The mission of the Mississippi Thrive! Early Childhood Development Coalition (ECDC) is to ensure the implementation of a comprehensive, high-quality early childhood developmental and behavioral health system that fully engages families, providers, and community-based service professionals as partners.
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Below are dates of upcoming ECDC meetings.
Enhanced Pediatric Medical Home Services Work Group Meeting: April 18 at 12:00 PM
Help Me Grow Work Group Meeting: TBD in May or June
Next full coalition will be in May. Date TBD.
Are you interested in becoming part of the Early Childhood Development Coalition (ECDC)? If so, click here to access the membership form.
Members of the ECDC as of April 2024:
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ORGANIZATION
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ORGANIZATION
Keri Abernathy
Mitchell Adcock
Chad Allgood
Eileen Beazley
Laure Bell
Devon Brenner
Ruby Brenner
Nicole Briceno
Tami H. Brooks
Rikki Broom
Bianca Bullie-Thompson
Kelly Butler
LeeEsther Butler
Susan Buttross
Stacy Callender
Daisy Carter
Nadeane Cattrell
Valecia Davis
Tara Dickerson
Oleisha Edwards
Lauren Elliott
Nikki Flippins
Michelle Gaihter
Genevieve Garrett
Cathy Grace
Heather Hanna
Shana Harper
Jillian Harper-Peavy
Biz Harris
Carolyn Harris
Tockie V. Hemphill
Joy Hogge
Gigi Holder
Ettamarie Jackson
Sara Jenkins
Mississippi Health Advocacy Program Health Help
Center for Mississippi Health Policy
Mississippi State Department of Human Services
Office of the Governor
MSU SSRC
MSU SSRC
MSU SSRC
USM Early Childhood Inclusion Center
General Pediatrics at Physicians & Surgeons
Kids Bright Clinic, LLC
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Barksdale Reading Institute
Parent
UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
Mississippi State Dept of Health, Part C
Excel By 5
Mississippi Families for Kids
Mississippi State Department of Health, Title V
MSU Extension, Child Care Resource & Referral
Parent
UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
Families As Allies
MSU SSRC
UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
UM Graduate Center for Study of Early Learning
MSU SSRC
Be Undefeated Therapeutic Solutions, LLC
Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies (MS Dept.of Health)
Mississippi Early Learning Alliance
East MS Community College
MSU SSRC
Families as Allies
UMMC
Heaven’s Angels Academy
Mississippi State Dept. of Health
Leslie Junkin
Leslie Lavergne
Regina Lewis
Avis L Lloyd
Bradley Long
Lisa Long
Melissa Luckett
Heather Martin
April May
Joann Mickens
Mary Hannah Mills
Henry Moore
Brittney G Mosley
Nita Norphlet-Thompson
Julie Parker
Ruth Patterson
WaShanda D Patton
Lauren Wilson Phillis
LaTonya Pittman
Callie Poole
Coreaner Price
Andrew Robertson
Dustin Sarver
Katerina Sergi
Kristy Simms
Desiree States
Candice Taylor
Rachel Tyrone
Amy Walker
Benjamin Walker
Courtney Walker
Rodney Washington
Stephane Watts
Linda West
Sara Withrow
Mississippi Parent Training & Information Center
USM Institute for Disability Studies
Mississippi Families for Kids
Parent
MSU SSRC
MSU SSRC
MSU SSRC
MSU SSRC
Mississippi Early Learning Alliance
Parents for Public Schools
MSU Extension/Nurturing Homes Initiative
Families As Allies
Mississippi State Department of Health
Mississippi Head Start Association
MSU Office of Human Sciences
UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
Parent
Parent
Parent
MSU SSRC
Families as Allies
Pediatric Nursing Medical Student
UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
MSU SSRC
UMMC Office of the Vice Chancellor
Mississippi Families for Kids
Mississippi Department of Education
UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
UMMC- Center for Advancement of Youth
UMMC School of Population Health
UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
Mississippi Families for Kids
New Vineyard Community Development Center
Mississippi Families for Kids
UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth