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Purpose
To provide teachers, parents, families, students, and other early childhood professionals access to educational resources, training on high quality child care, child development, developmentally appropriate and evidenced based instruction for children birth to age 12, and information specific for families of children with special needs.
Ways We Help
- Provide access to educational resources for parents/guardians and teachers of children birth to 12 years of age and families with children with special needs.
- Provide parents/guardians and teachers with information on social services, community support, job and education opportunities, and child care availability.
- Provide on-site coaching/technical assistance for local child care centers (in counties that were discussed earlier).
- Provide resources through mail-outs specifically to family child care providers through Building Minds Program.
Service Areas
MEET THE TEAM
Dr. Gena Puckett
Education and Training Specialist
NMCCRR Director
gpuckett@olemiss.edu
Maaike McClure
Resource and Referral Coach
Training Specialist
mhmcclu1@olemiss.edu
Dr. Kenya Wolff
UM Director of the GCSEL
kewolff@olemiss.edu
Dr. Cathy Grace
NMEC Director of the GCSEL
cwgrace@olemiss.edu
Whitney Vinson
Resource and Referral Associate/Program Manager
awvinson@olemiss.edu
CONTACT US
MS Lift Resource and Referral Network at NMEC
850 Insight Park Avenue, Suite 253A
University, MS 38677
(662) 915-2183
(662) 915-2184