Vocational Rehabilitation
Transition and Youth Career Services
Your Future starts with YOU!


Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation services
www.mdrs.ms.gov


Through the Transition and Youth Career Services program, the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services assists qualified individuals with disabilities from 14 to 24 years of age make the transition to a successful future.

When an individual is in school, the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Counselor works cooperatively with the Mississippi Department of Education and local school districts to help plan and implement pre-employment transition services. 

For eligible individuals who are not in school, but have not reached the age of 24, the MDRS Transition and Youth Career Services program works with other agencies, community partners, and employers to assist in the achievement of job placement.

The MDRS Transition and Youth Career Services program offers a variety of career planning options to qualified individuals that lead to competitive integrated employment.

VR Transition and Youth Counselors can meet with students as early as age 14. When students are two years prior to the projected school exit date, generally age 16, counselors can begin working with them to develop an Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) that will lead to the accomplishment of their career goals.

VR Transition and Youth Counselors
work together with classroom teachers to implement Pre-Employment Transition Services for eligible and potentially eligible students with disabilities.

Transition Specialists and Job Skill Trainers
may be utilized in school districts to develop permanent jobs within the community for eligible high school students.


Transition and Youth Career Services may consist of: 
• Assessment
• Consultation
• Individualized Plan for Employment
• Assistive Technology
• Job Search Skills
• Technical Assistance
• On-the-Job Training
• Job Readiness
• Supported Employment
• Post-Secondary Education
• Job Placement
• Internship
• Apprenticeship
• Meetings with Schools, Students and Youth



District I
51 County Road 166
Oxford, MS 38655
OVR: (662) 234-3171
OVRB: (662) 234-6092

District II
2620 Traceland Drive
Tupelo, MS 38803
OVR: (662) 842-1010

615-A Pegram Drive
Tupelo, MS 38801
OVRB:  (662) 844-5830

District III
201 Highway 7 South
Greenwood, MS 38930
OVR: (662) 453-6172
OVRB: (662) 455-1432

District IV
317 Industrial Park Road
Starkville, MS 39760
OVR: (662) 323-9594

48 Datco Industrial Drive
Columbus, MS 39702
OVRB: (662) 328-8807 

District V
3895 Beasley Road
Jackson, MS 39213
OVR: (601) 898-7004

2550 Peachtree Street  
Jackson, MS 39296
OVRB: (601) 987-7403

District VI
1032 Center Pointe Blvd., Suite A
Pearl, MS 39208
OVR: (601) 709-5600
OVRB: (601) 709-5625

District VII
1003 College Drive
Meridian, MS 39304
OVR: (601) 483-3881
OVRB: (601) 483-5391

District VIII
1400-A Harrison Avenue
McComb, MS 39649
OVR: (601) 249-2498
OVRB: (601) 684-3392

District IX
17 JM Tatum Industrial Drive
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
OVR: (601) 545-5619
OVRB: (601) 545-5613

District X
13486 Fastway Lane 
Gulfport, MS 39503
OVR: (228) 575-3789
OVRB: (228) 575-3788


1-800-443-1000
mdrs.ms.gov
Chris Howard, Executive Director
Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services
1281 Highway 51 North  Madison, MS 39110

The Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.