ASJN & MORA Community Outreach

On June 15, 2023, The Association of South Jackson Neighborhoods along with our community partner, Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency provided a community health informational session to inform our neighbors on the benefits of saving lives through organ donations.

There were former NFL guests present: Judge Frank Sutton (who is a Pastor in the community), Mr. Frank Jones, and Mr. Rodney Phillips who all have been affected and are continuing to give the gift of life which keeps giving. In addition, Pastor Calvin Day who is a prominent minister in the city shared his testimony of being a heart transplant recipient which is 29 years old as of this year.

Forest Hill Athletic Department also graced us with their presence.

Also, two other agencies that all provide needed help were there to offer their services. The agencies were: Operation HOPE which provides financial assistance services to become more economically sound with best budget practices. Also, CROP is a faith-based community organization that prides itself in being able to foster recovery for individuals.

MORA provided dinner from Sylvester's BBQ which consisted of chicken, baked beans, green salad, rolls, sodas, and water as we discussed the impact and influence of taking care of our health, but also making known other avenues should health crises arise.

The meeting concluded with political representatives addressing the audience as they seek to secure votes in Senate District 29, State Representative (District 66), Supervisor-District 4, and Supervisor - District 3. The candidates that spoke were Mr. James Lott (Candidate for Supervisor D4), Ms. Wanda Evers (Candidate for Supervisor D4), Mr. Emon Thompson (Candidate for Supervisor D4), Mr. Gregory Divinity (Candidate for State Representative 66), Credell Calhoun (Candidate for Supervisor - District 3), and Pastor Dwayne Pickett (Candidate for Senate, D29).

ASJN strives to provide the community with informative, impactful, and useful information that can change the dynamics of our current state of being uniformed.