Emergency Needs

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

  Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the food stamp program, provides monthly benefits that help low income households buy the food they need for good health. Mississippi residents who face food insecurity are urged to apply for the program. Help is available for those struggling to put food on the table.

• Kids, Families and COVID-19

  Pandemic Pain Points and the Urgent Need to Respond

  During the COVID-19 pandemic, Mississippi children and their families are struggling with food security, housing, health insurance, and mental health care. This new data and recommendations to meet these needs is published in the Kids, Families and COVID-19: Pandemic Pain Points and a Roadmap for Recovery, a 50-state KIDS COUNT policy report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation on how families are faring during the pandemic.

• American Association of Poison Control Centers

  PHONE:  800.222.1222     24 hours a day, 365 days a year or https://www.poisonhelp.org/help 
  AAPCC represents the poison control centers of the United States and the interests of poison prevention and treatment of poisoning.

• American Asthma Association

  Information about asthma and resources for parents

• American Red Cross

  Click ‘Find Your Local Red Cross’for help in your community.  Provides emergency assistance for victims of single family fires, natural disasters including floods.

• Call 2-1-1

  PHONE:  Dial 211

  Provided by the MS United Way, the 2-1-1 System connects people with needed services through an easy to remember three-digit phone number or the web. Specially trained staff provide information and  referral services when needed and provide the appropriate resource and related information. 

• Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.

  Offers assistance and problem solving specific to immigrants in need

• Child Abuse Prevention/Interventions

  PHONE:  1.800.4.A.CHILD (1.800.422.4453)
  24 hours a day, 365 days a year
  The National Child Abuse Hotline offers crisis intervention, information, literature, and referrals to thousands of emergency, social service, and support resources. All calls are anonymous and confidential.

• El Pueblo

  info@elpueblo-ms.us
  El Pueblo, PO Box 145, Biloxi, MS 39533  
  Offers interpreters, some legal advice, and family support for immigrants living in MS. 

• FEMA- Federal Emergency Management

  Assistance offered through the federal government after a storm or natural disaster.