Our emergency assistance program meets the immediate needs of the poor and marginalized of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. We operate the Coast’s only client-choice food pantry, provide help with utilities, assist with prescription medicine, and help with vital documents.

More than meeting immediate needs, we also help people begin their journeys out of poverty. We provide case management and financial assistance to help them get back on their feet.

For many of the people we serve, emergency assistance is the first step on the road to a better life. 

Figures in this report reflect services provided from January 1, 2016 – March 31, 2016.

Number of Services Provided

991
Food Pantry Services
157
Utility Assistance Services
15
Birth Certificates
9
Medication Assistance
11
IDs
14
Bus Tickets
14
Rental Assistance Services

Who Received Help

1192
Individuals Served

Annual Household Income

$0 - $12,000

19%

$12,001 - $20,000

30%

$20,001 or more

51%

Age

0-19

9%

20-39

31%

40-59

48%

60 or over

12%

Race

African American

50%

White

45%

Other

4%

Gender

Male

54%

Female

46%

How You Can Help

When you make a gift to Back Bay Mission, you feed people, you keep people’s lights on, and you make sure people get the medicine they need. You do so much to strengthen neighborhoods, seek justice, and transform lives.

Your gift to our emergency assistance program, our food pantry, or any of our other ministries, makes a difference.

You can make your gift easily and securely right on this website.

You can also mail your gift to Back Bay Mission, PO Box 288, Biloxi, Mississippi 39533.

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