Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    BEGINNING JANUARY 2020, THE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI BECAME THE NEW HOME OF MISSISSIPPI KIDS COUNT, PART OF A NATIONAL NETWORK 53 STATE-LEVEL KIDS COUNT GRANTEES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING DC, PUERTO RICO, AND VIRGIN ISLANDS. MISSISSIPPI KIDS COUNT IS OFTEN CONSIDERED THE PREMIER SOURCE OF DATA ABOUT CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS MISSISSIPPI. THIS DATA PROVIDES INFORMATION THAT ADVOCATES, LOCAL LEADERS AND STATE-LEVEL DECISION MAKERS CAN USE TO MAKE DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS. THROUGH A VARIETY OF PUBLICATIONS AND RESOURCES, THESE PUBLICATIONS MONITOR THE CRITICAL INDICATOR OF CHILD WELL-BEING ACROSS MISSISSIPPI. IN FEBRUARY 2020 THE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI PARTNERED WITH THE MISSISSIPPI ECONOMIC COUNCIL AND THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION TO RELEASE A REPORT UNTAPPED POTENTIAL: ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CHILDCARE BREAKDOWNS. MISSISSIPPI WAS ONE OF FOUR STATES SPOTLIGHTED IN THIS REPORT. A SUBSEQUENT VIRTUAL CONFERENCE WAS HELD SPECIFIC TO THE IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY CHILDCARE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS UPON ADVANCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MISSISSIPPI'S PRE-K COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS.BEGINNING SUMMER 2020, THE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI BEGAN THE INITIAL RESEARCH FOR TWO SIGNATURE PROJECTS. THESE INCLUDE TWO FIRST EVER REPORTS (TO BE RELEASED IN 2021) OF THEIR KIND IN MISSISSIPPI: MISSISSIPPI'S RISK AND REACH REPORT: OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES AND BLUEPRINT FOR IMPROVING THE FUTURE OF MISSISSIPPI'S CHILDREN.RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP BEGAN IN SUMMER 2020 BETWEEN THE HARVARD T. H. CHAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESULTING IN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS WITH TWO HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH STUDENTS AND A THIRD STUDENT IN FALL 2020 WITH ADDITIONAL STUDENTS PLANNED FOR 2021.IN AUGUST 2020, THE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI LAUNCHED A VIDEO SERIES ENTITLED "CHATS ABOUT CHILDREN." THESE TOPICS RANGED FROM OPENING SCHOOLS, CHILD-CARE DURING COVID, CHILDREN AND THE CENSUS, EARLY LEARNING PRE-K COLLABORATIVES, WITH MANY ADDITIONAL VIRTUAL "CHATS" PLANNED FOR 2021.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $209.6K

  • Child Welfare Improvement Initiative

    RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONS:-TWO POLICY BRIEFS ON STATUS OF MISSISSIPPI'S EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM -BLUEPRINT II: IMPROVING THE OUTCOMES OF MISSISSIPPI'S YOUTH (AGES 9-18)-UPDATED COUNTY LEVEL FACT SHEETS FOR EACH OF MISSISSIPPI'S 82 COUNTIES-EXECUTIVE SUMMARY REPORT: CHILD WELFARE IN MISSISSIPPIOUTREACH:-HOSTED THE 2ND ANNUAL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI SUMMIT "TAPPING INTO OUR POTENTIAL" IN CONCERT WITH THE PHIL HARDIN FOUNDATION AND THE MISSISSIPPI ECONOMIC COUNCIL, WITH APPROXIMATELY 200 PARTICIPANTS-FUNDED NINE (9) EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCILS ACROSS MISSISSIPPI WITH RESULTANT OUTCOMES SUCH AS BECOMING EXCEL BY 5 COMMUNITIES, APPLYING FOR PRE-K COLLABORATIVES, ETC.-MENTORED 2 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND 6 GRADUATE STUDENTS-HOSTED 6 CHATS ABOUT CHILDREN-PARTICIPATED ON A GRANT-WRITING TEAM TO ASSIST THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI IN SECURING A PRESCHOOL DEVELOPMENT RENEWAL GRANT RESULTING IN APPROXIMATELY $30 MILLION OVER A 3-YEAR PERIOD
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $447.2K