April 10, 2020 – MLICCI wrote the memo below to Mississippi’s Department of Human Sevices to urge them to enact policies to shore up the CCPP child care sector, not only to protect and stabilize it now during the COVID-19 pandemic but also to secure its future. We signed on with other organizations across the nation […]
MLICCI Offers New Child Care Advocacy Toolkit
MLICCI launched our new Advocacy Toolkit at the most recent meeting of the Child Care Leadership Team. The toolkit highlights some of the successes that MLICCI, in partnership with Child Care Leaders, have achieved. It also provides details about the Child Care Payment Program and the federal Child Care & Development Fund (CCDF) grant, as […]
MLICCI to host Black History Month exhibit
Child Care Matters, a project of the MS Low-Income Child Care Initiative, is hosting a weeklong interactive history and cultural exhibit in honor of Black History Month. From Feb. 18-23, area childcare centers will have the opportunity to tour the exhibit for free with preschool-aged children from their facilities. Tours are by appointment only for […]
MLICCI to celebrate 20th Anniversary
The Mississippi Low-Income Child Care Initiative is celebrating its 20th Anniversary this fall with a special celebration. The Mississippi Gulf Coast-based nonprofit is inviting friends, supporters, child care providers and parents to join it for an entire day of activities in Biloxi, Mississippi on Oct. 20, 2018, at the Beau Rivage Convention Center. The celebration […]
MLICCI to host Child Care Leadership Team Meeting
MLICCI is hosting a Child Care Leadership Team Meeting on Saturday, August 18, 2018, from 12:30 – 3 p.m. The meeting, being held at the MS Civil Rights Museum in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium, is to strengthen and promote improvement to our state’s child care system serving low-income working families. The free event will […]
MWESI calls for opposition to House Bill 1241
House Bill 1241 seeks to preempt local government from providing important employment protection to citizens Proposed legislation moves state in the wrong direction (JACKSON, MS) – Equal pay proponents are calling foul on a proposed house bill currently before the Mississippi State Legislature that would thwart local governments’ efforts to provide important employment protection to citizens. […]
2018 Child Care Matters Advocacy Day/Rally
The Mississippi Child Care Coalition will host its Child Care Matters Advocacy Day and Rally at the Mississippi State Capitol on Feb. 22, 2018 at 11 a.m. The event will take place on the south steps of the capitol building and will feature special guests and speakers calling for more support for the state’s Child […]