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05/30/2026

Through June 11, bring 10 non-perishable food items to participate in our Food Drive Challenge and receive something in return from these community partners:

🍦 The Linden Guild Marketplace — Free scoop of Blue Bell ice cream

🛍️ Revolution Resale Co. — $10 gift card

A lot of families are trying to balance rising grocery costs, rent, gas, and everyday life all at once. Food insecurity doesn’t always look obvious, but we see it every day.

Small donations add up quickly when a community works together.

📍 Addresses:
The Linden Guild: 109 E. Main St.
Revolution: 204 E. Wood St.

🕒 Hours:
The Linden Guild:
Wed-Fri 11-5
Saturday 10-3

Revolution:
Mon-Sat 11-6

05/29/2026

Link to purchase:
• https://a.co/d/7LrZ99z

Link to learn more:
• https://starkvillestrong.info/Second_Servings_Info_Page

We’re so lucky that the main overhead for this program is the containers we use to package and distribute the meals.

𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 rescues surplus food from MSU, Greek life, restaurants and events. We collect the food, see what we have, creatively assemble into ready to eat meals, then distribute it to our neighbors in need through our partnership network.

Shannon Voges-Haupt is our Program Director and you can email her any questions you have.

Contact: shannonvogeshauptmr_rk_up_51

05/29/2026

$5 Fridays are an effort to fill our pantries for the week to help our neighbors who are hungry. For our clients, every dollar not spent on food and hygiene items means more money in their pockets for rent, utilities, gas, etc.

$5 - 2 loaves of bread
$10 - 9 cans of tuna
$20 - 17 cans of fruit
$30 - 6 lbs of hamburger meat
$40 - 32 cans of soup
$50 - 2 gas gift cards
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📌 Set it and forget it with a 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 donation:
🔁 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲: https://square.link/u/RvgSZZBJ
🔁 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲: https://square.link/u/HuMKbQLy
🔁 𝐁𝐢-𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲: https://square.link/u/opFlIvYi

🧡𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞: www.starkvillestrong.org/donate
🧡𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐥: 109 S Lafayette St, Starkville, MS (checks to Starkville Strong)
🧡𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1chlB_f6OQMiHlFJa_rZNSS1OrvDuVirZWyCxSn8qol0/edit?usp=drivesdk
🧡Containers for 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨: https://a.co/d/7LrZ99z

PayPal, Cash App, Venmo: Starkville Strong

05/27/2026

People talk about “balance” like it’s a place you eventually arrive at.

For a lot of our neighbors, it feels more like riding a unicycle while carrying the weight of survival mode. You lean a little forward, then a little backward, constantly adjusting just to avoid falling.

One unexpected expense, missed shift, sick child, or housing issue can throw everything off again.

A lot of people aren’t lacking effort. They’re lacking margin, support, and clear pathways through complicated systems. Sometimes what changes everything is finally having access to resources, guidance, and people willing to help them navigate the chaos instead of facing it alone.

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05/26/2026

One client told us they were tired of hearing “just keep moving forward” because nobody ever explained how to do that when every direction feels blocked.

No reliable transportation. Behind on bills. Mentally exhausted. Trying to work, parent, survive, and solve five different problems at the same time.

That’s the part people don’t always see. Stability isn’t usually about motivation. Most people are already trying as hard as they can.

Sometimes moving forward starts with food support. Sometimes it starts with someone helping untangle the mess long enough for a person to breathe again. Sometimes it’s finally having somebody walk alongside you instead of pointing from a distance.

That’s what real support is supposed to look like.

05/25/2026

Jimmy James Redd supports Starkville Strong in so many ways: donations, fundraising, advocating and helping our clients get health insurance with Redd Family Insurance.

Jimmy has the biggest heart for this community, which was showcased when he first started the Starkville Strong Facebook group back in 2020. I’m grateful everyday that after a couple months, he turned it over to me and then supported us along the way.

Take some time to thank Jimmy for all his does for Starkville Strong.

05/25/2026

One family first reached out needing food.

That was the visible problem.

A few conversations later, we learned they were also behind on utilities, trying to navigate housing issues, and balancing work schedules around unreliable transportation and childcare.

None of it happened because they “weren’t trying.” They were exhausted from constantly putting out fires.

What changed wasn’t one miracle solution. It was consistent support, resource connections, and finally having people walk alongside them instead of only responding to the next emergency.

05/24/2026

Share with someone in need. We’ll be taking sign ups starting at 12:30, with the event beginning around 1:30.

109 South Lafayette St. Back Entrance
Public Parking Lot
Diagonally across from the Habitat Restore

Coming to volunteer? Come to the top of the stairs and come in for a short training session.

More about 𝙉𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙃𝙚𝙡𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙉𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙨: https://starkvillestrong.info/Neighbors_Helping_Neighbors

05/23/2026

We love when our team members connect with our volunteers because it reminds us what this work is really about.

Alexis Gregory and Jaclyn Smith bring creativity, teamwork, and heart into everything they do, and they continue showing up in big ways for both our volunteers and our neighbors.

We’re grateful for both of them.

Address

109 South Lafayette
Starkville, MS
39759

Telephone

+16623144648

Website

http://www.starkvillestrong.org/

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