For many years, MLICCI alongside child care providers, parents, advocates, and legislative partners have fought for solutions to Mississippi’s growing child care crisis. The Mississippi Department of Human Services has finally announced it will use $5 million in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families direct funding to support the Child Care Payment Program, a solution we have consistently advocated for.
Employment Equity for Single Moms Program Helps Moms Thrive
We Know What Works
Through MLICCI’s Employment Equity for Single Moms (EESM) program, we have improved economic security for hundreds of single moms by linking them to child care assistance and working with them to utilize workforce resources to move into higher paying occupations. We also have learned that many single moms cannot participate in education/training required for higher paying jobs if it means quitting their current low paying job and going without income.
MLICCI works to make sure no mom has to choose between the child she loves and the job she needs.
Carol Burnett, MLICCI Founders and Executive Director