Jobs
AccelerateMS
AccelerateMS connects individuals to open jobs and training opportunities.
Email: info@swib.ms.gov
Care Center
Care Center offers pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, counseling, birthing and parenting classes, infant supplies, adoption support, job assistance/training, and referrals for healthcare/financial assistance/legal aid/adoption/community support.
Address: 1277 Main Street, Southaven, MS 38671
Community Services - Mississippi Department of Human Services
Community Action Agencies throughout the state provide a wide range of community services, including utility assistance, mortgage and rental assistance, and help paying for education and training.
Complete2Compete
Complete 2 complete helps adults who left college at least 2 years ago to go back to a Mississippi community college or public university and finish their degree.
Email: info@msc2c.org
Doors of Hope Transition Ministries
Doors of Hope Transition Ministries helps families who are currently homeless or at imminent risk of losing their home by offering emergency financial assistance with rent or utilities, financial literacy/budgeting programs, and continuing education.
Address: 924 Van Buren Ave., Oxford, MS 38655
Federal Student Aid
Fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form to apply for financial aid for college or graduate school.
Hope Exchange
Hope Exchange Jackson's 10-week class prepares the under and unemployed for sustainable employment through practical job and life skills training.
Email: levijgill@gmail.com
Mississippi Attorney General Office's Bureau of Victim Assistance
The Office of the Mississippi Attorney General's Bureau of Victim Assistance offers support for crime and abuse victims, referrals to victim services, shelters, community services, job training and pro bono resources, and assistance in applying for domestic abuse protection orders.
Address: 550 High Street, Jackson, MS 39205
Mississippi Financial Aid
Mississippi provides financial aid for students to go to college.
Mississippi Job Corps
Mississippi Job Corps provides free career training.
Address: 400 Harmony Rd, Crystal Springs, MS
Additional Phone Numbers:
800-733-5627
Need a Job - Mississippi Department of Employment Security
The Mississippi Department of Employment Security connects Mississippians with employment opportunities, offers job training, and administers the unemployment benefits program.
Address: 1235 Echelon Parkway, Jackson, MS 39213
Pell Grants - Federal Student Aid
Federal Pell Grants are awarded undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need and have not earned a bachelor's, graduate, or professional degree
Sacred Heart Southern Missions Ministry of Tate County
Sacred Heart Southern Missions provides direct aid through food pantries, clothing, gasoline, rent and utilities assistance, offers assistance for families applying for state and federal benefits, offers GED diploma classes, parenting classes and adult continuing education classes.
Address: 6050 Hwy 161, Walls, MS 38680
Email: comments@shsm.org
Skill UP Mississippi
Skill UP Mississippi helps people launch careers, strengthens the state workforce, and creates an opportunity for economic development. Find a location near you at https://skillupmississippi.com/#holmes.
Email: skillup@mccb.edu
Teach Grant - Federal Student Aid
The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program provides grant funds to students who are enrolled in a TEACH Grant-eligible program of study, at a school that participates in the TEACH Grant Program. Students must agree to teach full time for at least four years in a high-need field at a low-income elementary school, secondary school, or educational service agency.
Women Deserve Better - Financing Your Education
Women Deserve Better offers information on the various ways to finance your education, including available grants, scholarships, and loans.
Women Deserve Better - How to Apply for College Scholarships
Women Deserve Better offers information on how to apply for college scholarships, with specific information for moms, single parents, nontraditional students, and students with dependent children.
Women Deserve Better - Reentry Programs
Women Deserves Better connects mothers looking to re-enter the workforce with companies who will help.
Workforce Development & Partnership Management - Mississippi Department of Human Services
The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS), Division of Workforce Development (DWD), is partnering with state agencies and community-based organizations (CBOs) across the State to provide employer-driven, career-technical education, workforce skills training, and wrap-around services to help eligible SNAP recipients be successful in today’s job market.
WOW Care Closet
WOW Women of Wisdom Inc. offers good, clean, new or gently used professional/ business attire for job interviews at no cost to women who are looking to enter or re-enter the workplace. WOW is located at the Knight Nonprofit Center.
Address: 11975 Seaway Road, Gulfport, MS 39503
Email: robin@wowcommunity.org