About Us

The Mississippi Low Income Child Care Initiative (MLICCI) is a state wide organization of child care providers, parents, and community people who are working together to:

  • Build a strong, grassroots constituency for low income children and families in Mississippi
  • Advocate improved child-care policies and greater public investment in child-care subsidy programs for low income families
  • Enhance the quality of child development experiences for all low income children living in Mississippi.

Leadership Team

Dr. Ivye L. Allen
Foundation For The Mid South

Corrine Anderson
Sisters Taking Action And Nurturing Decision Makers

Jamie Bardwell
Springboard to Opportunities

Felicia Brown-Williams
Planned Parenthood Southeast

Carol Burnett
Moore Community House and Mississippi Low Income Child Care Initiative

Sanchioni Butler
United Auto Workers, Nissan Plant Organizer, Canton, Ms

Representative Alyce Clarke

Senator Debbie Dawkins

Debbie Ellis
Delta Licensed Providers

Oleta Fitzgerald
Southern Regional Office, Children’s Defense Fund

Dr. Susan Glisson

Jaribu Hill
Workers Right Center

Julie Kuklinski
Moore Community House Women In Construction Program

Nsombi Lambright
One Voice

Judge Margaret McCray

Sara Miller
Mississippi Economic Policy Center

Mississippi Center For Justice

Mary Nellums
Mary Nellums Foundation

Aisha Nyandoro
Springboard To Opportunities

Dr. Safiya Omari
Jackson State Univ. Center For University Scholars & Associate Professor

Judge Denise Owens

LaTisha Latiker
Women’s Foundation Of Mississippi

Ashley Peterson
Faith In Women, Ecumenical Coalition For Women And Families

Jennifer Riley-Collins
ACLU of Mississippi

Paheadra Robinson
Coalition For A Prosperous Mississippi

Brenda R. Scott
MS Alliance For State Workers

Jessica Shappley
Mississippi Economic Policy Center

Dr. Valerie Short
Women For Progress

Dr. Jennifer Stollman
William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, Univ. of MS

Gloria Sturdivent
Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative, Southern Regional Office, Children’s Defense Fund

Delores Suel
Child Care Directors Network

Judge Patricia Wise

Sonya Williams-Barnes
MS House Of Representatives

Gloria Williamson
Former State Senator And Chair, MS Commission on the Status of Women

Senator Tammy Witherspoon

Sponsors