What a Celebration!
(Pictured above, from top left, clockwise): Congressman Gregg Harper with Howard Roffwarg and Joy Hogge, Henry Moore and Joy Hogge with representatives from the Community Students Learning Center, Ramona Russum…
You’re Invited to our Fifth Annual Community Partnership Celebration!
Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and First Lady Ebony Lumumba, recipients of last year's Helen Reddy Johnson Memorial Award for Valuing Every Child and Family, with Executive Director Joy Hogge, members of…
First Steps: Families Stand Together
Mississippi Today recently published this sobering article by health reporter Larrison Campbell detailing stories of young children with disabilities failing to receive federally mandated early intervention services through the First Steps…
Fun in Fondren and a Month of Mental Health
Check out all the great things happening throughout the month of May, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, starting with a fun night out at Fondren after 5, Thursday May 3.…
Check Out the Latest News!
Check out our latest newsletter to learn all that's been going on plus learn the latest news with Jackson Public Schools, special education and the US Department of Justice. You…
Our Hearts are with Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
My heart, along with those of parents across America, broke as the news of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting unfolded. I still cannot catch my breath trying to…
IDEA. IEP. What Do Those Letters Mean to Me???
Families as Allies brings together many different families across geographic regions, political persuasions and all kinds of demographics. But one thing that unites almost all of us is knowing all…
Children’s Cabinet: HB 985
Each year, bills are introduced that can affect our children. I encourage you to learn as much as possible about proposed legislation that you think is relevant to your family.…
Families As Allies Makes Presentation To Attorney General’s Mental Health Task Force
Presentation to Attorney General's Mental Health Task Force: What Happens When Families Seek Help for Their Children? In July 2016, the Mississippi Department of Mental Health contracted with Families as…
Open House 2018
A big THANK YOU to all of you who helped us welcome in 2018 at Families as Allies’ New Year Open House on Thursday, January 11. Every family who is…