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About Us

Through the financial support of donors throughout the United States, Sacred Heart Southern Missions staffs and funds the programs and work of two Catholicelementary schools providing a proven path out of poverty for more than 550 children, eight Catholic social service offices serving over 3000 families each month, including the only ministry in the area to HIV/AIDS patients and their families. We staff a housing program including Dehon Village with 38 single family homes for low-income families whose rent is subsidized by Sacred Heart Southern Missions. Our Social Services department includes an active volunteer program. Our priests serve six widely scattered parishes in an area that is only two per cent Catholic.

Who We Are

Sacred Heart Southern Missions is a Catholic ministry in the Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi, served by priests and brothers of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, sisters from many different religious communities, and dedicated lay ministers. We are a community of faith working to build up the Catholic Church and make a difference in the lives of people of all faiths who struggle in poverty. We serve in five northern counties of Mississippi and are headquartered in Walls, Mississippi.

Our Ministries

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Volunteer Program

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Social Services

Providing advocacy, adult life skills, emergency aid to those living in poverty

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Food Pantry

Feeding northern Mississippi

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Holy Family School

PK-8 Empowering students to fulfill their spiritual, intellectual, social and physical potential in a Catholic environment.

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Sacred Heart School

PK-8 Promoting dignity, self-esteem and academic excellence in a Catholic environment.

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Housing

Helping low income families move toward or retain home ownership

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Dehon Village

Transitional housing and so much more.

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Parishes

Providing pastoral services, religious education, social services and continuing education in six parishes.

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Project Good Mother

Educating teen mothers about childcare and parenting

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Transportation

Taking the elderly and needy on necessary trips where there is no public transportation

 

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Garden Cafe

Serving hot, well balanced meals to hungry families

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HIV/Aids Ministry

Ministering to individuals and families to meet spiritual, emotional and material needs

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Economic Alternatives

Helping individuals explore their options for employment and business development through education

 

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4M

Money Making More Money. Not a hand out, a hand up.

 

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Sacred Heart Thrift Store

Money Making More Money. Not a hand out, a hand up.