When University of Mississippi senior Neely Griggs isn't rescuing stray dogs and transporting them to homes up north, she’s reaching out to help her fellow humans in need.

Kailey Perkins, 17, cooked up the Young Entrepreneur Scholars program to help children in underserved communities discover their own entrepreneurial streak through baking, teamwork and fun.

Aaron Porter, a journalism graduate from the University of Kentucky, and his cousins have started the Lawson Porter Scholarship Foundation to ease the burden of college expenses for Black students.

The program, which focuses on stewardship and wildlife conservation, also offers coursework on outdoors and the environment, among other topics.

As a high schooler, Tatiana Davis founded a campus organization dedicated to increasing diversity and creating a welcome environment for minority students. As a UM freshman, she plans to continue to be a voice for underrepresented students.

But the community has rallied to support the organization, which distributes food to those in need, in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.