Parent or someone raising a child with a concern? Call 601-608-7525. Otherwise to reach us, call 601-355-0915 or email info@faams.org.
  • Tips for Successful Meetings

    Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center IEP meetings can be nerve wracking! Join us and learn tips to help prepare, have more productive IEP meetings and how to improve your documentation and communication. Register here >>

  • Special Education Process: What are the Steps?

    Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center Special education and all the moving parts of the process are overwhelming! Join us and learn seven important steps in the process. Register here>>

  • Steps for Success: Making IEP Meetings Work

    Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center Do you often leave your child's IEP meeting feeling as if your concerns were not heard or addressed and that nothing has changed? You […]

  • Virtual Leadership Training

    This training is for parents, caregivers and staff members who are interested in learning to serve on decision-making groups and committees. There will be 2 sessions, and each session will last 2.5 hours. Participants must attend all sessions for the entire session in order to receive their certificate.

  • Webinar: Understanding the Role of Families and Parents in Supporting School Safety Before, During, and After an Emergency

    The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Safe and Supportive Schools and its Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center will host a Webinar on Monday, February 28, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. EST. This Webinar will highlight the role of parents and families in […]

  • MHDD Webinar Series: Promoting Resilience in Families During COVID

    The Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities National Training Center   This webinar will focus on the impact of COVID-19 on family mental and emotional health and well-being and discuss strategies to promote resiliency with family members with co-occurring mental health and developmental disabilities. Presenter: Carol Weitzman, M.D. Co-Director of the Autism Spectrum Center Boston Children's […]

  • 2021 GANGS Workshop

    Participants will be presented with strategies to strengthen community efforts and plans to combat local street gangs and address youth violence.

  • Drop In Family Support Time

    This hour is open for any family member to drop in for all or some of the time to share any concerns or get feedback from others about handling different situations.