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Family Dinner

Mission Statement - Bringing the family back to the dinner table to help fight obesity.

Press Release - Holmes family brings dinner back to the table

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Common Gardens

Mission Statement - Creating and demonstrating healthy lifestyle habits with community-wide involvement by creating a community garden.

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Physical Activity Outside of Schools

Mission Statement - To promote, improve, and model physical activity in innovative ways that benefit the community as a whole.

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Filed Under: Family, Children and Parenting, Nurturing Homes Initiative 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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Filed Under: Family, Housing and Homebuyer, Food and Health, Health January 3, 2025

RAYMOND, Miss. -- Space heaters and fireplaces can help keep temperatures comfortable during cold weather. However, all types of heating equipment can be fire hazards if safety precautions are not taken. According to the National Fire Protection Association, home heating fires happen most often in December, January and February, accounting for almost half of all home heating fires.

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