WHAT WE DO

PREK COLLABORATIVE
In 2014, we became one of the first communities to receive Early Learning Collaborative funding from the state of Mississippi. With the support of state funds, we work to ensure that all 4 year olds in Tallahatchie
County have access to high-quality pre-K programs. We provide backbone support to our four educational provider partners:

• West Tallahatchie Head Start Center
• Eva Covington Head Start Center
• East Tallahatchie School District
• West Tallahatchie School District

COLLECTIVE IMPACT INITIATIVE
TELA operates as the backbone organization for the collective impact process in the county. This is a process where people work together toward our shared goals of supporting children’s health, quality early education, and connected communities in our county. As the backbone organization we guide vision and strategy, establish shared measurement, support aligned activities, cultivate community engagement and ownership, advance policy, and mobilize resources for the groups with whom we work.