WEST POINT, Miss., Sept. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- BXS Community
Fund LLC, a subsidiary of BancorpSouth Bank (NYSE: BXS), has
donated $65,800 to Sally Kate Winters
Family Services—a nonprofit organization that provides emergency
shelter and other programs in Mississippi.
The donation will assist the organization with its efforts to
offer a variety of social services and family support to youth who
have been abused, neglected, are homeless or have run away.
BancorpSouth has a strong history of partnering with community
organizations that help its communities thrive.
"Sally Kate Winters Family Services has significantly impacted
hundreds of children's lives in our communities," said Jennifer Woodruff, BancorpSouth president -
West Point, Mississippi market.
"We're pleased to support this organization and its work to ensure
children in need are able to experience a better quality of
life."
Sally Kate Winters Family Services provides services to children
throughout North Mississippi. It
offers four programs: an emergency shelter program, a runaway and
homeless youth program, a transitional living program and a
children's advocacy center.
"Sally Kate Winters Family Services is honored and excited to
receive a donation from BancorpSouth," said Sheila Brand, executive director of Sally Kate
Winters Family Services. "We are grateful to BancorpSouth for
recognizing the impact of our services and joining our efforts in
promoting a safe environment for all children in our
community."
For more information about Sally Kate Winters Family Services,
visit www.sallykatewinters.org.
About BancorpSouth Bank
BancorpSouth Bank (NYSE: BXS)
is headquartered in Tupelo,
Mississippi, with approximately $23
billion in assets. BancorpSouth operates approximately
310 full-service branch locations as well as additional mortgage,
insurance, and loan production offices in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas, including an insurance location in
Illinois. BancorpSouth is committed to a culture of respect,
diversity, and inclusion in both its workplace and communities. To
learn more, visit our Community Commitment page at
www.bancorpsouth.com; "Like" us on Facebook; follow us on
Twitter@MyBXS; or connect with us through LinkedIn.
About Sally Kate Winter's
Memorial Children's Home
Sally Kate Winters Family Services
is a private, nonprofit organization offering a variety of social
services and family support to youth in need. Since the inception
of the Sally Kate Memorial
Children's Home in 1990, the mission of the program has been to
offer the gift of humanity, love, and respect to children
traumatized by child abuse and neglect. Through the years, services
were added to serve the runaway and homeless youth population in
Mississippi, and provide further
support to child abuse victims through an accredited Children's
Advocacy Center. Today, Sally Kate
Winters offers four unique programs that operate on a
referral and voluntary basis—Emergency Shelter Program, Runaway
& Homeless Youth Program, Transitional Living Program, and the
Children's Advocacy Center.
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