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StateRehabilitationCouncil AnnualReport

2013

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MissionStatement

4Itistheexpressmission

oftheStateofMississippi

7RehabilitationCounciltoensurethatMississippians

withdisabilitieshavea

7strongroleinshapingthevocationalrehabilitation

8programsoftheMississippiDepartmentofRehabilitationServices.

10VisionStatement

Thevisionofthe

11StateofMississippi RehabilitationCouncil

11istoensurethatthe

MississippiDepartment ofRehabilitationServicesprovidesMississippians

12withdisabilities empowermentthrough

12informedchoice,inclusion

13throughequalaccessandfullparticipation,

13independencethroughemployment

16opportunities,andintegrationthrough

advocacy.

DearGovernorBryantandMembersoftheMississippiLegislature:

ThankyoufortheopportunitytosharewithyouafewofthemanyaccomplishmentsoftheMississippiDepartmentofRehabilitationServicesandtheStateRehabilitationCouncilin2013.Ourpartnershipisvitaltocarryingoutourmissionofprovidingqualityservicestoindividualswithdisabilitiesinatimelyandeffectivemanner.Iwould liketothankthemembersfortheirservice,guidance,andvaluableinputintheagency’sworktoprovidequalityservicestoMississippianswithdisabilities.

AlthoughthecitizensofMississippihavefacedsometougheconomictimesthisyear,atMDRSwecontinuetostrivetomeettheneedsof Mississippianswithdisabilitieswhorelyonourservicestobecomesuccessfullyemployed.In2013,theOfficesofVocationalRehabilitation andVocationalRehabilitationfortheBlindhaveserved21,544jobseekers withsignificantdisabilitiesandachievedoutstandingratingsinclient satisfactionsurveys.Thisyear,wehaveachievedourgoalofassistingover4,500peopleenterintotheworkforceandbecomesuccessfully employedleadingtoeconomicindependence.

Inourreport,wehaveincludedsuccessstoriesofourconsumers.Thesesuccessescouldnotbeachievedwithoutthededicationandhardwork bythestaffoftheMDRSinconsultationwiththemembersoftheStateRehabilitationCouncilandtheconsumersweserve.Welookforward tothiscontinuedpartnershipandanotheryearofsuccessfuloutcomes.

H.S.McMillan,ExecutiveDirector

MSDepartmentofRehabilitationServices

PersonsservedbyPrimarydisability

Primarydisabilitynumberserved

Cognitive and Mental...... 7,849

GeneralPhysical...... 6,907

HearingLoss,Communicative...... 2,966

LegallyBlind,OtherVisual...... 1,842

Orthopedic...... 1,293

Deafness...... 314

Blindness...... 95

Respiratory...... 80

Deafblind...... 22

ApplicationStatus...... 176

Total...... 21,544

2,966,

13.8%1,842,

8.5%

1,293, 6.0%

314, 1.5%

176,

0.8%

6,907,

32.1%

7,849,

36.4%

22, 0.1%

373, 1.7%

80,

0.4%

95,

0.4%

CognitiveandMental / GeneralPhysical / HearingLoss,Communicative
LegallyBlind,OtherVisual / Orthopedic / Deafness
Blindness / Respiratory / Deafblind
ApplicationStatus

demograPhicsofPersonsserved

genderPercentage

Male...... 47.80%

Female...... 52.20%

ageataPPlicationPercentage

10-20...... 20.51%

20-30...... 17.03%

30-40...... 15.95%

40-50...... 18.90%

50-60...... 17.49%

60-70...... 7.64%

70-80...... 2.19%

80-90...... 0.29%

AverageAge atApplication...... 39

educationlevelataPPlicationPercentage

NoFormalSchooling...... 0.11%

ElementaryEducation(Grades1-8)...... 3.33% SecondaryEducation,nohighschooldiploma...... 18.74% HighSchoolGraduateorEquivalencyCertificate...... 34.78% Post-SecondaryEducation,nodegree...... 14.58% AAdegreeorVocationalTechnologyCertificate...... 7.24% Bachelor’sdegree...... 5.85%

Master’sdegreeorhigher...... 1.95%

SpecialEducation(completionorattendance)...... 13.34% Educationnotlisted...... 0.08%

racePercentage

AmericanIndianorAlaskanNative...... 0.30% Asain...... 0.30%

BlackorAfricanAmerican...... 44.64%

NativeHawaiianorOtherPacificIslander...... 0.09% Multi-racial...... 3.82%

WhiteorCaucasian...... 50.81%

Racenotlisted...... 0.04%

emPloymentstatusofPersonsrehabilitated

occuPationnumberemPloyed

EmploymentinIntegratedSetting...... 3,732

Self-Employment(excludingBEP)...... 827

Homemaker...... 7

VendingStandOperator...... 2

UnpaidFamilyWorker...... 1

Total...... 4,569

emPloymentinintegratedsettings

occuPationnumberemPloyed

ServiceWorker...... 1,132

Sales...... 484

SkilledCraft...... 468

Secretarial/Office/Clerical...... 456

Laborer...... 392

Professional...... 305

Operative...... 240

Executive/Managerial...... 118

Technical/Paraprofessional...... 96

ProductionOccupations...... 10

CommunityandSocialService...... 6

ClericalandAdministrativeSupport...... 5

HealthcarePractitionersandTechnical...... 5

HealthcareSupport...... 5

ComputerandMathematical...... 4

Education,Training,andLibrary...... 3

ProtectiveService...... 3

Total...... 3,732

clientsservedandclosedfor2013

ClientsServed

21,544

IndividualizedPlansforEmploymentWritten

6,668

SuccessfullyEmployed

4,569

Closed,Other

1,684

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StepOne:SteptwO:Step three:StepFOur:

StepFive:StepSix:

StepSeven:Stepeight:

Stepnine:Stepten:

GuideThroughTheSystem

Referral—IprovidecontactinformationtoVRtoarrangea

meeting.

Orientation—IlearnwhatVRisaboutandifitisrightfor

me.

Application — I declare that I intend to work and need

assistance in getting or keeping a job.

AssessmentandEvaluation—Mycounselorcollectsinformationabouthowmydisabilityaffectswork,includingmedicalinformationfrommydoctors,todeterminemystrengthsandlimitations.

Determine Eligibility — The counselor reviews all the

information to decide if I am eligible forVR services.

IndividualizedPlanforEmployment(IEP)—Together,mycounselorandIdesigntheroadmaptohelpmegotowork-aplan to reach a job goal that is right for me.

Action—AlongwithmycounselorandotherVRstaff,Iwork my plan to reach my job goal.

Employment — I’ve reached my job goal!

CaseClosure — I am employed for at least 90days.

PostEmploymentServices—IfIhaveproblemsatmyjob,

I can contact myVR counselor to help me stay employed.

ProgramFunding

TitleOneSection110MatchFunding

State Funds 21.3%

FederalFunds 78.7%

2013section 110grant / $ 44,467,038
statematch / $ 12,034,916
total2013funding / $ 56,501,954

ConsumerSatisfactionSurvey

Theratingsforthevariousservicesconsumersreceivedarepresentedbelowusingtheaverage(mean)scoregiventoeachitembyallrespondentsinterviewed.Therespondentswereaskedbyanindependentthirdpartytoratethefollowingitemsonascaleof1to5,with1beingverybadand 5beingverygood.Thus,ahighscoreindicatesthattheservicewasgood andalowscorethatitwasbad.

item1: / ThehelptheVRstaffprovidedatthetimeyouappliedforVR
services.
item2: / The help from theVR staff during the planning of your services.
item3: / ThehelpfromtheVRstaffwhenyouwerereceivingyourVR
services.
item4: / Thehelpyoureceivedfromotheragenciesorserviceproviders.
item5: / Youremploymentoutcome.
item6: / Employmentbenefitsprovidedbyyournewemployer.
item7: / Overall,howdoyouratetheservicesyoureceived?

5.00

4.50

AverageConsumerRating

4.684.684.684.29

4.09

3.334.54

4.00

3.50

3.00

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

0.50

0.00

Item1Item2Item3Item4Item5Item6Item7

TypeofConsumerSurveyed

Blind

138

Non-Blind

936

02004006008001,000

SRCcommentsand/or recommendationsforinputintotheMississippi DepartmentofRehabilitationServices’OfficeofVocational Rehabilitationor VocationalRehabilitationfortheBlind(OVR/OVRB) servicedeliverysystem:

•MDRSwastheonlyoneofstateWIPAgranteeswhosuccessfullyaddressedtheneedsofNativeAmericanindividualswithdisabilitieswho receivedSSIorSSDIandwhowereseekingemployment.However,I seeintoday’sresourcematerialsthenewWIPAplantobegin8/1/13.I wouldliketoknowthecurrentplanofMDRSWIPAtomeettheuniqueneedsofNativeAmericansandprovideservicesinaculturallyrelevantandaccessibleway..

AgencyResponse:AlthoughthebarrierstoservingNativeAmericanswithdisabilities aresignificant,theyarenotimpossibletoovercome.OurWIPA StaffisdedicatedandcommittedtoassistourNativeAmericancitizensinprovidingtraditionalWIPAserviceswhileadaptingtotheNativeAmerican needs.Thebestplanofactionisouroutreachinpersonvisitstotheareas whereNativeAmericanslive.Outreachwillconsistofadvertisingintribal newspapers,havinginformationalboothsattribalfairs,usingpostersand brochures,andsimilaractivities.WIPAStaffwillalsoenhanceworking relationshipswiththestaffoftheMississippiBandofChoctawIndians whocanthenreferclientstoWIPAandotherresourcesintheirlocal community.WIPAstaffwillvisittheChoctawIndianReservationregularly andmeetpotentialclientsthroughcoordinationandcollaborationwith theMississippiBandofChoctawIndians.WIPAstaffwillprovideservices thatarecoordinatedinaculturallyappropriatemanner,andtypicallywill involve the client’s family.

SRCcommentsand/orrecommendationsconcerningtheresultsof consumersatisfaction surveys:

•Consumersatisfactionremainshighindicatingthatservicedeliveryismeetingconsumerexpectation/need.

•Thereportindicatesgoodconsumersatisfaction.Commentsindicatethatservicesarehelpingindividualsachieveemployment.

Agency Response:MDRS appreciates the compliments.Information was giventotheMembersoftheSRCshowingthattheconsumersinputisvalued andappreciated.Wecontinuetostrivetoaddressanyconcernsmembers may have.

SRCcommentsand/orrecommendationsforinputintermsofpotentialserviceprovidersordiscussionsontheperformanceofserviceproviderscurrently being used by OVR/OVRB:

•Iwashappytohearthediscussionofconsumerchoiceofvendors fororientationandmobilityandothereducationforindividualswithblindness.

•Iamnotfamiliarthoroughlywiththelisting.Considerclientschoiceswheneconomicallyfeasibleandwhenprovidersarejudgedtobehigh quality.Hearingoverallstaffcommentsandapparentconcernforhighqualityservicesandtheirconcentrationonclientsatisfaction,Iamsure thisrecommendationisbeingfollowed.

AgencyResponse:MDRSappreciatesyourcomments.MDRSwillgladly addressanyspecificconcernsofindividualserviceprovidersatanytime throughout the year.

SRCcommentsand/orrecommendationsconcerningVRPolicy,State Plan Development, and SRC business:

•IwasunabletoattendtheStatePlanhearingtoday.However,Iwas invitedlastFebruarytoworkwithstaffcommittees.IwasprovidedacompletedraftoftheupcomingStatePlanandhadampleopportunitytocommentandaskquestionsasneeded.Theprocesswasexcellenttoallowmyparticipation.

•Iwouldliketoreadthepolicies. Theconsumerwasveryeffectiveindemonstratingtheeffectivenessoftheservicestowardshisemployment.AgencyResponse: MDRSstrivestokeepallSRCmembersupdatedofall committeesregardingtheStatePlan. MDRSappreciatesallsuggestions andinputfromSRCmembers. MDRSprovidedmaterialforthemember

toread concerning the policies of theAlcohol and Drug Service Program.

VocationalRehabilitation

In 2013,theOfficeofVocationalRehabilitation (VR)assisted21,544 eligibleMississippianswithdisabilitiesto receive services including,butnotlimitedto,counselingandguidanceinadjustmenttodisability, vocationalexploration,physicalandmentalrestoration,jobtraining, assistive technology, and job placement.

IndividualsservedbyVRhaveawidearrayofdisabilitiesincluding:hearing lossordeafness,amputations,mentalandemotionaldisorders,epilepsy, developmentaldiseaseanddisorders,traumaticbraininjuries,orthopedic impairments,residualsfromcancer,speechimpairments,andthelike.

ThetotalnumberofsuccessfulemploymentoutcomesforourVRconsumers in 2013 was 4,569.

AbilityWorks

AbilityWorksisanetworkof17communityrehabilitationprogramsthatprovidesvocationalassessment,jobtraining,andactualworkexperience forindividualswithdisabilities.Thisispossiblethroughawidearrayof contractandsubcontractservicesprovidedtolocalbusinessandindustry. AbilityWork’smissiontoclientsis“toimprovethequalityoflife,employmentopportunities,andintegrationofpeoplewithdisabilitiesintothecommunity.”

Itsmissiontobusinessandindustrythroughitssubcontractingprogramistoprovidefastturnaroundtimes,high-qualityworkmanship,competitiverates,creditrates,credittermsandspeedydelivery.SomeoftheservicesandproductsAbilityWorksoffersincludecollatingandsorting,packagingandhandling,assemblywork,productreworking,productreclamation,groundsmaintenance,housekeepingandqualityreviews.

DuringFFY2013,AbilityWorksservedatotalof2,932MDRSclients, resulting in 942 successful employment outcomes.

VocationalRehabilitationfortheBlind Ofthe4,569successfulemploymentoutcomesbyVR,574wereachieved throughVocationalRehabilitationfortheBlind(VRB). VRBconsumers

receivedservicessuchascounselingandguidanceinadjustmenttodisability,

vocationalexploration,orientationandmobilitytraining,jobtraining,and

assistivetechnology.

ItinerantTeachersworkcloselywithVRBcounselorstocoordinate services,evaluateclientneeds,developliving-needsplansandinstructionalmaterials,andprovideonsitetrainingforconsumerswhoareblindor visuallyimpaired.In2013,theItinerantTeacherProgramprovided74 services forVRB consumers.

TheAddieMcBrydeRehabilitationCenterfortheBlindprovidestraditional intensiveevaluation,training,andadjustmentservicesonthecampusof theUniversityofMississippiMedicalCenter.In2013,theAddieMcBryde Center provided training to 169 consumers.

IndependentLivingServicesfortheBlind(ILB)enableseligibleconsumers toreceivepeergroupcounseling,assistivetechnologyevaluation,adjustment services,orientationandmobilitytraining,personaladjustmentinstruction andtrainingintechniquesfordailyliving.In2013,ILBservedover2,800 consumersthroughindirectservicessuchashealthfairs,visionscreening,peergroups,andoutreach. Furthermore,ILBprovideddirectservicesto

VocationalRehabilitationfortheBlind 760consumerswhoarelegallyblindandeitherovertheageof55orhavea significantsecondarydisabilitybyprovidingavarietyofindependentliving

services.

TheBusinessEnterpriseProgram(BEP)providessupportforself- employmentopportunitiesinthefoodserviceindustryforMississippians whoarelegallyblind.TheseBEPentrepreneursoperateavarietyof businesses includingvendingmachineroutes,snackbarsandcafeteriason militarybases.In2013,forty(40)individualsoperatedsuccessfulbusinesses as BEPvendors.

DeafServices

TheMDRSDeafServices Program continues to promote excellencebystrivingtoassistnewRCD’s(RehabilitationCounselorsfor theDeaf)toreachtherequiredcommunicationsskillslevelontheSignedCommunicationProficiencyInterview(SCPI),anAmericanSignLanguage assessmentdevelopedbytheRochesterInstituteofTechnology.Adequatecommunicationskillsareapre-requisitetomeaningfulcounselingandguidancewithpeoplewhoareDeafandusemanualcommunication.

Thisskill,alongwithotherspecializedtraining,hasbeenavitalfactorinthesuccessfulrehabilitationofindividualswithdeafnessorsignificanthearing loss.InFFY2013,DeafServiceswereprovidedto3,183Mississippians, resulting in 912 successful rehabilitations.

Transition

ThroughtheTransitionServicesProgram,theMississippiDepartmentof RehabilitationServicesassistseligiblesecondaryschoolstudentswithdisabilitiestoenablethemtomakethedifficulttransitionfromschoolto subsequentworkenvironments.WorkingcooperativelywiththeMississippi DepartmentofEducationandlocalschooldistricts,MDRScounselorsplanandimplementprogramsdesignedtoprovidethistrainingandassistance.

Examplesoftransitionservicesarevocational-technicaltraining,vocationalevaluation,workadjustmenttraining,onthejobtraining,jobsearchskills, andworkexperienceprograms.InFFY2013,theTransitionProgramservedapproximately3,150studentsandplaced482insuccessfulemployment outcomes.

SupportedEmployment

TheSupportedEmploymentProgramisaspecializedplacementandtrainingprogramtoassistthoseindividualswithseveredisabilitiesinfindingand maintainingemployment.Choiceofemploymentisbasedonsuchthingsas theindividual’s:uniquestrengths,interests,resources,capabilities,abilities, priorities,concerns,informedchoice.

Workingtogether,trainedvocationalcounselorsandjobplacement specialistsprovidesupportneededfortheindividualtoprepareforandsecureanappropriatejobmatch,aswellastoretainorregainemployment. DuringFFY2013,996individualsreceivedSupportedEmploymentservices,and119resultedinsuccessfulemploymentoutcomes.

SuccessStories

OCHPartnerswithLocalProgramtoProvide WorkExperience/BuildSelf-Esteem

ochregionalmedicalcenternews

writtenbymkight

Nov.6,2013--OCHRegionalMedicalCenterrecentlyreceivedrecognitionfromtheStateDepartmentofRehabilitationfortrainingandemployingindividualswithdisabilities.TheMedicalCenterisoneofthelocalbusinessesthatpartnerswithAbilityWorksinStarkvilletoproviderealworkexperiencesothatthosewithdisabilitiesmayretainemploymentandpossiblyliveindependently.Sometimesthetemporaryworkexperienceturns into a full-time job for participants.

JessieHoganwasapartoftherehabilitationprogramwhenhefirstcameto OCHtogainvaluableworkexperiencewithintheenvironmentalservicesdepartment.“TheymadesureIwasatworkontime,gotmyjobdoneand gotalongwithotheremployees,”explainedHogan.

“WhatstoodouttomemostaboutJessiewashishumblespiritandexcellentworkethic,”recalledKennedyNeal,environmentalservicesdirector. “Wheneverhehadaquestion,hewouldaskmebecausehewantedtomakesure the job was done right,” added Neal.

AfterhistrialperiodatOCH,Hoganwashiredasanenvironmentalservices

tech,andsevenyearslater,Hogansaysthejobisgoinggreat. “Ienjoythe

workIdoatthehospitalandknowingthatI’mhelpingpeople.Everyoneis

really nice and having this job means a lot to me,” said Hogan.

StarkvilleAbilityWorksFacilityManagerMariePorterasaidthereare17 AbilityWorkslocationsthroughoutthestatethatfunctiontohelppeopledevelopgoodworkhabitsandjobskillsandeventuallyfindjobs.“We appreciatethepeopleandbusinesseslikeOCHthattakeoncontractworkers sothattheycangettheworkexperiencetheyneedtobecomevaluableemployees,”saidPortera.“WhenweseepeoplelikeJessiecomethroughtheprogramandgetajob,itmakesusfeelasthoughwe’reapartoftheir successstoryandwhatwe’redoingismakingadifference,”sheadded.

Nealsaidforthepasttenyearshe’sbeenacceptingAbilityWorks’contractworkerswhenhehasanopeninginhisdepartmentandnotedthoseindividualshavebeenexcellentemployees.“Whentheyfirstcomehere,someofthem feel like they can’t, but they can,” said Neal. I have a love and passion for thosepeople.Ienjoytakingthemundermywingtotrainthemsothatthey canbecomeproductivecitizensandgivebacktothecommunity,”headded.

Nealalsopointedoutthattheprogramaidsinbuildingself-esteemforthoseindividuals.Hoganagreedthejobhasmadehimfeelgoodabouthimself. “Thisjobhashelpedmeprovideformyfamilyandpaymybills,andthat’s veryimportanttome,”hesaid.

MicahMorgan

In2009,whileincollegeatDeltaStateUniversity,threedaysbeforeher 20thbirthday,MicahMorganlookedathertestandcouldn’treadit.Theteacherwouldn’tallowhertoleavetheclassroomsoshehadtofinishthe testnotbeingabletoseeit.Oneyearlater,Micahwaslegallyblind.

Herbrother,whohasthesameimpairment,wasabigsupport.HehadreceivedVRBservicesaswellsoMicahwasfamiliarwiththeprogramand withcounselor,KathyBowman.“Kathywassoresponsivetomyneeds,it madeiteasyformetoreachmygoalofbecomingateacher,”Micahstates.

Duringcollege,assoonasshegotherschedule,shewouldgotomeetherprofessorsandexplainherdisability.Shefoundthemtobemorethanhelpfulandaccommodatingtoherneeds.Thehardestpartofadjustment duringcollegewastakingallofhernecessaryequipmenttothevariousschoolsandclassroomswhileshewascompletingtheobservationwork requirementforherdegree.ShehadtocarryaCCTVtoallofherclasses andpeoplelookedatherdifferently.

“Ihadtolearntolookpastit.Foreverypersonwhomadeyoufeeluncomfortable,therearetwentywhoareunderstandingandaretheretohelp.”

Whenshebeganherjobhunt,shestressedoverwhethertoself-identifyto herpotentialemployers.Shewentonseveralinterviewsandchosenottodiscloseherdisability,however,shedidtellherbosswhenofferedthejob atSudduth.“IjustwantedtoprovetoeveryonethatIcoulddoit.”The teachingstaffatherschoolofferatremendousamountofsupportaswell,especiallyduringstaffmeetings.

Micah’sdisabilityisonereasonshedecidedtobecomeateacher,andshe statestherearemanystudentswhohaveimpairmentsthatneedextrahelpandwhobettertounderstandthansomeonewhohasexperienceditfirst- hand, “I’m not disabled, I’m just differently abled.”

OnherexperiencewithMDRSandVRBservices,Micahstates,“Theyare justonecallaway.Theywillhelpseeyouthrough.Adjustingtovision lossisnotaneasywalk,butpeoplewillacceptyouandtherearepeoplewhocanhelp.”Micah’smessagetoemployers,“Havefaithinme,Icandoit.Sometimeshavingadisabilitygivesyouaninsideperspectivethatisbeneficialtodoingyourjobsuccessfully.”

ClientsServedPerCounty

Tunica

DeSoto

500

Tate97

Marshall

139

Benton

67Tippah

164

Union

274

Alcorn

353

Prentiss

231

164

229

Coahoma

Panola

71349

Lafayette

297

Pontotoc

Lee Itawamba

591194

Quitman

157

Yalobusha 93

269

Bolivar

168

Tallahatchie

150

Grenada

207

CalhounChickasaw

120

Monroe

248

Leflore

Sunflower606

Webster

142

Clay

207

159

Carroll

126 ChoctaOktibbeha

Lowndes

Washington

494523

493

Humphreys

Holmes

290

Attala

Winston

Noxubee

Sharkey

169

20880

Warren

Yazoo

210

Madison

547

Leake

133

Scott

Neshoba

176

Newton

Kemper

Lauderdale

421

Hinds

Rankin

154

176692

1546959

Smith

Jasper

Clarke

Claiborne

Copiah

Simpson95

147117

Jefferson

194167

Covington

79Jefferson

Jones

Wayne

Lincoln

104

Davis

168671192

Adams

Franklin

297

Lawrence

327102

Pike

102

MarionLamar

780

Perry

Greene

Wilkinson

Amite

Walthall

269

Forrest

99112

370

415

114

PearlRiver

258

Hancock

194

Stone

Harrison

987

George

Jackson

654

Field Office Locations

DistrictI

51 County Road 166

Oxford, MS 38655

OVR: (662) 234-3171

OVRB: (662) 234-6092

DistrictI

DistrictII

2620TracelandDrive

Tupelo,MS38803

OVR: (662) 842-1010

615-APegram Drive

Tupelo,MS38801

OVRB: (662) 844-5830

DistrictIIIDistrictIV

DistrictIII

201Highway7South

Greenwood, MS 38930

OVR: (662) 453-6172

OVRB: (662) 455-1432

DistrictV

DistrictVI

DistrictVII

District IV

207IndustrialParkRoad

Starkville, MS 39760

OVR: (662) 323-9594

48 Datco Industrial Drive Columbus, MS 39704

OVRB: (662) 328-8807

DistrictVIII

DistrictIX

DistrictX

DistrictV

3895 Beasley Road

Jackson, MS 39213

OVR: (601) 898-7004

2550 Peachtree Street

Jackson, MS 39296

OVRB: (601) 987-7403

DistrictVI

1032 Center Pointe Blvd., SuiteA Pearl, MS 39208

OVR: (601) 709-5601

OVRB: (601) 709-5625

DistrictVII

1003CollegeDrive

Meridian, MS 39304

OVR: (601) 483-3881

OVRB: (601) 483-5391

DistrictVIII

1400-AHarrisonAvenue McComb, MS 39649

OVR: (601) 249-2498

OVRB: (601) 684-3392

DistrictIX

17JohnMerleTatumIndustrialDriveHattiesburg, MS 39401

OVR: (601) 545-5619

OVRB: (601) 545-5613

DistrictX

13486 Fastway Lane

Gulfport, MS 39503

OVR: (228) 575-3789

OVRB: (228) 575-3788

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