State of Mississippi Judiciary

The Family First Initiative envisions a network of local businesses, churches, non-profits and individuals coming to the aid of struggling poor families, and that is what has happened in Pearl River County.

Judicially led committees working for the protection of children will meet at the Mississippi Supreme Court in Jackson on November 29 and 30.

Youth Courts in Forrest and Rankin counties have been approved for grants of $75,000 each to improve services for infants and toddlers.

The Family First Initiative Metro Advisory Council has scheduled three meetings to discuss a pilot program aimed at preventing child neglect and reducing the number of children who are removed from their homes and placed in foster care.

The Family First Initiative Advisory Council for Jackson County will hold its first meeting Aug. 30 at 5:30 p.m. at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Jackson County campus in Gautier. The meeting will be held in the cafeteria.

The Family First Initiative Advisory Council for Bolivar County will hold its first meeting Aug. 28 at 5:30 p.m. in Cleveland in the Jacob Conference Center of Ewing Hall on the campus of Delta State University.

The Family First Initiative Advisory Council for Lee County will hold its first meeting Aug. 27 at 5:30 p.m. at the Lee County Justice Center, 200 West Jefferson Street in Tupelo.

The Family First Initiative Advisory Council for Pearl River County will hold its first meeting Aug. 23 at 5:30 p.m. at Pearl River Community College, 101 Highway 11 North, Poplarville.

The Family First Initiative Advisory Council for Lauderdale County will hold its first meeting Aug. 21 at 5:30 p.m. at the Riley Center in Meridian.

Mississippi officials have launched an effort to prevent child neglect by helping struggling families.

The Seventh Annual Indian Child Welfare Act Conference will be held Aug. 10 at the Silver Star Con-vention Center at Choctaw.

Rescue 100, three days of intense training for new foster parents, is scheduled for July 28-30 at Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson.

The Mississippi Commission on Guardianship and Conservatorship met May 10 to begin work to develop recommendations to improve the way the courts protect children, vulnerable adults and estates.

The Mississippi Commission on Guardianship and Conservatorship will meet for the first time on May 10 at 10 a.m. at the Gartin Justice Building, 450 High Street in Jackson. The meeting will be held in the first floor training room.

The Supreme Court on April 13 created the Mississippi Commission on Guardianship and Conservatorship to develop recommendations to improve the way the courts protect children, vulnerable adults and estates.

Teamwork training for child welfare professionals set for Jan. 25 in Gulfport

Teamwork training for child welfare professionals is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 25, 9a.m. to 3 p.m. at Michael Memorial Baptist Church in Gulfport.

Teamwork training for child welfare professionals is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 18, 9a.m. to 3 p.m. at Broadmoor Baptist Church, 1531 Highland Colony Parkway in Madison.