Six kinds of help.
One door.

Housing. Childcare. Employment. Transportation. Health. Financial management. United Way of the Mid-South's Driving The Dream network connects nearly 200 agencies across eight counties — and this page connects them to everything Labor Education already offers. No wrong door. Start anywhere.

Call 2-1-1 Now Driving The Dream: (844) 444-4211 Text BENEFITS to 211-211

Housing

Emergency rent and utility help, shelter referrals, and the road to owning a home.

Call 2-1-1 — emergency housing & utility help Harris Homeownership Program

Childcare

Pre-qualify for child care assistance in one text, plus school-year support for families.

Text BENEFITS to 211-211 — child care assistance pre-check Back to School — Student & Family Hub Union Scholarships

Employment

Real jobs, union career pathways, readiness training, and second chances after a record.

Union Job Board Career Pathways — Apprenticeships & Trades Job Readiness Back To Work — Reentry Hub Second Chance Hiring

Transportation

Rides to work, school, and appointments. United Way's network agencies provide localized transportation help — gas, rides, and transit support — arranged through a 2-1-1 care coordinator.

Call 2-1-1 — ask about transportation assistance Driving The Dream line — (844) 444-4211

Health

Health coverage help, care referrals across 200+ agencies, and support for the caregivers holding families together.

Link Health — Coverage & Benefits Help Caregivers — You Are Not Alone Call 2-1-1 — health & mental health referrals

Financial Management

Free financial literacy training, free tax prep that has put $11M+ back in Mid-South pockets, and tools to fight rising prices.

Financial Literacy — Free Course Free Tax Prep — call 2-1-1 for the nearest site Text BENEFITS to 211-211 — SNAP & benefits pre-check Fair Price Watch End the Grocery Tax

How Driving The Dream works

One call starts a plan — not a runaround

Call 2-1-1

A trained operator listens to what your family needs — any of the six areas, or all of them.

Get a Care Coordinator

Families needing more support are connected to a Driving The Dream Care Coordination Hub.

Map of My Dreams

Your coordinator builds a personal plan and walks with you across the 200-agency network until it's done.

Serving 8 counties: Shelby, Fayette, Lauderdale & Tipton (TN) · DeSoto, Tate & Tunica (MS) · Crittenden (AR). Outside Shelby County or can't dial 2-1-1? Call (855) 354-4211 or (901) 415-2790.

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A Labor Education community partner — fighting generational poverty across the Mid-South. Companies, businesses, congregations & unions: your gift keeps all six doors open.

Give at uwmidsouth.org (901) 433-4300

Six kinds of help.One door.