WELCOME

MISSION

Stewpot Community Services provides compassionate assistance, at no charge, to people in need of physical and spiritual nourishment. Through our ministries, we serve people who are hungry, poor, and homeless, offering food, shelter, clothing, mentoring, care, and concern. At Stewpot, we believe that we all are fed through our fellowship with one another and that we are all stronger when offering our gifts on behalf of others.

SERVICES

  • The Community Kitchen provides a noontime meal to anyone- no questions asked- seven days a week, 365 days a year.

  • The Stewpot Food Pantry serves over 600 people a month. Each family is given a four-day supply of groceries to cover the entire household.

  • Each weekday, staff and volunteers make and deliver plate lunches to 70 elderly, ill, and disabled people who cannot make it to lunch at Stewpot.

Food

  • The Billy Brumfield House provides emergency shelter for men seeking a safe, warm place to sleep. The program also offers a drug-work transitional program and a special needs program.

  • The Housing Assistance program helps people move from homelessness into stable housing by providing short-term rental subsidies. Case managers help participants find the support they need, including job training and mental health resources, to stay housed permanently.

  • Matt's House Emergency Shelter provides shelter for homeless women and children who have no other place to go. The residents receive an evening meal and a light breakfast in addition to a safe place to sleep for the night.

  • The Opportunity Center Day Shelter offers community resources such as laundry, mail services, and computer access. The Opportunity Center also operates as an emergency shelter during the cold, winter months.

Housing & Shelter

  • During the school year, After-School Program activities include homework assistance, specialized tutoring, field trips, enrichment opportunities, dropout prevention, college prep and life skills education.

    While the major part of our efforts are put into school work, we also make sure some of the afternoon is devoted to play, whether it be on the playground, around a game or card table, or on what is affectionately known as “the field” (where our students play sports like kickball or freeze tag). We believe that all children deserve safe places where they can JUST. BE. KIDS.

  • Stewpot provides a safe and exciting place for children in grades K-9th for 7 weeks during the summer at no cost to their parents. At Stewpot’s Summer Camp, campers are provided a light breakfast, two snacks, and a nutritious lunch every day. Mini Art Camps and Sports Camps allow them to explore their creativity and, of course, have fun.

Programs for Kids & Teens

  • While we provide lots of help with physical needs, Stewpot is also a place where a person’s spirit can be filled and fed. In our chapel service, we sing, think, pray, and worship God together. Day in and day out, we focus on God’s love for us all.

  • The Clothing Closet provides quality clothing for all who come to Stewpot. The Clothing Closet is stocked with clothing donated from residents of the Jackson Metro area.

  • Our mission at HeARTWorks is to offer the Stewpot community an artistic experience in a loving and welcoming environment. Local artists and volunteers donate their time to teach a new technique, lead a craft project, or simply encourage our artists before they enjoy lunch with Stewpot at noon.

  • Stewpot offers a free legal clinic every Tuesday at noon in the Community Kitchen. Attorneys can advise or refer on family law, vital records, housing, expungements, disability, and financial matters.

  • In partnership with Stewpot, St. Dominic Health Services operates a Community Health Clinic providing primary care to low-income families and homeless individuals whose needs are not being met by mainstream healthcare.

  • Stewpot Outreach Workers go out into the community and form relationships with people experiencing homelessness, connecting them to resources and services available to them.

Body & Spirit

Stewpot Stories

Since its inception over forty years ago, Stewpot has encountered numerous individuals that have made a mark on our ministry. These are their stories. Do you have a Stewpot story you would like to share? Click the button below and tell us about it.

EVENTS

BankPlus Red Beans & BBQ Festival

The BankPlus Red Beans & BBQ Fest is a family-friendly festival where neighbors come to enjoy food prepared by local businesses, restaurants, and congregations in their community who are competing for the coveted title of Best Beans and Best BBQ in town.

Taste of Mississippi Presented by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi

Taste of Mississippi is a tasting event that offers culinary delights from fabulous area restaurants and beverages from local distributors, with a competition among participating restaurants for Best Appetizer, Best Entrée, Best Dessert, Best Presentation, and People's Choice.

Business & Professional Leaders Luncheon

Stewpot’s Annual Business & Professional Leaders Luncheon allows our donors to learn about the current work of Stewpot to address critical needs in our community such as food insecurity, housing instability, and homelessness. Each year, a local community figure speaks at the luncheon, and friends of Stewpot gather together to share fellowship and a meal.


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