Financial Assistance

It is important that you begin now to take steps regarding your finances so you can be prepared when your income changes.

Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS) of Jackson, Mississippi is one resource for managing your finances. It is a nonprofit, community service agency, providing services to anyone through:

Educational Outreach Programs - seminars are conducted by trained CCCS representatives for employee groups, schools, churches, civic organizations, and professional associations.

Housing Counseling – CCCS is certified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as a comprehensive housing counseling agency. It provides counseling to assist clients in mortgage defaults and rental delinquency issues, and provides options available to save the homeowners property.

Debt Management Programs – CCCS develops reduced payment plans with creditors for individuals and families who are overextended.

Additional information on programs and services visit CCCS at www.cccsinc.org (in English) or www.cccsenespanol.org ( in Spanish) or you may contact the following representative for the state of Mississippi:

Consumer Credit Counseling Service
2906 North State Street, Suite 204
Jackson, MS 39216

Program Director: Chris Burford
601-969-6431

The Mississippi State University Extension Service is another resource. This agency offers counseling and assistance to help you with many of your financial decisions. The Extension Service also provides educational programs based on local needs, new research and technical information. You may also visit their web site at www.msucares.com

The following programs are offered:


* You may contact the Family Resource Management Extension Agent that serves the county in which you live that are listed below.

Family Management Extension Agents by Region


Agent

Counties Served

Telephone#

Charlestien Harris

Coahoma, DeSoto, Grenada, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica & Yalobusha Attala, Bolivar Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Montgomery, Sharkey, Sunflower, & Washington

(662) 326-5521

 

Mary L. Moore

Alcorn, Benton, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Marshall, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo & Union

(662) 286-7755

 

Sonia Hancock Rankin

 

(601) 825-1462

 

Beverly Maddox Simpson

 

(601) 847-1335

Agent

Counties Served

Telephone#

Charlestien Harris

Coahoma, DeSoto, Grenada, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica & Yalobusha Attala, Bolivar Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Montgomery, Sharkey, Sunflower, & Washington

(662) 326-5521

 

Mary L. Moore

Alcorn, Benton, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Marshall, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo & Union

(662) 286-7755

 

Margaret Rogers

Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Monroe, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Webster & Winston

(662) 323-5916

 

Sonia Hancock Rankin

 

(601) 825-1462

 

Beverly Maddox Simpson

 

(601) 847-1335

Agent

Counties Served

Telephone#

Teresa Lyle

Copiah, Hinds, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Warren &Yazoo

(601) 267-5683

 

Shretta Varnado

Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lincoln, Walthall & Wilkerson

(601) 783-5321

 

Sonia Hancock Rankin

 

(601) 825-1462

 

Beverly Maddox Simpson

 

(601) 847-1335

Agent

Counties Served

Telephone#

Susan E. Cosgrove

Clarke, Covington, Jasper, Jeff Davis, Joes, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton, & Wayne Counties

(601) 635-2268

 

Tawnya Crockett

Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Lamar, Marion, Pearl River, Perry & Stone

(601) 545-6083

 

Charlestien Harris

Coahoma, DeSoto, Grenada, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica & Yalobusha Attala, Bolivar Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Montgomery, Sharkey, Sunflower, & Washington

(662) 326-5521

 

Teresa Lyle

Copiah, Hinds, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Warren & Yazoo

(601) 267-5683

 

Sonia Hancock Rankin

 

(601) 825-1462

 

Beverly Maddox Simpson

 

(601) 847-1335



Surviving a Layoff is a resource provided by your local WIN Job Center to those who have experienced a recent job layoff. This book will guide you through the steps you need to take now to get your financial situation in order and guide you through the layoff process.