Assessment for Eligibility |
Welcome to the Low-Income Child Safety Seat Distribution Program application, a service provided by the Mississippi State Department of Health's Occupant Protection Safe Riders Magnolia Dual Child Passenger Safety Program.
Parents and caregivers can make a lifesaving difference by ensuring that their children are properly buckled on every trip. Restraint use among children is associated with their driver's seat belt use. Our team's goals are to reduce the number of motor vehicle crash injuries and fatalities to unrestrained and improperly restrained children in Mississippi, to serve as a lead education and training resource for the public, and to help build program capacity and sustainability.
We offer child passenger safety education to all Mississippians and coordinate the distribution of child safety seats to low-income and underserved families through developing collaborative relationships with Mississippi stakeholders to refer families to established education and distribution sites in their local community.
Who We Serve
- Low-income parents or legal guardians;
- Child Passenger Safety Technicians; and
- Safety advocates.
How We Serve
Our program offers statewide support by providing:
- Child safety seats for families in need;
- Child safety seat inspections/checkups events;
- Child passenger safety presentations and training;
- National child passenger safety (CPS) technician certification courses;
- Child passenger safety surveying; and
- Educational materials and resources.
On this application, you will be asked questions about you and your household members. You may want to first collect documents you have that will help you answer questions.
To be eligible for the program, mothers, parents, or legal guardians of a child(ren) in low-income and underserved environments must provide photo identification, proof of income, residence, and receipt of federal assistance (including benefit numbers). For a full list of State-requested documents, please click HERE.
Additional requirements include the completion of child safety seat education with a certified child passenger safety technician (CPST). The following questions will determine your eligibility for our program.
This application may take 35-50 minutes to complete.