Who Do We Serve?
The J.L King Center primarily serves a 6 square mile radius that includes 5 subsidized housing and subdivisions. Our participants come from neighborhoods throughout Starkville and Oktibbeha County.
J.L. King Center board president, Dr. Don Shaeffer, board member, Dr. Brian Pugh, and students from the center’s Youth Development program prepare to head to Jackson, MS to visit the Civil Rights Museum and Capital Museum at the end of the J.L. King Community Center’s summer camp. Thank you to our sponsors at Cadence Bank for making such a wonderful and educational trip possible.
The J.L. King Center has been serving the Starkville Community for more than 50 years. Here’s what we did with your donation in 2023:
40-45 students participate daily in our Youth Development program at no cost (academic improvement, social/emotional skills, and enrichment).
Every one of our 3rd graders passed the state reading test!
40 backpacks provided for students
60 students participated in summer camp with 2 meals a day
Served 16 GED students
Volunteer partnerships with Lambda Sigma, Black Student Alliance, Pine Lake Church, Starkville Academy, Day One Leadership, and Maroon Volunteers, Extension Services.
Hosted weekly interactive workshops on computer literacy, parenting, employability, health, and literacy through a 100 Women Who Care Grant.