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Mississippi Agency and Project Sites

Mississippi Early Childhood Association
www.msearlychildhoodassociation.org
Mississippi Early Childhood Association is a chartered, non-profit, educational organization with affiliates in many local areas. It is an association for all persons concerned about the care and education of young children.

Mississippi Services for Children and Young Adults with Deaf-Blindness
www.msdb.org
The overall mission of the Mississippi Services for Children and Young Adults with Deaf-Blindness is to collaborate and coordinate with state agencies and organization in order to provide family support and cost-effective technical assistance to families and service providers of children/young adults with deaf-blindness.

Parent Partners
http://www.parentpartners.org/
Parent Partners is the parent training and information center for the state of Mississippi. The mission of the parent training and information center is to educate parents of children with disabilities on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as well as inform parents of upcoming events, support groups and more.

The Arc of Mississippi
http://www.arcms.org/
The Arc of Mississippi is an organization of volunteers - parents, professionals and others - concerned with the well being of children and adults with developmental disabilities. The Arc of Mississippi is an affiliate of The Arc of the United States. The Arc of Mississippi works with local, grass-root groups throughout the state to address the needs and concerns of our citizens with developmental disabilities.