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