About Meet The Need (MTN)
Our Mission
Meet The Need, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3)
non-profit organization that was established in 2020 during the height of the pandemic.
MTN provides food and services to persons in need. Our organization works to decrease food insecurity and provide services to help families hardest hit by natural disasters, pandemics, and economic hardships.
Although our main focus is helping people within the local community, our organization is dedicated to providing services to people throughout the state and surrounding regions.
MTN partners with businesses and organizations to reach clients and provide services that could not otherwise be provided.
At Meet The Need, our mission is to "Enhance the livelihood of families". We strive to provide programs and resources to people in our community as well as others who may be in need.
Programs & Services
Work Skills Training & Education Program
(WSTEP)
Meet The Need has been awarded a grant through the ARPA Missouri's DED Workforce Development Training Grant to establish a Work Skills Training and Education Program (WSTEP).
The program will provide training and education to unemployed, underemployed and displaced adult workers in our community and
eleven-county region.
Participants who utilize this program will walk away with job-readiness skills and certifications to begin a new career path .
Click the link below to learn more about this program!
Fighting Food Insecurity
- Meet The Need is partnering with a local, minority-owned trucking company to provide food and services to any and all people who face food insecurities within our community and region.
- With this partnership, we have the opportunity to reach more clients in a broader region across the state and beyond.
- To see some of the impact Meet The Need is making, click the link below!
Work Skills Training & Education Program (WSTEP)
Meet The Need, Inc. Awarded $2.5M
for 3 Year Grant Period
Through ARPA
Missouri's DED Workforce Development Training Grant
Upcoming Trainings:
- Forklift Training
- Class A & B CDL Training
- Shipyard Welding
- Computer Coding
(Software Development)
Who We Will Serve:
- Missouri residents or individuals who are employed by partner-companies in these 11 counties:
Mississippi, Scott, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Butler,
Bollinger, Dunklin, Cape Girardeau, Perry, Saint
Francois, and Saint Genevieve Counties
(Check to see if your company is a partner-company)
- Must be 18 years old or older
Training Location:
Rodney & Pamela A. Jones Building
700 West Marshall St.
(the former Ameren Facility)
Current Training Partners:
- Fitzgerald Marine & Repair, Inc.
- National Maintenance & Repair of KY, Inc.
- Three Rivers College
Continue to check back to this site for more information and updates on dates of training and the enrollment process!
For More Information or to Become a Company Partner, Contact:
Pam Jones by phone @ 573-233-8405 ext. 303
(You may leave a message.)
or by email @ meettheneed2@gmail.com
Work Skills Training & Education Program (WSTEP)
Non Discrimination Policy
In accordance with federal law and U.S. Department of the Treasury policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. Submit a complaint of discrimination, by mail to U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20220, (202) 622-1160 (phone),
(202) 622-0367 (fax), or email.
Continue to check back to this site for more information and updates!
Ameren Missouri Awards
Meet The Need, Inc. Two Electric Forklifts for Training!
L-R: Nya Grimes- Ameren Manager of Corporate Philanthropy and Community Impact, Bree Hileman- Executive Director of the Mississippi Co. IDA, Pamela Jones- Executive Director of Meet The Need, Inc. Rodney Jones- Meet The Need, Inc., Missippi County Commissioner Jamie Conn, Preston Moore- Meet The Need, Inc., and Michael Wilderness- MTN Angie Wilson- Regional Account Executive
The partnership between Meet The Need, Inc. and Ameren Missouri
will allow participants to be trained to operate state of the art
electric forklifts and to obtain and retain gainful employment!
Our Impact
Events
THANKS TO ALL
WHO SUPPORTED THESE EVENTS!
- Donna Briggs with "Make Every Day a Great Day Foundation"
- Missouri State Highway Patrol
- DRPAM J TRANSPORT, LLC
- FOCUS Bank
- Mississippi County Sheriffs Office
- Charleston Police Department
- Agent Travis Phillips, MO Dept. of Conservation
- Ava Patterson & Adelyn Childers, East Prairie R-2 School District
- The Simpsons (Lego & Family)
- Joan Feezor
- Mr. Preston Moore
- Mrs. Debbie Turner
- Danitra Jones-Dyes
- Byron Jones
- Meet The Need, Inc. Board of Directors
Social Media Influencer, Donna Briggs of
"Make Every Day a Great Day Foundation" with Charleston R-1 Students and students from various school districts
Captain Ben Jones & Sergeant Jason Pace of
Missouri State Highway Patrol pose with a student at
Shop With a Cop Event
County-Wide Christmas Toy Give-Away Volunteers
Christmas Toy Give-Away Donations
Christmas Toy Give-Away Donations
Thanks to All Our Donors!
- DRPAM J Transport, LLC
- FOCUS Bank
- Citizens Bank
- Mike & Jean Mueller
- Michael & Jannette Wilderness
Please Donate Today!
Mail Checks to:
Meet The Need, Inc.
PO Box 333
Charleston, MO 63834
Meet The Staff
Pamela Jones, Executive Director
Mrs. Pamela Jones is the founder and Executive Director of Meet The Need, Inc. She is a Charleston, MO native.
Mrs. Jones graduated with her B.S. degree in Business Administration from Hannibal LeGrange University.
Mrs. Pam is an entrepreneur, and has worked with non-profit organizations for over ten years helping to improve the lives of others.