Organization: SOUTHERN MS PLANNING &
Mission: THE MISSION OF SMPDD IS TO PROMOTE CIVIC IMPROVEMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOWER FIFTEEN COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
Activities: WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT - WIOA,THROUGH FUNDING FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, PROVIDED EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATIONAL TRAINING SERVICES TO 2,509 PARTICIPANTS. AMONG THOSE SERVICED, 352 PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED INDIVIDUAL TRAINING ACCOUNTS (ITA) THAT WERE FUNDING AT A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $686,328 ITA FUNDS ASSIST PARTICIPANTS WITH THEIR EDUCATIONAL COSTS. THERE WERE 41 INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN ON-THE-JOB (OJT) TRAINING, AT A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $961,196. OJT FUNDS HELP BUSINESSES OFFSET TRAINING COSTS AND CUSTOMIZE THE TRAINING TO THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS. IN ADDITION, 152 YOUTH WERE ENROLLED IN TWIN DISTRICTS WORKFORCE AREA'S IN-SCHOOL AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH PROGRAMS. SCSEP, THROUGH FUNDING FROM THE SENIOR SERVICE AMERICA, INC. AND THE MS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, PROVIDED COMMUNITY SERVICE AND TRAINING SERVICES TO LOW INCOME PEOPLE THROUGH THE SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. THERE WERE 133 ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM, AND THEY RECEIVED 117,541 HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT TRAINING.
AREA AGENCY ON AGING - CONSISTS OF PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE 60 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER. 576,359 UNITS OF THE FOLLOWING SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 6,732 CLIENTS: MEALS, HOMEMAKER SERVICES, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, ADULT DAY CARE, CASE MANAGEMENT, LEGAL SERVICES, RESPITE CARE, SENIOR CENTER SERVICES AND TRANSPORTATION. INSURANCE COUNSELING WAS PROVIDED TO 881 INDIVIDUALS BY DIRECT CONTACT, AND 120 PEOPLE WERE REACHED THROUGH PUBLIC MEDIA EVENTS.
MEDICAID WAIVER - PROVIDES HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS OVER THE AGE OF 21 WHO, IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH SERVICES, WOULD REQUIRE THE LEVEL OF CARE PROVIDED IN A NURSING FACILITY. PARTICIPANTS MUST MEET INCOME AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS. 3,280 ELDERLY AND DISABLED MEDICAID WAIVER CLIENTS RECEIVED 35,760 UNITS OF SERVICE OF CASE MANAGEMENT AND 439,646 HOME DELIVERED MEALS.
NTEE category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Secondary category: Human Services