Backbone organizations convened over 150 stakeholders to launch Forum for the Future

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This event has ended. It was on January 12th, 2021 from 9:00am – 2:30pm.

If you were unable to attend or hope to watch all of the sessions again, this link will take you to all of the sessions from the event.
If you prefer to view one specific session you missed or would like to view a session recording again, please use the link included in the agenda below.

Forum Agenda

Time Topic & Video Link Speaker
9:00 – 9:10 Welcome & Overview Yumeka Rushing & Biz Harris
9:10 – 9:20 Opening Remarks Susan Buttross
9:20 – 9:35 Building the Future for Mississippi’s Children on a Foundation of Equity Junious Williams
9:35 – 9:45 Groundwater Approach and Instructions for Presentation Breakout Sessions Yumeka Rushing
9:50 – 10:20 Power the Future, Together Biz Harris
9:50 – 10:20 Early Care & Education: Survey of Mississippi Issues Impacting Children Linda Southward
10:25 – 10:55 Early Childhood Exclusionary Discipline in MS: Risk factors, consequences, and opportunities for intervention Abby Novak
10:25 – 10:55 Marking Children’s Developmental Milestones: Findings from a Baseline Survey of Mississippi Ben Walker
11:00 – 11:30 Impact of COVID-19 on Children in Mississippi: Household Pulse Survey Results Ismail Yigit
11:00 – 11:30 Identifying Barriers Regarding Access to Services for Children from Birth to Age 8 Regina Lewis
12:35 – 1:05 Understanding the Importance of Health Equity for Mothers & Children Brittney Mosley
1:05 – 1:40 Making the Case for Kids: Strategies that Work Julie Sweetland
1:40 – 1:50 Overview of Collective Impact, Collective Impact Forum Jen Juster
1:50 – 2:15 Group Discussion

We are thankful to all of the participating organizations and facilitators! Without them the Forum would not have been possible – find a full list of our partners and supporters here.