Bring Your IEP and Other School Questions
This hour is open for any family member to drop in to ask questions or get feedback about IEP issues and other school situations.
A Taste of Cafés: Like Riding a Bike (Dad’s Café)
Helping your child learn how to ride a bike is about encouraging them and helping them up when they fall. Success in life is just like riding a bike: having someone to cheer you on and help you up when you stumble can make a difference. Join us as we celebrate fathers’ presence in the lives of their children.
Community Outreach and Engagement Training
Families as Allies is training interested parents & caregivers to help with outreach in communities across MS. This training will focus on outreach at conferences & events, presenting to community groups about FAA, & supporting families with school & other types of meetings within communities.
Virtual NAMI Peer-to-Peer (NAMI Central Mississippi)
NAMI Peer-to-Peer is a free, 8-session course for adults living with mental health challenges. Sessions held on Saturdays from 10 a.m.-noon.
Teaming and Collaborating Part 3: Sharing What You Know with Professionals
You know your child best. Sharing what you know with professionals can help them provide the most appropriate services and supports. As a parent or family member you have much to contribute to the team. Join us and learn tips on how to share and other important tips.
Special Education Advisory Panel Meeting
The Special Education Advisory Panel will meet on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. via zoom.
Special Education Advisory Panel Meeting
The Special Education Advisory Panel will meet on Wednesday, August 21, 2024,
at 10:00 a.m., at the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services (MDRS) in
the East Building’s Conference Room, on the 2nd floor, and via Zoom.
Leadership Coaching and Policy Discussion
This group focuses on understanding current policy issues and opportunities to serve on decision-making committees.
Children and Lead: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt Them
Children under 6 are the most vulnerable to the effects of lead poisoning. The good news is that lead poisoning is 100% preventable. In this fun and informative session, participants will learn about the dangers of lead, common sources of lead, lead exposure prevention, and community resources for families.
Mental Health and Substance Use Challenge Prevention and Recovery: Poverty as an Equity Issue
Poverty creates barriers to equity within all of the Social Determinants of Health—economic stability, safe environment, social and community well-being, and access to quality education and healthcare.