About Us


The mission of Gone Fishing Ministries is to combat hunger and malnutrition by providing food, nutritional and health education, advocacy and disaster and emergency food services.

 

The need for food and especially, nutritious food, is great.  According to numbers recently released by Feeding America's annual Map the Meal Gap study, in 2021 Harrison County had a 19.2 food insecurity rate. About 54% of the populace lives below the SNAP threshold for 130% poverty.

This is in addition to the fact that the state of Mississippi ranks at the bottom of virtually every indication of health, wellness and nutrition.


WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN RECENT YEARS:

Board of Directors

Sonya Ashley. Chair

Cheryl Welch Millendar, Co-Chair

Mary Browser

James J. Coker

Anita Giani

Judy Jaynes

Claudette Jones

Gloria Reimherr


Advisory member:

Pastor Harry L. Toussaint