September-2021

Note from the Executive Director

Greetings Friends,  I know many of you like the summer months because they provide outdoor time and vacation time. I’m one of those people who love the Fall, though, because it gives us that wonderful blue sky, cooler temperatures, fewer mosquitoes and gnats, and football season. I admit that my Fall weekends are usually spent […]

9/11 Memorial and Museum 20 Years Later

The heart of the mission of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum remains the annual commemoration ceremony.  Each year on the anniversary of 9/11, the families of victims gather for a ceremony on the 9/11 Memorial plaza to read aloud the names of the 2,983 men, women, and children killed in the September 11, […]

Welcome Robin Brooks to The Alliance

The Alliance extends a warm welcome to Robin Brooks, Administrative Assistant to the Policy/Affinity Groups. Robin (Mack) is a native of Clinton Mississippi. She is the middle child of 3 and the proud mother of 2 children. Robin loves reading and spending time with her family. Robin is currently a student at Belhaven University studying […]

Welcome Central MS Hub Director, Jamie Beatty

Please join us in welcoming Jamie Beatty as the new Central Mississippi Volunteer Hub Director.  Jamie is a native of Itawamba County in Northeast Mississippi. She graduated from Itawamba Community College and graduated from Mississippi State University with a bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Science with a focus in Adolescent Development. She is […]

Excellence in Action: Two Perspectives

Recertification Why do we maintain our Excellence in Action (EIA) certification? Because the families and children we serve deserve the best we can give them! In 2011, Community Care Network became one of the first four agencies in Mississippi to receive EIA Certification.  As the founder of a small but expanding nonprofit on the coast, […]

Fishing with Legends

One of my favorite things to do as the Constituent Services & Support Coordinator is cultivating and engaging in meaningful interactions with organizations across Mississippi. The last 3-months at The Alliance have been incredibly insightful and genuinely humbling. When traveling through the hot Mississippi-summer months of July and August, I met many inspiring organizations. By […]