
+ Tupelo Transit
Curb-to-curb transportation service. Reserve 48 hours in advance. $2 each way.
Phone: (662) 269-3735
Website: https://www.tupeloms.gov/tupelo-transit
Hours: Mon-Fri: 5:30am-7:30pm -
A list of updated licensed childcare facilities by county can be obtained by calling the Mississippi Department of Health at (601) 364-2827 or by visiting msdh.ms.gov. Click “licensure,” then “Childcare & Youth Camps.”
+ Child Care Payment Program (CCPP)
CCPP is a federally funded program that provides qualifying parents/guardians with child care tuition assistance. To qualify, parents/guardians must meet the income and work requirements. Participants are expected to provide a monthly co-payment fee. https://www.mdhs.ms.gov/services/childcare/