New Expectations
for Women in Mississippi

Mission: To inspire Mississippi women to reach their full potential to create a better society.


         Focus Areas:       
                     
1.  Education                              2.  Health Care
3.  Leadership   

The NEWMS Foundation, a non-profit program, was organized to encourage and empower Mississippi women to reach their full potential. By sponsoring workshops and conferences addressing challenges facing women, and by serving as a networking system and resource center, NEWMS will assist women of all ages and backgrounds in finding solutions to take on those challenges.


Founding Facts:

Nearly ¼ of all Mississippi families are single-parent, female headed households (23.6%)

Women in Mississippi are 50% more likely to live in poverty than men

The majority of the population in Mississippi is female (51.7%)