Junior Master Wellness Volunteers Serve Statewide
Junior Master Wellness Volunteers are making a difference in Mississippi communities. They have contributed 11,610 hours of service since 2014 by encouraging healthy lifestyle choices among thousands of contacts. Junior Master Wellness Volunteers look forward to healthcare-focused careers.
Junior Master Wellness Volunteers Share Healthy Living Strategies Statewide
Based on data reported 2014-2023, 1.307 Junior Master Wellness Volunteers have been trained in Mississippi; 168,106 contacts and 11,610 community service hours were reported; and $277,479 value was added to communities. Dollar value is calculated at $23.90 or volunteer service per Mississippi figure.
Service value was estimated by Independent Sector.
Junior Master Wellness Volunteers Serve Statewide
According to data reported 2014-2023, Junior Master Wellness Volunteers served statewide in 48 Mississippi counties. The number of volunteers from each county is listed in parentheses.
Alcorn (1)
Attala (20)
Benton (1)
Bolivar (109)
Carroll (33)
Chickasaw (54)
Clay (45)
Coahoma (28)
DeSoto (49)
Forrest (2)
Franklin (111)
Hancock (6)
Harrison (3)
Hinds (59)
Holmes (2)
Humphreys (79)
Itawamba (46)
Jones (5)
Jackson (3)
Jasper (2)
Jefferson Davis (3)
Kemper (29)
Lauderdale (4)
Lawrence (1)
Leake (1)
Lee (2)
Lincoln (22)
Lowndes (62)
Madison (115)
Montgomery (33)
Marshall (1)
Neshoba (1)
Noxubee 103
Oktibbeha (3)
Panola (39)
Pearl River (1)
Pike (49)
Pontotoc (3)
Rankin (4)
Sharkey/Issaquena (31)
Sunflower (71)
Tate (77)
Tippah (1)
Union (1)
Wilkinson (1)
Winston (52)
Yalobusha (11)
Data reported for 2014-2023.
Junior Master Wellness Volunteers’ Service Adds $277,479 to Communities
Based on the hours reported for community service and the methodology of Independent Sector, Junior Master Wellness Volunteers added $277,479 in service to their communities FY2014-23.
Counties, where Junior Master Wellness Volunteers have contributed as much as $10,000 service dollars in reported contributions, are listed; service value is listed in parenthesis.
Humphreys ($78.80)
Chickasaw ($693.35)
Noxubee ($1607.7)
Carroll ($5,021.59)
Bolivar ($4535.70)
Kemper ($7631)
Lowndes ($4,511.30)
Lincoln ($1248.15)
Sharkey ($7973.18)
Panola ($8,037.60)
Jefferson Davis ($382.02)
Yazoo ($956)
Counties, where volunteers contributed more than $10,000 service dollars in reported contributions, are listed. Service value is listed in parenthesis.
Clay ($15,872.89)
Hinds ($15,869.54)
Montgomery ($13,749.13)
Sunflower ($19,955.70)
Winston ($13,451.12)
Pike ($15,151.37)
Tate ($17,908.24)
Yalobusha ($13,545.70)
Counties, where volunteers contributed more than $25,000 service dollars in reported contributions, are listed. Service value is listed in parenthesis.
Itawamba ($35,608.48)
Franklin ($38,502.77)
Community service hours reported for 2014-2019. Statewide data of 414.5 service hours in 2016-2017 is included in the total value estimation, though individual county data are not available for those hours. Mississippi value of service is estimated through methodology from Independent Sector, https://independentsector.org/value-volunteer-time-methodology.
Junior Master Wellness Volunteers Contribute 11,610 Service Hours in Local Communities
According to data reported 2014-2023, Junior Master Wellness Volunteers contributed 11,610 service hours in Mississippi.
Counties, where volunteers reported as many as 400 hours of service, are listed; hours of service appear in parenthesis.
Humphreys (4)
Chickasaw (35)
Noxubee (44)
Carroll (245)
Bolivar (219)
Kemper (346)
Jefferson Davis (17.5)
Lincoln (221)
Lowndes (229)
Yazoo (40)
Counties, where volunteers reported more than 400 hours of service, are listed; hours of service appear in parenthesis.
Panola (408)
Clay (1,131)
Sunflower (966)
Hinds (716.50)
Winston (680.5)
Pike (767)
Tate (904)
Itawamba (1,797.5)
Franklin (1,949)
Montgomery (404)
Yalobusha (656)
Sharkey (403)
Service hours reported for 2014-2020.
Junior Master Wellness Volunteers Plan Healthcare Careers
Based on information collected in 2018 from 98 Junior Master Wellness Volunteers, 88 percent plan to pursue a healthcare-related career; 3 percent plan to pursue a veterinary care career; 3 percent plan to pursue an education career; and 6 percent plan to pursue a different career altogether.
Dollar value is calculated at $21.83 for volunteer service per Mississippi figures— https://independentsector.org/value-of-volunteer-time-2020/
Publications
News
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Teens can learn how to become active role models for healthy lifestyle change in their communities at an April 22 summit at the Mill Conference Center in Starkville.
The Promoting Healthy Living Through Community Connections Summit, wihch is open to 14- to 18-year-olds from northern Mississippi, will offer interactive educational sessions on nutrition, mental health awareness, community and civic engagement, and health promotion, wellness and physical activity.
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- A Mississippi 4-H health and wellness program is expanding after receiving a $100,000 grant from a large health care and insurance company.
Bullying is personal to Je'Kylynn Steen, whose experiences as a victim and witness, helped give her insight into a project that can help others who may face the same challenges.
As a community health intern with the Junior Master Wellness Volunteer Program, she served as the primary author of a new bullying module to help young people recognize this pervasive problem and learn strategies to stop it.
Success Stories
Three Junior Master Wellness volunteers share healthy living messages
Arlencia Barnes, Quindarrius Whitley, and Taylor Harris learned how to be successul through the Junior Master Wellness program.
As a young child, Emily Davis was the victim of a horrific crime, but, with the support of her family and the pediatrician who documented the evidence, Davis became a survivor.
Katelyn Orr helped Cleveland residents get their hearts pumping and burn a few calories during the Community Walk in April.
