MSU Extension marks Mississippi LIFT Resource and Referral Network Center opening in Brookhaven
Contact: Leah Gibbs
BROOKHAVEN, Miss.—Representatives from the Mississippi State University Extension Service were in Brookhaven last week for the opening of the new Mississippi LIFT Resource and Referral Network Center. MSU is a partner with the Mississippi Department of Human Services in the initiative which is expanding access statewide to new early childhood educational materials, family activities, referral services and more.
On hand for the ribbon cutting were, front row from left, MSU Extension Head Start Program Director Jamila Taylor; MSU Extension Director Angus Cachot; U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, cutting the ribbon with student Hannah Boatwright; State Representative Becky Currie; MDHS Director Bob Anderson; MDHS Division of Early Childhood Care and Development Director Chad Allgood; MSU Extension Project Director Tara Dickerson; second row from left, Extension Program Associate Nicole Froelicher; Office Associate Sydney Martin; State Senator Jason Barrett; Project Manager Elizabeth Thorne; back row from left, Area Coordinator Becky McKeehan; Extension Program Associate Wanda Watts; Child Care Technical Assistant Joy Romero; Area Coordinator Jalisa Wilson; and community supporter Vickey Wesley-Gilmore.
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