Office of Innovative Support
Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson MS 39205-0771
(601) 359-3499
www.mde.k12.ms.us

Office of Special Education
Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson MS 39205-0771
(601) 359-3498
www.mde.k12.ms.us/special_education/

First Steps Early Intervention System
Mississippi Department of Health
P.O. Box 1700
570 E. Woodrow Wilson
Jackson MS 39215-1700
(601) 576-7427
(800) 451-3903 (in MS)
danita.munday@msdh.state.ms.us
www.msdh.state.ms.us

Division of Technical Assistance
Office of Special Education
Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson MS 39215-1698
(601) 853-5232
tstout@mdrs.state.ms.us
www.mde.k12.ms.us/special_education/

Mississippi Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Rehabilitation Services
P.O. Box 1698
Jackson MS 39215-1698
(601) 853-5232
tstout@mdrs.state.ms.us
www.mdrs.state.ms.us

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind
Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services
P.O. Box 1698
Jackson MS 39215-1698
(601) 853-5100
(800) 443-1000
mgandy@mdrs.state.ms.us

Office of Special Education
Mississippi Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson MS 39205
(601) 359-3491
marobinson@mde.k12.ms.us
www.mde.k12.ms.us/special_education/

Office of Vocational Education and Workforce Development
Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson MS 39205-0771
(601) 359-3088
jsardin@mde.k12.ms.us
http://www.mde.k12.ms.us

Department of Mental Health
1101 Robert E. Lee Building
239 N. Lamar Street
Jackson MS 39201
(601) 359-1288
ed.legrand@dmh.state.ms.us
www.dmh.state.ms.us

Division of Children and Youth Services &
Mental Retardation Services
Mississippi Department of Mental Health
1101 Robert E. Lee Building
239 N. Lamar Street
Jackson MS 39201
(601) 359-1288
www.dmh.state.ms.us

Council on Developmental Disabilities
1101 Robert E. Lee Building
239 N. Lamar St.
Jackson MS 39201
(601) 359-1270
www.cdd.ms.gov

Mississippi Protection and Advocacy System
5305 Executive Place
Jackson, MS 39206
Jackson MS 39206
(601) 981-8207
(800) 772-4057
info@mspas.com
www.mspas.com

Client Assistance Program
Mississippi Society for Disabilities
500 G.E. Woodrow Wilson Drive
P.O. Box 4958
Jackson MS 39396-4958
pposey8803@aol.com
www.mississippicap.com

Children’s Medical Program
Mississippi State Department of Health
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson MS 39215-1700
(601) 987-3965
(800) 844-0898 (National/WATS)
lawrence.clark@msdh.state.ms.us
www.msdh.state.ms.us

Mississippi Health Benefits
Division of Medicaid
550 High Street, Suite 1000
Jackson MS 39201
(877) 870-3110
www.medicaid.state.ms.us

Mississippi Deaf-Blind Project
The University of Southern Mississippi
Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education
118 College Drive #5115
Hattiesburg MS 39406-0001
(601) 266-5048
(800) 264-5135
toni.hollingsworth@usm.edu
www.usm.edu/msdb

Mississippi School for the Blind
1252 Eastover Drive
Jackson MS 39211
(601) 984-8200
rpridgen@mde.state.ms.us
www2.mde.k12.ms.us/msb 

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services
P.O. Box 1698
Jackson MS 39215-1698
(601) 853-5310 (V/TTY)
(800) 443-1000
dsmith@mdrs.state.ms.us
www.mdrs.state.ms.us
Telecommunications Relay Services
(800) 582-2233 (V/TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech-English)
(866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech-Spanish)

State Education Agency Rural Representative 

Office of Special Education
Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson MS 39205-0771
(601) 359-3498
www.mde.k12.ms.us/special_education/

Toy Library and Technology Learning Center
University of Southern Mississippi
Gulf Park Campus
730 E. Beach Boulevard
Long Beach MS 95650
(228) 214-3223
sara.jackson@usm.edu
www.usm.edu/tlc

The Institute for Disability Studies
University of Southern Mississippi 118 College Drive, #5163
Hattiesburg MS 39406-0001
(601) 266-5163
(888) 671-0051 (V/TTY)
jane.siders@usm.edu
www.ids.usm.edu

Mississippi Project START
P.O. Box 1698
Jackson MS 39215
(601) 987-4872 (V/TTY)
(800) 852-8328 (V/TTY in MS)
dyoung@mdrs.state.ms.us
www.msprojectstart.org

Mississippi Department of Education
Office of Special Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson MS 39205
(601) 359-3491
jbounds@mde.k12.ms.us
www.mde.k12.ms.us

Mississippi Library Commission
Blind and Physically Handicapped Library Services
3881 Eastwood Drive
Jackson MS 39211-6473
(601) 432-4116
(800) 446-0892
lbph@mlc.lib.ms.us 
rahye@mlc.lib.ms.us 
www.mlc.lib.ms.us/bphls/

To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 150
Landover MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
www.chadd.org

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown PA 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
www.add.org

To identify an autism group in your state, contact:

Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda MD 20814
(301) 657-0881
(800) 3-AUTISM
www.autism-society.org

TEAAM (Together Enhancing Autism Awareness in Mississippi)
P.O. Box 579
Magee MS 39111
(601) 849-2695
brigette@yeagergroup.com
bridgette@yeagergroup.com
www.teaam.org

Brain Injury Association of Mississippi
P.O. Box 55912
Jaqkcon MS 39296
(601) 981-1021
(800) 444-6443
info@msbia.org
www.msbia.org

UCP of the Mid South
4189 Leroy Avenue
Memphis TN 38108
(901) 761-4277
ucp@ucpmemphis.org
www.ucpmemphis.org

Central Mississippi Down Syndrome Society (CMDSS)
P.O. Box 2189
Brandon MS 39043
(601) 397-3696
info@cmdss.org
www.cmdss.org

Epilepsy Foundation of Mississippi
2001 Airport Road, Suite 307
Jackson MS 39232
(601) 936-5222
(800) 898-0291 (in MS)
bethmsepilepsy@bellsouth.net

The Arc of Mississippi
7 Lakeland Circle, Suite 600
Jackson MS 39216
(601) 982-1180
(800) 717-1180
matt@arcms.org
www.arcms.org

Mental Health Association of Mississippi
4803 Harrison Circle
Gulfport MS 39507
(228) 864-6274
mhagptms@aol.com

Mental Health Association of the Capital Area
407 Briarwood Drive, Suite 208
Jackson MS 39206
(601) 956-2800
mhajxn@aol.com

NAMI Mississippi
411 Briarwood Drive, Suite 401
Jackson MS 39206
(601) 899-9058
namimiss1@aol.com

Mississippi Families As Allies for Children's Mental Health
5166 Keele Street, Building A
Jackson MS 39206
(601) 981-1618
(800) 833-9671
tschweitzer@msfaacmh.org
info@msfaacmh.org
www.msfaacmh.org

Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 22664
Jackson MS 39225-2664
(800) 664-6742
mshahelp@mshausa.org
www.mshausa.org

Spina Bifida Association of Mississippi
P.O. Box 180594
Richland MS 39218
(601) 420-0030
sbaofms@yahoo.com

Tourette Syndrome Association Mid-South Regional Office
(Serving Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia)
423 Summertrees Drive
Auburn AL 36832
(334) 502-0055
tsamidsouth@bellsouth.net
http://tsa-usa.org/TSANatlLocal/Chapters/Midsouth.htm

Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center
5 Old River Place, Suite 101
Jackson MS 39202
(601) 969-0601
(800) 721-7255
ccg@mscoalition.com
mspti@mscoalition.com
www.mscoalition.com

EMPOWER Community Resource Center
P.O. Box 1733
136 S. Poplar Street
Greenville MS 38702-1733
(662) 332-4852
(800) 337-4852
empower@suddenlinkmail.com
www.msempower.org

Mississippi Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
P.O. Box 1937
Jackson MS 39215
(601) 352-7383
(800) 795-6123
ms_office@pta.org
www.mississippipta.org

SAFE KIDS Mississippi
1304 Vine Street
Jackson MS 39202
(601) 360-0531
(877) 706-8741 (V/TTY)
mssafekids@bellsouth.net
www.mssafekids.com

Parents for Public Schools of Jackson
200 North Congress Street, Suite 500
Jackson MS 39201
(601) 969-6015
(601) 969-6041 (fax)
dana.larkin@parents4publicschools.com

Parents United Together
P.O. Box 2121
Madison MS 39130
MOM424@aol.com
http://www.parentsunitedtogether.com

VSA arts of Mississippi
3310 N. State Street, Studio 1
Jackson MS 39216
(601) 713-3311
jacvsa@bellsouth.net

LIFE of MS
601-969-4009
1-800-748-9398
1304 Vine Street Jackson, MS 39202