Families As Allies

06/10/2026

Mississippi disAbility Megaconference
June 17 @ 8:00 am - June 18 @ 12:00 pm CDT

The Mississippi disAbility MegaConference is Mississippi's premier learning opportunity for people with disabilities, family members and professionals.

Visit our events page for more information and to register.

The Mississippi disAbility MegaConference is MS's premier learning opportunity for people with disabilities, family members and professionals

06/10/2026

Check out this event coming up!
📅 June 15, 2026
🕐 1:00 p.m.
💻 Via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81913326214

Mississippi continues to face significant maternal health challenges, particularly for Black women and families. The discussion will include the current landscape of maternal health, a legislative update, and ideas that can strengthen the connection between maternal health and child care in our communities. Register today and join the conversation.

06/03/2026

Please be a sponsor for the National Federation of Families annual conference. Its a great way to get the word out about your organization and to support the work of this amazing group made up of families and other partners across the country. This theme of this year's conference is THE URGENCY OF NOW: ENDING ISOLATION BY CREATING EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY ECOSYSTEMS. We must work together to make sure children have the support they need to stay IN their homes and communities and OUT of residential treatment settings. Your sponsorship and your attendance can make things better for many children and families. Come join (and sponsor) us! https://www.ffcmh.org/conference-sponsor

06/02/2026

One of our community partners, Mississippi Center for Justice is having expungement clinics in four counties.
See flyer below ⬇️
Application and more information in link
In first comment! 🔗

05/28/2026

If anyone wants to search Families as Allies, we are listed under both Mississippi Families as Allies and MS Families as Allies. Funds from the MS Department of Health are for supporting families of children with disabilities to advocate for their children and navigate systems and support the system in being more responsive to them . Funds from the MS Department of Mental Health are for development of and implementing all aspects of aspects of parent peer support training and coordinating the Hinds County MAP team. Funds from the MS Department of Human Services are to provide respite to families caring to a family member with significant disabilities. Most of those funds are for direct payments to the people providing the respite.

REMINDER: You can go to the Non-Profit Spending Dashboard under the "Reports" tab on our website and search any non-profit that received taxpayer funds over the last five years and the state agency that gave them the funds.

The dashboard will be updated to reflect 2026 payments when the information is available. Taxpayers deserve this kind of transparency.

05/20/2026

Leadership Connections Conference
May 27 - May 29

The McCormick Institute’s Leadership Connections Conference brings together early childhood education and care (ECEC) leaders for interactive sessions, dynamic keynotes, and practical strategies for center‑based, school‑based, and family childcare programs. Administrators, coordinators, technical assistance specialists, advocates, and researchers will gain tools to strengthen leadership and improve outcomes for children and families.

For more information ab out this event, visit our events page.

The McCormick Institute's Leadership Connections conference features interactive sessions and captivating keynote speakers.

05/19/2026

Too often, we mistake presence for participation. We invite people with developmental and intellectual disabilities into rooms, have people sit at tables, and then move ahead without really making space for their thoughts, choices, or feelings. Inclusion is not measured by attendance. It is measured by whether someone is given a real way to be understood, and whether others take the time to listen. If you want to know whether someone was truly included, don’t ask if they were there. Ask if they were respected, heard, and able to influence what happened next.
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ID: A professional-looking person is talking to a support staff person. The speech bubble reads: “We involved Brian in the meeting.”
Person with intellectual disability with a thought bubble: You talked TO me for an hour.

05/18/2026