AGENCIES & PROGRAMS
FOCUSING ON EDUCATION
AGENCIES
BEST EARLY EDUCATION PRACTICES (BEEP)
Meridian Community College Foundation
BEEP Project supports our community by improving the quality of life for the people of Meridian and Lauderdale County.
Kathy Brookshire, Executive Director
kbrooksh@meridiancc.edu
Win Maxey-Shumate, BEEP Coordinator
beep@meridiancc.edu
910 Highway 19 North
Meridian, Mississippi 39307
Boys & Girls club strives to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.
Ricky Hood, Executive Director
rrhood90846@bellsouth.net
Linda Lavalais, Resource Development
linda_lavalais@yahoo.com
1717 45th Avenue
Meridian, Mississippi 39307
Prepares youth to make ethical choices over their lifetime and achieve their full potential. It is the mission of the Boy Scouts of America to serve others by helping to instill values in young people, and in other ways, to prepare them to make ethical choices during their lifetime in achieving their full potential. The Values we strive to instill are based on those found in the Scout Oath and Law.
Ken Kercheval, Executive Director
ken.kercheval@scouting.org
Candace McRae, Office Manager
candace.mcrae@scouting.org
4818 North Park Drive
Meridian, Mississippi 39305
The mission of Camp Eagle Ridge is built upon the foundation to help kids realize their self-worth and self-potential through the development of leadership and character skills.
Dan Fritts, Executive Director
racketballdog@yahoo.com
Dewayna Roberts, Vice President
9197 Sylvester Lewis Road
Collinsville, Mississippi 39325
CARTER FOUNDATION
To inspire the youth and bring unity to our community.
James L. Carter, Executive Director
carterfoundation17@yahoo.com
Rachel N. Hull, Board President
rachel.henderson30@gmail.com
4316 25th Street
Meridian, Mississippi 39307
To provide a continuum of specialized treatment programs, services, and facilities of superior quality to meet the individual needs of neglected and abused children and their families.
Tina Aycock, Executive Director
taycock@hopevillagems.org
Terri Province, Chief Operating Officer
tprovince@hopevillagems.org
2433 23rd Avenue
Meridian, Mississippi 39301
ILLUMINATIONS CENTER FOR DYSLEXIA
Working to change the lives of children in East Mississippi and West Alabama.
Leta Palmiter, Executive Director
dyslexiams@gmail.com
Adina Griffin, Office Manager
agriffith406@gmail.com
302 17th Street, Suite C
Meridian, Mississippi 39301
MERIDIAN FREEDOM PROJECT
The Montgomery Institute
The mission of the Meridian Freedom Project is to create a corps of academically capable, socially conscious and mentally disciplined young leaders in Meridian, Mississippi.
Anna Watson, Executive Director
awatson.mfp@gmail.com
2415 8th Street
Meridian, Mississippi 39301
NESHOBA CHRISTIAN WOMEN'S JOB CORP
Neshoba County Baptist Association
Job and life skills classes for women.
Sandi Lewis, Program Director
sandicwjc@gmail.com
Glenn Jackson, Executive Director (NCBA)
neshobabaptist@yahoo.com
903 Valley View Drive
Philadelphia, Mississippi 39350
NESHOBA 4-H
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Jennifer Easley, Executive Director
Karen Benson, Board President
k.benson@msstate.edu
12000 Highway 15 North, Suite 2
Philadelphia, Mississippi 39350