Full-Time
Counselor
Community Action of South Mississippi
51-200 employees
Offers free community services for low-income
No salary listed
Moss Point, MS, USA
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- A minimum of a High School Diploma or GED is required.
- Supervise campers and ensure their safety, development, growth, skill achievement, and general well-being.
- Maintain a schedule for camp participants.
- Facilitate and create lesson plans for daily activities.
- Organize and lead a variety of small- and large-group activities.
Casoms delivers free, coordinated services to help low-income residents in Jackson, Harrison, and George counties achieve self-sufficiency. It runs as a federally designated Community Action Agency, funded mainly by CSBG, LIHEAP, and Head Start, providing programs such as Head Start and Early Head Start, LIHEAP energy assistance and weatherization, food pantries, senior centers, financial literacy, free VITA tax prep, parenting classes, and limited paid childcare through First Step. Services are available to households at or below 125% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines and are designed to address basic needs—education, energy, food, and housing stability—through a wraparound, community-based approach. The organization differentiates itself by its nationwide designation and county-wide, multi-service model that supports families across life stages to reduce poverty and increase self-sufficiency.
Company Size
51-200
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Headquarters
Moss Point, Mississippi
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- On August 12, 2026, CASOMS held a public hearing to shape grant priorities.
- Updated August 11, 2026, enrollment remains online and year-round across nine Head Start locations.
- FY2024 served 6,513 energy-assistance clients and 2,567 food-aid recipients, showing durable demand.
What critics are saying
- Federal grant cuts or delayed Head Start renewals would immediately strain CASOMS staffing and enrollment.
- CASOMS depends heavily on CSBG, LIHEAP, and Head Start; funding shocks threaten operations.
- A compliance failure in Head Start or LIHEAP would trigger audits, loss of grants, and closures.
What makes Community Action of South Mississippi unique
- CASOMS runs Head Start, LIHEAP, CSBG, VITA, senior, and food programs across three counties.
- FY2024 annual report showed 478 Head Start children and $6.5 million tax refunds.
- Vanessa Gibson’s 2025 annual report emphasizes integrated, one-stop poverty services from Moss Point.
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