Don’t Miss These Mississippi Events Next Week!
We hope to see ALL of you at the Capitol the afternoon of Wednesday, February 12, for Disability Awareness Day, Connecting for Change. We also encourage everyone to attend the…
Video: Navigating the Mississippi Legislative Process in 2025
This past week, Joy Hogge, executive director of Families as Allies, led a video session on navigating the Mississippi legislative process. Her presentation aimed to help families and organizations understand legislative…
Come Celebrate our Community Partnership Awardees!
Please join Families as Allies for our Community Partnership Celebration on Monday, February 24, from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. at BRAVO! Italian Restaurant. Tickets and sponsorships are still available. During the celebration,…
Join Us for Our Virtual Parent Peer Support Graduation Jan. 17th at 1 PM
Please join us in honoring the most recent class of parent-peer supporters at our virtual graduation celebration this Friday, January 17, from 1 to 1:30 p.m. The number of parent-peer supporters in…
Community Partnership Celebration Rescheduled for February 24
We came to an unexpected fork in the road, which led to us rescheduling our Community Partnership Celebration to February 24, 2025, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. We see this…
Families as Allies’ Eleventh Annual Community Partnership Celebration is Jan. 27
Join us for Families as Allies' Eleventh Annual Community Partnership Celebration and Fundraiser on Monday, January 27, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Bravo Restaurant. This special event allows us to…
We Need Your Input at an Important Research Meeting on Jan. 9
Families as Allies is helping the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) design a research proposal to submit to the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) about the best types of mental health…
Families as Allies Monthly Policy Update – October 2024
Families as Allies facilitated its monthly policy update on October 23. You can watch the policy discussion here: https://youtu.be/elLjJUZm3S8 During the first half of the discussion, we reviewed recommendations from…
See You at the Mississippi Joint Planning Advisory Council on Nov. 14th
We hope to see you at the Mississippi Joint Planning and Advisory Council next Thursday, November 14, from 10 a.m. to noon at Region 8 Behavioral Health (613 Marquette Road,…
Recap: Mississippi Senate Hearing on Women, Children and Families in October 2024
Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann established a committee to study the needs of women, children and families in November 2022. Senator Nicole Boyd chairs the committee. Chairman Boyd held eight hours…