Mississippi Department of Human Services

As an organization, the Mississippi Department of Human Services is dedicated to serving others throughout the state and seeks to promote integrity, self-development, outstanding program delivery and excellent customer service. The agency also seeks to empower families being served to become self-sufficient and responsible for their future success. The mission of the agency is to provide services to people in need by optimizing all available resources to sustain the family unit and to encourage traditional family values thereby promoting self-sufficiency and personal responsibility for all Mississippians.