Hattiesburg Excel by 5 hosts leadership breakfast

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Participants learned about early childhood issues while receiving an update on the efforts of the coalition.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Tuesday was Mississippi Early Childhood day at the capitol, and Hattiesburg decided to celebrate the event locally. 

The Hattiesburg Excel by 5 hosts its annual community leaders breakfast. 

Excel by 5 was designed to improve a child’s overall well-being by age five. 

Participants learned about early childhood issues, while receiving an update on the efforts of the coalition.

“It’s just bringing the community together, the community of people that work with children in particular and the initiative providing education resources to the children and to the families,” said Excel by 5’s Cierra Boddie. “That’s the emphasis. Just bringing the community together. And all towards a common goal to provide those resources to those children and families that we need.” 

Hattiesburg is one of 48 communities certified through the state Excel by 5 organizations. 

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