Mississippi Low-Income Child Care Initiative

Don’t be scared! There are no monsters at the ballot box! 💀👻🎃🗳️💫🇺🇸

Childcare. Democracy. Our Future. They’re all on the ballot! Are you ready to ⁉️

“If we wanted to reduce poverty in a serious way, we wouldn’t be ending any federal fiscal year with tens of millions of federal assistance dollars unspent,” said Matt Williams, longtime TANF researcher with Mississippi Low-Income Child Care Initiative. “... So why are the leaders in our state so silent on the obvious big issue, the obvious elephant in the room, which is widespread persistent poverty and what to do with the TANF program?”

Read more about the latest legislative hearing on the TANF program from Mississippi Today:

If you count unspent millions, high denial rate and mysterious outcomes, the TANF scandal persists "Our system is not broken. Our system is designed against the poor. If it was designed for them, we would not have poverty."

Attention Indianola, MS, and surrounding area residents!

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Our “V is for vote” Lesson plan is breaking the cycle of voter apathy. By educating children, we can engage and encourage parents to participate. Visit our website to download! 🖍️✏️🗳️📑

There’s a lot of attention focused on the Presidential election, but we want to encourage you to vote down ballot because there are many races up for grabs this year. Here’s look at what may be in your ballot depending on where you live.

We’re working with the state Senate’s Labor Force Participation Study Group and Study Group on Women, Children, and Families to emphasize that single moms need higher paying jobs in order to access affordable child care, as modeled in our Employment Equity for Single Moms proven program. It offers job training, education, child care and more so that low-income single mothers can find higher-paying jobs.

Read Mississippi Today article here: https://mississippitoday.org/2024/09/30/child-care-crisis-is-costing-mississippi-and-moms/

Missed the "Your Vote Counts" webinar? Watch it here!!! https://youtu.be/cY-NgAPUUcg

"Your Vote Counts" Provider Training We at the Mississippi Low Income Child Care Initiative work to make sure that child care centers, their staff, and the families you serve have the informatio...

We are so excited to release our “V is for vote” Lesson Plan for the preschool classroom. This month-long plan is just in time for October as we look ahead, educate our little ones, and encourage parents and staff to get ready to vote!!! If you would like the full plan, send us a DM!

Absentee Voting begins TODAY in Mississippi! If you will be away from your precinct on , you can vote by absentee in-person at your County Circuit Clerk’s office. You might also qualify for mail-in absentee if you meet the criteria. Don’t forget your 🆔 🪪. Happy Voting!

Familiarizing yourself with the ballot is an important piece of your . Here’s the Mississippi General Election Sample Ballot. Note that you may have local races on your ballot, so be sure you know about those positions and candidates. You can contact your county circuit clerk to request yours.

The Mississippi Sample Ballot is now available on the Secretary of State’s website. Find it here:https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/elections/2024/GE%20Sample%20Ballot.pdf

Note that you may have some local races on your ballot depending on where you live. Contact your county circuit clerk’s office for your sample ballot.

www.sos.ms.gov

We are thrilled to be featured in the National Women's Law Center Playbook, highlighting our May 2023 news conference to announce the removal of the child support compliance component for CCPP that we held in partnership with Springboard To Opportunities.

This playbook is not only a source of information to improve the lives of women, but also lays out common sense, basic policies back by proven models like our Employment Equity for Single Moms.

Check us out on page 18: https://nwlc.org/state-playbook-for-gender-justice-2024-2026/

Photos taken by Josh Martin

Join us at 1 p.m. for our child care providers "Your Vote Counts" webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82344474813

💻📧You are invited to our “Your Vote Counts” webinar this Thursday via zoom. We believe providers’ participation can help drive meaningful change for both child care professionals and the families we serve.

We look forward to seeing you September 19th! DM/inbox us for the link! 🔗🔗

Happy !!! If you’re looking for a voting plan, we’ve got you covered. Save these dates on your calendar to make sure you can GET OUT THE VOTE and make your voice heard.

💻📧You are invited to our “Your Vote Counts” webinar this Thursday via zoom. We believe providers’ participation can help drive meaningful change for both child care professionals and the families we serve.

We look forward to seeing you September 19th! DM/inbox us for the link! 🔗🔗

WATCH: MLICCI’s Employment Equity for Single Moms (EESM) program provides single moms with young children case management and one-on-one intensive application assistance for Mississippi’s CCPP program, serving hundreds of single moms each year and making child care immediately accessible so they can go to work or learn.

Thanks to our partner Accelerate MS for producing this video for us!

Helping Mississippi Single Moms Thrive MLICCI’s Employment Equity for Single Moms (EESM) program provides single moms with young children case management and one-on-one intensive application assis...

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Let’s create the future together. Reach out to us to learn more about the next steps and how you can get involved!

Make your vote count! Join us as we kick off our campaign with Child Care Votes!!!

Child care and the agency of our children is on the ballot this November. The power is in our hands if we use our voice. Join us tomorrow for this virtual call in partnership with Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable. DM for the registration link 🔗

! Special thanks to all of our partners who have made today's Power of the Sister Vote Boot Camp in Leland possible.

Your support helps create these spaces where people can feel supported and inspired in their journey to increase voter turnout in their communities. Thank you!

Black Voters Matter Fund Southern Rural Black Women's Initiative One Voice Mississippi NAACP MS Council NCNW Springboard To Opportunities Immigrant Alliance for Justice & Equity of Mississippi Mississippi Low-Income Child Care Initiative

Child care and the agency of our children is on the ballot this November. The power is in our hands if we use our voice. Join us tomorrow for this virtual call in partnership with Mississippi Black Women's Roundtable. Register for the Child Care Boot Camp here: https://z4sqhtuab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001pPijUl9sdFN8vmcvAkuBtOcv7tlKkui16ybnce6uFqRuezrQ90geY_Fy-pGvGHCqjAuosKkQmLl6g_RQa-jf_78ZDLCPn8h0K50kwucX351oNykc1oRw0RQ61EJ9zp4e8LXqbS1YnzPXJj-hyNXYrEBGHjxfvvdDpnnvUVX6gu8=&c=2mO6dGux9bWisFgWf4gikGgwRkZqMHBh6Kl_ONdh8S4bh8t8yD0fqg==&ch=3LMYWorVG6cSjm99R7nwcTGaoFIT2XB2d_lp8qvY7p5jfwUa7bKHLg==