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Help in Carthage
9 service locations
Family and youth
Red Water Head Start and Early Head Start
Child care and early childhood education
1931 N Pearl St, Carthage · 601-267-9261
Head Start early childhood program — 16 funded slots; operated by Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
Winson Dovie Hudson Head Start Center
Child care and early childhood education
1305 Highway 16 W, Carthage · 601-267-4205
Head Start early childhood program — 77 funded slots; operated by Friends of Children of Mississippi, Inc..
Financial assistance
Utility assistance
201 Chipley Street, Carthage · 601-267-4510
LIHEAP intake office serving Leake County
Food assistance
Leake Central Elementary School
Meal program
603 Hwy 16 W, Carthage · (601) 267-3837
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by LEAKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
MS Band of Choctaw Indians
Food assistanceFood bank
Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) administering agency — distributes USDA foods to income-eligible households living on or near participating reservations.
Red Water Elementary
Meal program
107 Braves Blvd, Carthage · (601) 267-8500
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by MS BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS.
Standing Pine Elementary
Meal program
538 Highway 487 East, Carthage · (601) 267-9225
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by MS BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS.
Health care
Community health centersliding-scale fees
303 W Franklin St, Carthage · 601-859-5213
Substance use and recovery
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
529 East Main Street, Carthage · 601-267-3551
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
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