Linkage Agency
Directory
Special Education Department
CLINTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT LINKAGE AGENCY DIRECTORY
as of November, 2013
The following linkages provide specific agency recommendations to students and parents in achieving postschool goals: vocational rehabilitation, mental health, home and community based service providers, day
habilitation centers, recreational services and colleges and universities.
Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services, (MDRS)
MDRS –Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, District V
Jocelyn Wilson, District V Manager
3895 Beasley Rd
Jackson, MS 39213
601-898-7004
Toll free: 1-800-805-3199
www.mdrs.state.ms.us
Kendria Davis, MDRS Transition Counselor, Clinton Public Schools
kdavis@mdrs.ms.gov
601-898-7007
Sheena Sims, MDRS Support Employment Counselor, Clinton Public Schools
This State agency provides programs and services to improve employment and independent living opportunities
for eligible individuals with disabilities.
Medicaid
Division of Medicaid Enrollment/Eligibility
Evelyn May, Staff Officer II, Bureau of Enrollment
550 High Street, Ste. #1000
Jackson, MS 39201
601-576-4110
601-359-6050
Toll free: 1-800-421-2408
www.medicaid.ms.gov
Medicaid is a national health care program. Its mission is to ensure access to health services for individuals
who meet Medicaid eligibility requirements.
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Social Security
100 W. Capitol St., Room 225
Jackson, MS 39269
601-965-5377
1-866-331-8135
Toll free: 1-800-772-1213
Janice Buckley, Area Work Incentive Coordinator
1-888-436-2621, Ext. 16578
www.socialsecurity.gov
www.ssa.gov/atlanta/southeast/ms/mississippi.htm
This website aids individuals in contacting and obtaining formation pertaining to Social Security, Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Income (SSDI).
Ticket–To-Work and Self-Sufficiency Call Center
The Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program (the Ticket Program) is for individuals who receive Social
Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits due to a disability
or blindness. The program offers greater choices in obtaining the services needed to go to work or to earn more
money. The goal of the program is to help individuals earn enough money so that Social Security cash benefits
are no longer needed.
1-866-968-7842
http://choosework.net/mycall
Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) - Region 9
Hinds Behavioral Health Services (HBHS)
3450 Hwy 80 West
P.O. Box 7777
Jackson, MS 39209
601-321-2404
601-955-6381, After hours crisis line
www.hbhs9.com
Dinah German, Intake Worker
Hinds Behavioral Health Services provides and/or supports a network of mental health and substance abuse
services for the residents of Hinds County.
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State of Mississippi Regional Center
Hudspeth Regional Center (HRC)
Dr. Kristen Merritte, Director
875 Hwy 475 South
P.O. Box 127-B
Whitfield, MS 39193
601-664-6132
www.hrc.state.ms.us/
This is central Mississippi’s regional center operated under the administration of the Department of Mental
Health, Bureau of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. In order for a person to be eligible for Home and
Community Based Waiver-Services (HBCS), the individual must apply for diagnostic evaluation. All requests
for admission of services should be directed to the Diagnostic Services Department, and recommendations will
be made by the Administrative Screening and Review Committee as to the most appropriate program or
placement for the individual.
Diagnostic Services
Hudspeth Regional Center
601-664-6130
Faye Jordan
Supported Employment Division Director I
601-664-6181
fjordan@hrc.state.ms.us
Dr. Sandra W. May, Support Coordination Director
Home and Community-Based Waiver Services (HCBS)
The following are statewide programs administered by the Department of Mental Health, Mississippi
Department of Rehabilitation and Mississippi Division of Medicaid. These programs are designed to offer
assistance to qualified Medicaid beneficiaries. The programs allow qualified individuals to remain in a home or
community-based setting as an alternative to nursing facility care or other institutional care. HCBS currently
has five (5) home and community-based waiver programs:
Intellectual Disability/Developmentally Disabilities Waiver (ID/DD Waiver)
The Department of Mental Health, through its regional centers, provides support coordination and through an
assessment procedure referrals for the following services: in-home respite, intermediate care facilities
(ICF/MR) respite, community respite, residential habilitation, day habilitation, prevocational services,
supported employment, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech/language therapy, specialized medical
supplies, behavioral support/interventions and attendant care services. There are no age restrictions.
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Mississippi Department of Mental Health
Ashley Lacoste
Division Director
1101 Robert E. Lee Bldg.
239 North Lamar Street
Jackson, MS 39201
601- 359-6240
1-877-210-8513
www.dmh.ms.gov/service-options/idd-services/
Independent Living Waiver
The Independent Living Waiver program was created to assist severely orthopedic and/or neurological impaired
individuals who, for the provision of personal care attendant services, would require the level of care provided in
a nursing facility. Individuals in this waiver must be capable of directing their own care, possess rehabilitative
potential and are not cognitively disabled. Services offered under this waiver are case management, transition
assistance services, specialized medical supplies and equipment, and environmental accessibility adaptations.
Beneficiaries must be 16 years of age or older.
Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services
Office of Special Disability Programs
Toni Borst, Regional Manager
1032 Center Pointe Boulevard, Suite A
Pearl, Mississippi 39208
601-709-5650
Laurie Suess, District Manager
601-709-5657
www.medicaid.ms.gov/LongTermCare.aspx
Assisted Living Waiver
The Assisted Living Waiver provides services to individuals who, but for the provision of home and
community-based services, would require placement in a nursing facility. Assisted living services can be
provided in licensed personal care homes, community residential care facilities or in a congregate housing
services program. These facilities must be licensed as an Assisted Living Facility by the State Department of
Health. Beneficiaries enrolled in this waiver program must contribute to the facility for their own room and
board. Medicaid will pay the facility a daily flat fee for a variety of services received in the facility.
Beneficiaries must be 21 years of age or older. Services offered under this waiver include case management,
personal care, homemaker services, chore services, attendant care, and skilled nursing services.
Division of Medicaid Bureau of Long Term Care
Ann Ricks, Bureau Director
550 High St., Suite 1000, 4th Floor
Walter Sillers Bldg.
Jackson, MS 39201
601-359-4100
Ann.Ricks.@medicaid.ms.gov
www.medicaid.ms.gov/LongTermCare.aspx
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Elderly and Disabled Waiver
The Elderly and Disabled Waiver program provides home and community-based services to individuals over the
age of 21 who, but for the provision of such services, would require the level of care provided in a nursing
facility. Beneficiaries must have a deficit in at least three Activities of Daily Living (ADL) – eating, toileting,
bathing, personal hygiene, ambulation, transferring and/or dressing. Services offered under this waiver are case
management, homemaker service, adult day services, expanded home health services, home delivered meals,
escorted transportation and respite.
Division of Medicaid
Bureau of Long Term Care
Sandra Bracey-Mack, Bureau Deputy Director
550 High St., Suite 1000
Walter Sillers Bldg.
Jackson, MS 39201
601-359-9549
Sandra.Bracey-Mack@medicaid.ms.gov
www.medicaid.ms.gov/LongTermCare.aspx
Traumatic Brain Injury/Spinal Cord Injury Waiver (TBI/SCI)
The TBI/SCI Waiver program was created to assist individuals who have a traumatic brain or spinal cord injury
who, but for the provisions of such services, would require the level of care provided in a nursing facility.
Persons must have trauma, from an outside source, of either the brain or spinal cord. Services offered under this
waiver are case management, respite services, environmental accessibility adaptations, specialized medical
equipment and supplies and attendant care services. There are no age restrictions.
Traumatic Brain/Spinal Cord Injury
Paulette Johnson, Nurse Administrator
550 High St., Suite 1000
Walter Sillers Bldg.
Jackson, MS 39201
601-359-5514
Paulette.Johnson@medicaid.ms.gov
www.medicaid.ms.gov/LongTermCare.aspx
Day Community and Work Training Centers/Independent Living
Millcreek of Jackson
Sharon Bailey, Program Director
4715 Methodist Home Rd.
Jackson, MS 39213
601-321-8899
www.millcreekcenters.com
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Millcreek home community-based services provide an array of programs and support for individuals with
Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities: Home and community supports, in-home/community respite,
day services adults, prevocational skills, supported employment, behavior support/intervention, and therapy
services.
Willowood Developmental Center
Curtis Alford, Executive Director
Kim Oakes, Community Living Director
Darlene Therrell, Operations/Work Activity Manager
Iris Young, Day Services
1635 Boling Street
Jackson, MS 39213-4498
601-366-0123
www.willowooddevelopmentalcenter.org
Willowood offers an array of services to children and adults with mental and physical developmental needs:
Day habilitation, vocational services, supported employment, community living and preschool programs.
Mustard Seed
Bud Bragley, Executive Director
Joshua Zerbe, Facilities Director
1085 Luckney Road
Brandon, MS 39047
601-992-3556
www.mustardseedinc.org
Mustard Seed is a private, non-profit facility that provides both day and residential programs for adults with
developmental disabilities. Residents and day participants of Mustard Seed participate in a number of church
and social activities and are well known for their ceramic gift shop and bell choir.
Millcreek School of Clinton
Darinda Steed, Principal
805 N. Flag Chapel Rd.
Jackson, MS 39209
601-922-9448
www.millcreekcenters.com
Millcreek School of Clinton is a psychiatric day treatment school for students 6 to 21 years of age.
Son Valley
Bill McCormack, Executive Director
Tony Sheppard, Program Director
461 Goodloe Rd
Canton, MS 39046
601-859-2100
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Joe Little, Vocational/Community Center Director
285 Commerce Park Dr.
Ridgeland, MS 39157
601-856-3200
www.sonvalley.net
Son Valley is a private, Christian Intermediate Care Facility Intellectual and Development Disabilities Center
(ICF/MR). Son Valley operates supervised apartment/group homes and community and work centers.
Hudspeth Regional Center (HRC)
Dr. Kristen Merritte, Director
875 Hwy 475 South
P.O. Box 127-B
Whitfield, MS 39193
601-664-6132
www.hrc.state.ms.us/
A licensed Intermediate Care Facility for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IFC/MR)
that provides an array of services through the facility’s community service division: Diagnostic, service, case
management, community living, employment services, in-home services, work activity centers/workshops, foster
grandparent program and home and community-based services.
The Baddour Center
Parke Pepper, Executive Director
P.O. Box 97
3297 Hwy 51 South
Senatobia, MS 38668
1-888-422-3368, Ext. 1232
www.baddour.org
The Baddour Center provides quality programs, services and opportunities to adults with intellectual
disabilities for the purpose of promoting maximum independence in the least restrictive environment possible:
Group home and apartment residential services, community life, educational and vocational programs
(Baddour Garden Center and Custom Packaging Services Center).
Recreation and Leisure
Hope Hollow Summer/Holiday Day Camp
Deborah Edmondson, Director
910A Catlett Rd.
Canton, MS
601-859-5290
www.hopehollow.org
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Hope Hollow is a non-profit organization with the specific purpose of developing and enhancing a ministry with
a focus on children and adults with disabilities and their families. The goal is to provide inclusive and
integrated programs through day and weekend retreats for children and young adults with disabilities which
focus on self-determination, education, recreation, art, music, socialization, living and community skill within a
Christian ministry.
City of Clinton. Parks and Recreation Department
Ray Hollaway, Director
Chandra Fontenot, Special Services Coordinator
200 Soccer Row
Clinton, MS 39056
601-924-6082
www.clintonparksandrec.com
Clinton Parkas and Recreation Department offers therapeutic programs and leagues for individuals with
mental and/or physical disabilities. Challenger league sports are open to all individuals ages 6 years and up:
Challenger League Bowling
Challenger League Softball
Challenger League Basketball
Challenger League Tennis
Top Soccer
MS Special Olympics
Helen Parish, CEO & President
15 Olympic Way
Madison, MS 39110
601-856-7748
www.specialolympicsms.org
Special Olympics is the world’s largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities,
providing year-round training and competition.
Summer Youth Camp and Safety Expo
Greg Riley, Family and Youth Division Manager
Jackson, MS
601-960-2174
The City of Jackson offers this annual summer event to provide alternatives for summer activity and to educate
families on safety during the summer season. The event is free and open to the public.
Camp Dream Street, MS
Kimberly Evans, Program Director
3863 Morrison Rd
Utica, MS 39175
601-885-6042
www.dreamstreetms.org
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Dream Street is a five day, four night camping program for children with physical or mobility impairment for
children between the ages of 8 and 14.
Kamp Kaleidoscope – Center Ridge Outpost
Dr. Mark H. Yeager, CEO and Executive Director
5207 Hwy 37 North
Taylorville, MS 39168
Mailing address: P.O. Box 37, Mize, MS 39116
601-782-9005
Toll free: 1-866-993-2437
www.autismcamps.org/Programs.html
Kamp Kaleidoscope-Center Ridge Outpost provides adventure-based programs for individuals on the autism
spectrum (ASD), their families and friends: Kamp Kaleidoscope, Camp Walapei, ARAY, Adventures Without
Boundaries, Family Training Retreats.
Camp Jabber Jaw
T.K. Martin Center
Janie Cirlot-New, Camp Director
326 Hardy Rd.
P.O. Box 9736
MS Sate University, MS 39762
662-325-1028
www.tkmartin.msstate.edu
Camp Jabber Jaw was established to provide a fun way for individuals to develop improved interactive
communication skills. Camp participants utilize augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) with peers
who do not use alternative means of communication. Parents can also attend the camp.
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Brent Wilson, CEO and President
576 Highland Colony Parkway
Suite120
Ridgeland, MS 39157
601-366-9474
Toll Free: 1-800-819-4072
www.ms.wish.org
Make-A-Wish grants the wish of a child diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition. A wish experience
can be a game-changer that changes the lives of the children this foundation serves.
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Super Hunt for Youth with Disabilities
Van Waites, Coordinator
126 Whisper Ridge Dr.
Madison, MS 39100
601-942-4985
www.foundationmwfp.com/SuperHunt
Bass Pro Shop has partnered with the Mississippi Department Wildlife Fisheries and Parks. The Super Hunt is
a free event for any disabled youth between six and seventeen years of age.
Catch-A-Dream Foundation – Bass Classic
Marty Brunson, CEO
P.O. Box 6280
Mississippi State, MS 39762
662-324-5700
www.catchadream.org
Hunting and fishing experience for children who have a life threatening illness, children between the ages three
and nineteen.
Parkway Baptist Church
Louis Zinc, Student Minister
802 North Frontage Road
Clinton, MS 39056
601-924-9912
http://pbcclinton.org/
Morrison Heights Baptist Church
Pam Thomason
3000 Hampstead Boulevard
Clinton, MS 39056
601-924-9320
http://morrisonheights.org/
First Baptist Church
Kenny Stanteen, Youth Minister
100 East College Street
Clinton, Mississippi 39056
601-926-9115
http://www.fbcclinton.com/
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First United Methodist
David Greene, Associate Pastor of Counseling and Congregational Care
100 Mt. Salus Road
Clinton, MS 39056
601-924-6671
http://www.fumcclinton.org/
Education and Training
Mississippi Institute of Higher Learning – Rise Up and Gear Up Mississippi
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211
601-432-6198
www.ihl.state.ms.us
Rise Up Mississippi
Student disability tab
www.riseupms.com
Rise Up Mississippi provides information and services to Mississippi students and their families in their
preparation to plan, prepare, manage and finance post-secondary education.
Gear Up Mississippi
www.gearup.org/
Gear Up Mississippi actively encourages students to set high academic expectations, stay in school, study and
take courses that will prepare them to enter and succeed in college.
Mississippi College
Terry Dent, Director, Office of Student Success/Support Services
200 South Capitol St.
Clinton, MS 39058
601-925-3000
www.mc.edu/
Holmes Community College
Allison Deweese, Counselor
412 W. Ridgeland Avenue
Ridgeland, MS 39157
601-605-3430
www.holmescc.edu
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Hinds Community College
Raymond Campus
Jamy Dickson, Coordinator of Disability Support Service
505 E. Main Street
P. O. Box 1100
Raymond, MS 39154-97999
601-857-3310
www.hindscc.edu
Mississippi Job Corps Center
Rhonda Eady, Business Community Liaison
400 Harmony Rd.
Crystal Springs, MS 39059
601-892-7000
www.mississippi.jobcorps.gov
Job Corps is a no-cost education and career technical training program administered by the U.S .Dept. of
Labor that provides services to young people ages 16 through 24 in order to improve the quality of their lives
through career technical and academic training. Job Corps helps individuals learn career skills, earn a high
school diploma or GED and assistance in job search.
National Guard Youth Challenge Program, Mississippi
Building 80 West Jackson Avenue
Camp Shelby, MS 39407-5500
601-558-2300
www.msyouthchallenge.org
The mission of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program is to improve the life-coping skills and
employment potential of 16-18 year old high school dropouts so that they may become productive members of
their communities and society in general.
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Employment
Mississippi Department of Employment Security – Jackson Win Job Center
Daniel Haralson, Office Manager
5959 I-55 North, Frontage Rd, Suite C
Jackson, MS 39213
601-321-7931
www.mdes.ms.gov
Created by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and located throughout the state the WIN Job Centers provide
Mississippians easy access to services in the areas of employment, education, training, human services and
economic development.
A few of the services Win Job Centers offer are:
Work Force Investment Act- MS On-The Job Training Program
Jackson Win Job Center
Shelby Penn, Counselor
601-321-7942
The On-the-Job Training Program matches unemployed workers with an employer. The program allows an
individual to gain skills and knowledge of a job that otherwise may not be obtainable.
Mississippi Job Corps Center
Rhonda Eady, Business Community Liaison
400 Harmony Rd.
Crystal Springs, MS 39059
601-892-7000
www.mississippi.jobcorps.gov
Job Corps is a no-cost education and career technical training program administered by the U.S .Dept. of
Labor that provides services to young people ages 16 through 24 in order to improve the quality of their lives
through career technical and academic training. Job Corps helps individuals learn career skills, earn a high
school diploma or GED and assistance in job search.
Hinds County Summer Youth Work Experience Program
Contact local Win Job Center concerning summer youth services and youth summer work experiences programs.
Indeed.com
On-line job search engine for job information/listings in local areas.
www.indeed.com
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Additional Resources
Transportation, Clinton Area
Hinds County Human Resource Agency
601-923-3930
www.hchra.org
(Additional Hinds County programs are located at this website)
United Way 211
Dial 211 on phone
www.211ms.com
By dialing 211, United Way of Mississippi provides a government and community non-emergency resource
directory for the residences of the State of Mississippi.
Addie McBryde Rehabilitation Center for the Blind
Karen Brown, Director
2550 Peachtree Street
Jackson, MS 39216
Mailing address: P.O. Box 5314, Jackson, MS 39296
601-364-2700
Toll Free: 800-443-1000
(TDD/TTY) 601-853-5100
www.afb.org
T.K. Martin Center
326 Hardy Rd
P.O. Box 9736
MS State University, MS 39762
662-325-1028
www.tkmartin.msstate.edu
The mission of the T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability is to ensure that persons with disabilities
are able to continually benefit from technological solutions and advances in the field of assistive technology.
Project Start
Programs of technology-related assistance
Dorothy Young, Project Director
Addie McBryde Center Suite 418
2550 Peachtree Street
Jackson, MS 39216
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1698, Jackson, MS 39215-1698
Toll Free: 800-852-8328
Project Start provides comprehensive statewide information and services concerning assistive rehabilitative
technology to individuals with disabilities of all ages.
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