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For more than a century, you’ve counted on reliable energy
to power your home, support your business and keep progress moving forward. Mississippi Power is with you through both everyday moments and challenging times. Being a part of your community means more than connecting your lives through wires. South Mississippi is our home. We are neighbors, friends and partners who care about the success of our communities.
When unexpected setbacks arise, managing household expenses can become more difficult. That’s why we offer a variety of programs and resources to help you manage your energy costs and connect with financial assistance when you need it most. Whether you’re facing a temporary hardship or looking for ways to make your monthly bill more manageable, support is available to help you stay on track and keep your home powered.
To make that assistance more accessible, we recently joined forces with Single Stop. Mississippi Power customers can now access a wide range of local and national support programs, all in one place. With a brief, confidential survey, our customers can see what benefits are available to them from assistance with food and housing to healthcare and education. Our partnership with Single Stop connects individuals and families to programs that
can make a real difference in their daily lives.
And while that connection may be new, Mississippi Power’s
Project SHARE has been helping local families for decades. Project SHARE provides emergency energy assistance
for customers experiencing financial hardship. Funded by contributions from Mississippi Power customers and employees, Project SHARE gives families access to assistance that can keep their lights on and homes comfortable.
Whether it’s bringing back a sense of normalcy after a storm or helping a family get back on their feet after a tough time, our team believes in the power of community. We know that when we work together, we meet essential needs and create lasting change.
That’s why you see Mississippi Power employees volunteering in schools, supporting nonprofits and giving back through our employee-led Community Connection organization. Last year, employee volunteers logged 5,500 hours of service through 75 community projects and donated more than $187,000 to local charities in southeast Mississippi.
These efforts go hand-in-hand with the investments made by the Mississippi Power Foundation. In the past year alone,
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