Dear Partners and Friends, As we enter the new year, we at the Mississippi Early Learning Alliance (MELA) want to reflect and celebrate all the ways we supported our partners working to improve the lives of Mississippi’s youngest children. In 2024, we saw growing awareness around the importance of affordable, accessible child care for families, … Read more
Alexis HicksAdvocacy & PolicyDirector Birth-to-Three Advocacy Coalition of Mississippi Recognizing the importance of early childhood education and development outcomes, the Mississippi Forum For the Future is proud to announce the launch of the Birth-to-Three Advocacy Coalition of Mississippi. The primary objective of this coalition is to enhance our understanding of the needs of young children … Read more
Mississippi’s labor force participation challenges have been a topic of increasing focus among economic researchers, media, and state officials. The Mississippi Early Learning Alliance released a new report, titled “Child Care: A Critical Piece of Mississippi’s Labor Force Puzzle,” to shed light on an often-overlooked factor contributing to these challenges – child care access and … Read more
The Annual Report is designed to summarize our activities and accomplishments during our last reporting period (July 2021 – June 2022), as well as forecast some of our upcoming projects, initiatives, and strategies.