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Programs - Education & Early Intervention

Autism Spectrum Support Group

Building Futures Through Person Centered Planning - Building Futures promotes the use of Person-Centered Planning models and techniques through training and technical assistance with secondary and postsecondary staff in six southern counties

Early Connections | [Early Connections Webcam] | Webcam instructions

Family Access to a Center of Excellence for Support Services (FACESS) is your one-stop family support center linking families of children with developmental disabilities  with their community.

Families First Resource Center
Fatherhood Initiative

First Stop Family Support Center improves quality of life and family unity by providing comprehensive services to link all military families who have children (up to age 25) with developmental disabilities to their communities and communties to the families. First Stop serves all military families.

Higher EDucation 4 ALL (2) is a statewide implementation initiative for inclusive postsecondary education opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities. 

MACSS is the Mississippi Access to a Coordinated System of Services for Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders and other Developmental Disabilities and Their Families Project. 

MITIN is Mississippi's Infant and Toddler Inclusion Network and is funded by the Mississippi Department of Health, First Steps Early Intervention Program.  Through professional development and technical assistance, Project MITIN seeks to promote high quality inclusion services for infants and toddlers in Mississippi.  All trainings are approved for participants to receive contact hours required by the Child Care Facilities Licensure Division of the Mississippi State Department of Health. 

PEDS is a comprehensive diagnostic developmental evaluation and intervention program. Services offered include diagnostic services for autism and other developmental delays.

Project PREPARE is funded by the Mississippi Department of Human Services, Office for Children and Youth, provides professional development opportunities, support, and resources to enable child care centers and programs to better serve children with special needs and children at risk.

Special Kids Family Network


Past Programs with Resources Still Available

ACCESS for All *Archived program
Birth to Five *Archived program
Family Support - formerly VISSIONS *Archived program
Healthy Couples - Healthy Children *Archived program
Higher EDucation 4 ALL *Archived program
LINCC - Learning INitiatives through Novel Career Connections *Archived program
MITTS *Archived program
NICU *Archived program
SEED *Archived program
Training, Resources and Information for the Advancement of Degrees *Archived program

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