Starkville Strong In The News
Starkville Strong looks to provide support for community
2024
Homelessness is a growing issue in Starkville and Oktibbeha County, but Starkville Strong is there to help those in need. However, with limited resources, Executive Director Brandi Herrington says they are forced to get more creative with their strategies.
Local nonprofit doing more to tackle food insecurity
2024
Local nonprofit Starkville Strong recently announced their plans to begin the Second Servings Initiative. Brandi Herrington, Executive Director of Starkville Strong, spoke about the level of food insecurity in the community and how the goal of this initiative is to tackle that epidemic.
Starkville Strong In The News
Starkville Strong Proposes Winter Weather Warming Stations
2021
Starkville, Mississippi faces fairly harsh winters despite its usually mild climate.
Starkville Strong realizes this, and in attempt to create a safe space for our homeless populations, worked with the city to create a temporary warming station inside the tornado shelter, but ultimately ended up having to transport homeless to the warming station in Columbus.
Starkville Strong Addresses the Community About Recent ARPA Funds & the Starkville Police Department
Sept 21, 2021
After the Board of Alderman meeting in which Mayor Spruill designated most of the recently received ARPA funds to the Starkville Police Department, Starkville Strong issued this letter arguing that the local government ignored the request for funds to improve local parks.
How “Starkville Strong” Evolved from a Small Facebook Group to a County-wide Community Organization
2021
In February of 2021, Starkville Strong’ Facebook group has grown to more than 8,400 members and is still growing today. Herrington credits the resilience of the Starkville community during the pandemic in the organization’s rapid growth.
Starkville Strong In The News
