Area Development Partnership
601-296-7500
The Arc of Mississippi
Jackson, MS – 601-355-0220
Gulfport, MS – 228-497-1035
Disability Rights Mississippi (DRMS)
Contact Person: Polly Tribble, Executive Director
601-968-0600
DRMS is a legal advocacy agency for individuals with disabilities. They improve the lives of vulnerable Mississippians by pursuing legal remedies.
Goodwill of Mississippi
https://www.goodwill.org/job-seekers/how-we-work-with-you/
601-853-8110
Institute for Disability Studies
Hattiesburg, MS 601-266-5163
Long Beach, MS 228-214-3400
Jackson, MS 601-266-6177
Life of Mississippi
601-969-4009 or 1-800-748-9398
Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities
Contact Person: Charles Hughes, Executive Director
601-359-6238
Charles.hughes@dmh.ms.gov
Mississippi Council on Economic Education
Contact Person: Selena Swartzfager
601-974-1325
Listing of transition services provided including coverage area – special education teacher professional development to include the Master Teacher of Career Readiness. Information on workshops at www.mscee.org
Mississippi Department of Education
601-359-3498
Mississippi Department of Mental Health
Contact Person: Kristin Merritte, Chief Clinical Officer, IDD Community Services
601-359-6557 kristin.merritte@dmh.ms.gov
The MDMH provides therapeutic and community resources for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services (MDRS)
https://www.mdrs.ms.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Contact Person: Erica Brown
1-800-443-1000 ebrown@mdrs.ms.gov
MDRS provides a very wide range of services geared towards getting individuals with disabilities to work. Services include accommodations, training, internships, pre-employment skills training, education, and more.
Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center
Contact Person: Leslie Junkin, Project Director
601-969-0601 (office) 662-251-5599 (cell)
MSPTI provides training, information, and support to families of students with disabilities birth to 26. They have tip sheets, trainings, newsletters, conferences, that address all phases of transition for parents and youth.
Pathways 2 Possibilities
https://pathways2possibilities.org/
228.897.4841
Volunteer Mississippi
https://volunteermississippi.org/
601-432-6779