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Child Care / Foster Care
A Family's Guide to the Child Welfare System
(Separate Website)
By: georgetown.edu
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Child Abuse and Neglect Information Packet
(Separate Website)
Includes links to many fact sheets about child abuse and neglect
By: childwelfare.gov
General Requirements to be a Foster Parent in Mississippi
(Separate Website)
By: MS Department of Human Services
How the Child Welfare System Works
(Separate Website)
An article about the inner-workings of the child welfare system
By: childwelfare.gov
How to Recognize Child Abuse
(Separate Website)
An article about recognizing child abuse
By: childwelfare.gov
Leaving Your Child Home Alone
(Separate Website)
An article about deciding if and when to leave your child home alone
By: childwelfare.gov
Toll Free Crisis Hotlines
(Separate Website)
Includes hotlines for child abuse, sexual abuse, crime victims, family violence, mental illness, missing/abducted children, rape/incest, substance abuse, suicide prevention, and youth in trouble/runaways.
By: childwelfare.gov
Disability Help
Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990
(Separate Website)
By: MS Workers' Center for Human Rights
Mississippi Access to Care
(Separate Website)
This site identifies services available to persons with disabilities.
Telecommunications Access for People With Disabilities
(Separate Website)
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has rules requiring telecommunications manufacturers and service providers to make their products and services accessible to people with disabilities, if readily achievable.
Telecommunicatons Relay Services
(Separate Website)
Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) enable standard voice telephone users to talk to people who have difficulty hearing or speaking on the telephone. Under Title IV of the Americans with Disabilities Act, all telephone companies must provide free relay services either directly or through state programs.
Emergency Assistance
Community Services Agency Help in time of Disaster
(Separate Website)
This site discusses services under the community services block grant such as Low Income Home
Energy Assistance Program, Low Income Weatherization, Community Food and Nutrition,
eligibility for such services and application process.
By: MS Department of Human Services
FEMA: Readiness, Response, and Recovery
(Separate Website)
This site explains Local and State governments in assisting and protecting citizens whom suffers natural disasters. See what services are available.
FEMA: Frequently Asked Disaster Assistance Questions
(Separate Website)
This site answers questions about disaster assistance.
FEMA: Individual Assistance Programs
(Separate Website)
This site discusses assistance available for individuals from FEMA.
Hurricane Recovery
(Separate Website)
Federal goverment list of recovery activities
By: Firstgov
Replacing Lost or Stolen Documents after Disaster
(Separate Website)
By: uscis.gov
Food Stamps
Elder Law Resource Manual
This manual has been prepared as a useful guide to providers and consumers. It will assist you in learning about the health care programs available to Mississippi’s elderly and disabled population. It will also provide you with a resource guide composed of various national and state agencies concerned with elder law, health care, and consumer protection. This manual is not intended, nor should it be used, as a substitute for medical, legal, or professional advice. Users of this guide should always consult with a doctor, attorney or other qualified professional before relying on the information contained in this publication. The directory listings in the “Resources” section of this manual are provided for your convenience and should not be construed as an endorsement by North Mississippi Rural Legal Services or the American Bar Association.
By: North Mississippi Rural Legal Services
Elder Law Resource Manual This manual has been prepared as a useful guide to providers and consumers. It will
assist you in learning about the health care programs available to Mississippi’s elderly and
disabled population. It will also provide you with a resource guide composed of various
national and state agencies concerned with elder law, health care, and consumer protection.
This manual is not intended, nor should it be used, as a substitute for medical, legal, or
professional advice.
Federal Food Programs
(Separate Website)
This site discusses the federal food programs.
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