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The Mississippi Library Commission serves as a free public library service for eligible Mississippi residents who are unable to read standard print due to a visual, physical or organic reading disability and for institutions which serve these eligible individuals (schools, hospitals, living facilities, etc).

Our Mission: Enhance employment and independent living outcomes for individuals who are blind or visually impaired through research, training, education, and dissemination.

Statewide program through the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services. The coordinator's office is in Starkville. The OIB program assists older adults to age in place by improving their quality of life through instruction in adaptive techniques, resources and supportive services.

Designed to provide the blind/visually impaired community of South Mississippi with the means to achieve their goals.

Family First Braille is Dedicated to Breaking Barriers to Community Integration for People with Visual Impairments and Their Families.

Mississippi Council of the Blind elevates the social, economic, and cultural levels of people who are blind and visually impaired, in cooperation with other programs of private and public agencies and organizations serving the blind and visually impaired.

"We are all here to learn with our peers. Let us celebrate our similarities and our differences. Let us respect other cultures, religions, and languages. At our beginning, many were given little chance but due to the people in our lives, we find ourselves in a wonderful place with wonderful people. Let us flourish in our learning, find joy in our experiences and remember our friends and knowledge we gained at Space Camp." -- Dan Oates

WIPAs are authorized to serve all SSA beneficiaries with disabilities, including transition-to-work aged youth, providing benefits planning and assistance services on request or as resources permit. There are more than 100 WIPA grantees in the United States. The programs employ certified Community Work Incentive Coordinators (CWICs) and each serve a specific region of the state.

Improving Quality Of Life in Jackson, MS provides Substance Rehab services.The staff at Improving Quality Of Life provide personalized services designed to meet the needs of every patient. The dedicated health professionals offer the assistance you need while respecting your independence.The Mississippi State Department of Health provides a list of registered care providers in Mississippi.

Imagine Behavioral Health, LLC, is certified by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health to provide the following services: Intensive Outpatient (IOP) and Outpatient services to adolescents, college age emerging adults, and adults experiencing severe distress as a result of mental illness and/or substance abuse concerns.DUI Assessments.

South Mississippi Regional Center supports Mississippians with intellectual and developmental disabilities, using a person-centered approach, by promoting active partnerships to enhance each persons quality of life and independence through choice of living, working and learning.

South Mississippi State Hospital will be a leader in providing the citizens of South Mississippi a continuum of psychiatric services that are fully integrated with other healthcare programs. To provide the highest quality acute psychiatric care for adults who live in South Mississippi

Our mission is to equip residents to pursue a meaningful sobriety and respectful lifestyle. Support programs include sober housing, volunteerism, job assistance, life skills, and spiritual/mental fitness. Individual attention and programming are given to ensure that each individual involved with Common Bond can reach their full potential.

Delta Regional Medical Center’s purpose is to provide high quality medical services to the citizens and communities in the Tri-state Delta Region at the lowest practical cost and be a leader in providing needed support services to healthcare providers and patients to improve the health of the communities we serve.

Correctional Counseling of MS has been partnering with the criminal justice system in Mississippi since 1994. We offer proven methods for reducing repeat offenses among non-violent offenders. In fact, we were chosen the number one crime-reducing program in Mississippi by the National Crime Prevention Council.

Enhancing the abilities and promoting the independence of persons with intellectual and related developmental disabilities by providing quality care, comprehensive services and family support, with dignity and respect.

The mission of Specialized Treatment Facility is to promote and strengthen the mental health and the education of up to 48 adolescent males and females who are experiencing behavioral difficulties in their homes, schools, and communities. Specialized Treatment Facility will enhance the Department of Mental Health mission to a better tomorrow by making a difference in the lives of Mississippians with mental illness and substance abuse one person at a time.

Outpatient, Recovery Support, Tribal members of MS Band of Choctaw Indians