| Social
Security Administration |
| Social
Security Administration |
| Education
Partners |
| Mississippi
State Department of Education (MDE) - Executes
all laws relating to the administrative, supervisory, and consultative
services to the public schools. MDRS has an Interagency Agreement
with MDE and a Memorandum of Understanding with all the local
school districts, including Harrison County and Gulfport school
districts, to provide a comprehensive program of services that
will enable youth with disabilities to transition from school
to work. |
| State
Board of Community and Junior Colleges -
Coordinates the state system of community and junior colleges
by administering state laws and appropriations |
| Labor
Partners |
|
Mississippi
Developmental Authority (MDA) - State administrative
entity for the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. |
| Mississippi
Employment Security Commission (MESC) -
Promotes employment security by increasing opportunities for
the placement of workers in jobs and by administering unemployment
insurance programs. MESC is the principle operator of the One-Stop
Centers in the majority of the local workforce investment areas. |
| WIN
Job Center - The Workforce Investment Network
(WIN) in Mississippi is an innovative strategy designed to provide
convenient, one-stop employment and training services to employers
and job seekers. Combining federal, state and community workforce
programs and services into physical locations and electronic
sites, WIN In Mississippi creates a system that is both convenient
and user-friendly. |
| State
Workforce Development Council - Creates and develops
a regionally based system for education and training through
the State’s community college system which responds to
the needs of MS workforce and employers. |
| State
Workforce Investment Board (SWIB) - Comprised of members
appointed by the Governor of the State, SWIB is a cohesive public/private
collaboration that promotes, through the One-Stop Delivery System,
a competitive, fully employed workforce that adds value to existing
employers competing to come to MS and that improves the quality
of life for all Mississippians. The State has six local workforce
investment areas and each local board has a Memorandum of Understanding
with MDRS, a one-stop partner, to provide one-stop services
for employers, their employees, those seeking employment, and
other interested parties within the local area in order that
those individuals may compete successfully and achieve economic
security. The MYTI project will specifically involve partnering
with The Gulf Coast Workforce Board and Gulf Coast Business
Services Cooperation (Gulfport One-Stop Center). |
| Mental
Health Partners |
| Mississippi
Department of Mental Health - Coordinates,
develops, improves, plans for, and provides all services for
the mentally ill, emotionally disturbed, alcoholic, drug dependent,
and mentally retarded individuals of the state. |
|
Mississippi
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Develops a consumer and family-centered, comprehensive system,
and a coordinated array of services and supports designed to
achieve independence, productivity, integration, and inclusion
into the community for individuals with developmental disabilities. |
| Mississippi
Families as Allies for Children’s Mental Health, Inc.
- A statewide non-profit organization of parents and professionals
interested in the well-being of children and adolescents with
serious mental health needs. |
| Other
Children Services |
| Mississippi
Department of Human Services - Provides
programs and services to needy and disadvantaged individuals
and families to help them attain self-sufficiency. |
| Mississippi
Attorney General’s Office, Children’s Division
- Assists communities to establish prevention programs and coordinates
and works with other state agencies to ensure that Mississippi’s
children receive the services needed. |
| Division
of Medicaid – Office of the Governor |
| Division
of Medicaid – Office of the Governor
- Provides a statewide system of medical assistance, health
care, remedial, and institutional services in accordance with
the requirements for federal grants and other assistance. |
| Mississippi
Department of Rehabilitation Services (MDRS) |
| Mississippi
Department of Rehabilitation Services
- Provides rehabilitation services authorized by law
to eligible individuals with disabilities and provides services
to enable individuals with disabilities to function more independently. |
