The Glenn Family Foundation (GFF) honors the rich legacy and faith of their parents, Essie B. and William Earl Glenn. It is through this structural and urgent community vision that the seven siblings honor their parents’ commitment to service. The Glenn Foundation endeavors to improve life outcomes for children, youth and families in the Mississippi Delta, by erasing health inequities, and working with like-minded community partners to advance the life chances of dispossessed families and communities.

The GFF has provided meals to over 7,600 food-insecure children during the Foundation’s Summer Lunch Meal Program, given over 62,175 pounds of food to needy families, hosted free COVID-19 testing providing over 5,400 community members with face masks and sanitizer, provided 700+ flu shots, blood pressure checks, cancer screening and vision and dental assessments for several hundred families and individuals.  The essence of GFF is best summed up in the words of their Mother’s favorite song, “If I can help somebody as I travel on, then my living shall not be in vain.”  In addition to bringing ACEs awareness to communities across the region, the Foundation is developing an integrated health awareness learner-centered intervention to engage teachers, students and families in Sunflower county Mississippi.