Midtown Partners Inc

Neighborhood support:midtown community kitchen (established in 2000):the community kitchen provides free, nutritious meals for a variety of programs in the midtown area. During the 2024/2025 period, the kitchen provided over 25,000 meals. Prepared breakfast/lunch meals are delivered to: - homebound seniors and disabled living in the midtown community (meals with wheels - currently 15 on route) - little samaritan montessori centersenior case management (re-established in 2008):case management program focuses on social services and case management for homebound seniors and disabled individuals living in the midtown neighborhood. The program begins with delivery of a noon meal and continues with routine home visits from community outreach staff. The director of community outreach determines eligibility based on an assessment. Referrals are made to partnering non-profits to secure assistance for the individuals with regards to food, clothing, medicine, transportation, etc. During 2024/2025, approximately 20 seniors/disabled were served.

Housing and economic development:neighborhood planning:in 2024/2025, midtown partners continued to work on implementation of the midtown master plan developed in 2010 and updating progress maps.affordable housing:midtown partners works to provide and promote quality affordable apartments and homes for sale in the midtown neighborhood. During 2024/2025, the organization provided affordable housing to 6 households living in the midtown community. In addition, the organization worked with an affordable housing development partner to secure a low-income housing tax credit award from mississippi home corp. That brought 27 additional units of affordable housing to midtown. Residents started moving in during december 2024 and continued through march 2025. The affordable housing development replaced blighted properties that were demolished in 2021/2022.creative economy strategy (established in 2013):midtown's creative economy strategy is built on the research completed in 2011 by mississippi economic council, mississippi development authority, and mississippi arts commission: blueprint mississippi and mississippi's creative economy. Midtown, in partnership with the elseworks department of millsaps college, was selected as the first of three pilot sites to test the growth of the creative economy when nurturing is available through entrepreneurship opportunities, business development assistance and studio sites supporting the synergy of the existing arts district. During 2024/2025, midtown partners continued to support the following entrepreneurs: - served six tenants at "the hatch" (100% of finished space occupied) - served one tenant at "wightman" (50% of warehouse space occupied)