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January 31, 2025

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Yahala Devine has been an in-home childcare provider in Mendenhall for two and a half years, but her career trajectory changed when she joined the Nurturing Homes Initiative, or NHI, program. The NHI program is dedicated to enhancing the quality of early education experiences in family childcare homes. By offering resources, training and support, NHI equips providers with the tools they need to improve child development outcomes and advance their own careers.

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Technology is an important and necessary part of our lives, and for most people, it is impossible to avoid. But there are several ways you can minimize its interference in everyday life. Photo by blackzheep/stock.adobe.com
December 13, 2024

Do you know what technoference is? Chances are you’ve experienced it, whether you are familiar with the term or not.

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September 16, 2024

GLUCKSTADT, Miss. -- Children, parents and child care providers in the Gluckstadt area now have a new learning center with free resources. The Mississippi LIFT Resource and Referral Network at the Mississippi State University Extension Service provides mini-learning stations throughout the center with themed hands-on, play-based educational activities each month. Various free services are available through the center, including an educational lending library, referrals for teacher training, and family support services training.

Success Stories

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Volume 10 Number 3

When 10-year-old Hasib of Starkville trots his horse during therapeutic riding, he experiences a lingering calmness that his mother attributes to the experience he shares with his horse.

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Volume 10 Number 3

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/meet-the-ninth-grader-whos-helping-restore-mississippis-oyster-reefsMedia Chronicles Demi’s SuccessDemi Johnson is just 15 years old, but she is already impacting her community through 4-H and Girl Scouts.

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Volume 10 Number 2

When Kash Barnett started preschool, his vocabulary consisted of just five words.