June 5, 2020 – Two food assistance programs in Mississippi have seen significant developments this week. WIC gets EBT card overhaul The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is moving to a retail food system via an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card, according to an […]
MLICCI sends sanitation supplies, face masks to Child Care Leadership Team
June 5, 2020 – Mississippi Low Income Child Care Initiative has gathered funding for much-needed resources for child care providers in the MLICCI Child Care Leadership Team (CCLT) network. These include sanitation supplies that have been delivered, and upcoming hand-held thermometers and masks. Disinfecting chemicals have been in high demand since the beginning of the […]
Mississippi Today Article Reveals How Child Care Is Struggling To Survive During COVID-19 Pandemic
Check out this Mississippi Today article, which tells the story of the struggle that Mississippi child care providers have faced to stay open and help working parents during COVID-19: https://mississippitoday.org/2020/06/01/mississippi-child-care-centers-face-closures-due-to-coronavirus/
Back to Business Mississippi will soon offer COVID-19 assistance for small businesses
Sign up for notification of Mississippi’s new small business grant application! There is a new website that provides information about the new small business grants available in Mississippi: www.backtobusinessms.org/ This site lists eligibility requirements for the small business COVID-19 grant program for up to $25,000, passed by the Mississippi Legislature and signed by Governor Tate Reeves. […]
MS Rep. Jarvis Dortch Discusses Small Business Aid During COVID-19 Webinar
May 22, 2020 – Check out our recent webinar with MS Rep. Jarvis Dortch, who told our child care providers about eligibility for the state’s small business grant program and direct payments to child care operators. This webinar is relevant to anyone with a small business in Mississippi!
MLICCI Advocates for Child Care Centers in Clarion-Ledger Op-Ed
“If we’re ever going back to work, our state needs all its child care centers.” Carol Burnett, Executive Director of MLICCI May 11, 2020 – Read MLICCI Executive Director Carol Burnett’s recent op-ed in the Clarion-Ledger about the strain on Mississippi child care centers during COVID-19, and what that could mean for returning to work […]
April 2020 MLICCI Update
The MLICCI April 2020 newsletter details our actions taken to support child care centers and parents in the CCPP program, as COVID-19 ushered in an unprecedented safety risk and economic uncertainty to child care providers and the families they serve. Read it here: https://conta.cc/3abGOrd