Services
Outreach Services
Mississippi Families for Kids' outreach programs and Support Services provide on-going support, intervention, and resources to families who have adopted or who are thinking about adoption. The services include:
- Lending Library
- Family Support Groups
- Grandparent Support Services
- Kinship Care
- Staff Development Training
- Professional Adoptive and Foster Parent Training
- Statewide Parent Support Groups
- Resources and Assessment Services
- Training in Behavior Management
- Intervention Services for Early Childhood Education
Specialized Training
MS Families for Kids works towards sustaining families and improving their lives by engaging them in solving their own problems by providing access and information on current research-based educational strategies, curricula, and programs. Through membership benefits and contractual agreements, specialized training is offered on the following topics:
- Conflict Resolution
- Parenting Classes
- Anger Management
- Peer Education
- Culture Competency Training
- Resource Location
- Recruitment and Retention
- Training and Technical Assistance in Evaluation and Organizational Development
- Employer/ Employee Relationships
- Workplace Violence Prevention
Additional Services
The agency offers a variety of services for foster care families, adoptive families, families considering adoption and kinship families.
Other services provided on an as-needed basis are:
- Mentor Families
- Prevention and Intervention Services
- Adoptive and Foster Parent Certification
- Resource and Assessment Services
For more information contact us at 601.957.7670.
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By Adam Coker |
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