"I'm a mentor for the kids, help with homework, teach life skills like having good manners," said Samanda Summers, regarding the kids she tends to at her Future Children of the Universe Learning Center in south Jackson, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
The lack of accessible child care in Mississippi is keeping 7% of the state’s labor force out of work and costing the state billions of dollars.
