Working Together Jackson

We are proud to be named one of ten organizations changing Mississippi by Women for Progress of MS, Inc.

Yesterday's Leaders Luncheon was a hit! We talked about the Market Value Analysis and did a training on house meetings, an organizing tool that can build strength in your institution.

A huge thanks to our Muslim colleagues who served us lunch while they themselves were fasting during Ramadan.

Join us Wednesday, February 25th, 12-1:15 pm, at The International Museum of Muslim Cultures, 201 Pascagoula St., Jackson, MS 39204 for our monthly Leader's Luncheon.

During this month’s meeting, we will hear from leaders who attended the 3-Day Training and discuss how leaders plan to use the relational practices they've learned within their institutions. We will also connect these methodologies to the work ahead of us as we work to take charge of our communities and rebuild Jackson.

Please register at the link in the comments. We look forward to seeing you there!

Learn the core principles of community organizing and how to address the pressures facing your community. Register today!

https://www.workingtogetherms.org/wtm_3_day_training

Working Together Jackson stands with our neighbors at Beth Israel Congregation in the aftermath of the horrific, cowardly act on their community. Our prayers are with them during this time—for their safety, for the recovery of their community, and for their leaders as they discern next steps.

We are glad to learn that suspects have already been arrested, and are grateful for the prompt actions of the Jackson Fire Department, as well as city, state, and federal law enforcement.

Working Together Jackson condemns the act of arson, but we also must condemn the mentality behind the arson. Any act of terror against a faith community should be a cause of concern for us all, but even more so in a place with a history so charged as the one we have inherited.

Join us in praying for the congregation of Beth Israel and for our city. Let us all recommit ourselves to a shared future in Jackson as we pledge to protect each other across the lines of our faith. If that charged history has taught us anything, it is that in our diversity is our strength, and that all of us are stronger than any of us.

https://mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/fire-damages-mississippi-largest-synagogue/

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The Jackson Advocate covering Friday's gathering at New Horizon Church, where we shared the results of the Market Value Analysis, and Working Together Mississippi's policy analyst shared their research on Brain Drain to more than 200 leaders from around the state.

Hope to see you tomorrow!

On Friday, December 5th, we will gather from 12:00 p.m. - 2:30 pm at New Horizon Church International (1770 Bobby Rush Blvd, Jackson, MS) to go over the Market Value Analysis Final Report.
Dr. Ira Goldstein of the Reinvestment Fund will walk us through the findings, and we will discuss next steps toward the important work of putting the data into action as we head into 2026.

Please register today!

We hope to see you at Working Together Jackson’s End-of-the-Year Leaders Luncheon on Wednesday, December 3rd, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM at the newly built Hope Economic Empowerment Center, 5471 I-55 North, Jackson, MS 39206.

Link to register is in the comments.

On Friday, December 5th, we will gather from 12:00 p.m. - 2:30 pm at New Horizon Church International (1770 Bobby Rush Blvd, Jackson, MS) to go over the Market Value Analysis Final Report.

Dr. Ira Goldstein of the Reinvestment Fund will walk us through the findings, and we will discuss next steps toward the important work of putting the data into action as we head into 2026.

Please register today!

Please join Working Together Jackson’s End-of-the-Year Leaders Luncheon on Wednesday, December 3rd, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM at the newly built Hope Economic Empowerment Center, 5471 I-55 North, Jackson, MS 39206.

During this month’s meeting, we will focus on our work with the Market Value Analysis (MVA), a data-driven tool we are using to support our efforts to rebuild Jackson.

The MVA is a tool to help residents and policymakers identify and understand the elements of their local real estate markets. It is an objective, data-driven tool built on local administrative data and validated with local experts.

Link to register is in the comments.

At our October 25th Leader's Luncheon, we focused on reviewing the draft models of the highly anticipated Market Value Analysis (MVA).

We were joined virtually by Colin Weidig, Senior Policy Analyst at the nationally recognized Reinvestment Fund, who walked us through these models, solicited our feedback, and answered our questions.

The Reinvestment Fund, through the MVA, is helping us shape our strategy for redeveloping Jackson.

Our next Leader's lunch is December 3 at noon - stay posted for the location!