

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Grounds for Support - IEPs & Advocacy
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 09:30 am (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: We're excited to share the next Grounds for Support gathering - formerly known as Coffee with Caregivers - happening Saturday, April 11 at 9:30 a.m. at The Arc in Gulfport!

This quarter's session features a special presentation from Mississippi Parent
Training and Information Center (MSPTI) on IEPs, advocacy, and practical tools for navigating the special education process.

Leslie Junkin, Project Director of MSPTI, will walk families through:
• How to prepare for IEP meetings
• How to communicate effectively with school teams
• How to organize documentation and advocate with confidence

Whether you're new to lEPs or just need a refresher, this is a welcoming space to ask questions, connect with other caregivers, and leave with information you can actually use.

The coffee cart from A Latte Friends will be serving up hot and iced coffee, plus refreshments!

Location: The Arc, 3109 Gulf Ave,
Gulfport, MS 39501
Date: Saturday, April 11, 2026
Time: 9:30 AM

Registration is required and capped
at 30. 

Register here: https://
https://embraceabilitiesms.membershiptoolkit.com/packet/t53361281

Let's gather, learn, and support each other
- one cup at a time.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gulfport/grounds-for-support-ieps-and-advocacy/200029863416827
- **Event Categories**: Sports, Workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://embraceabilitiesms.membershiptoolkit.com/packet/t53361281?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=gulfport-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Gulfport
- **state**: MS
- **country**: United States
- **location**: ARC of The Gulf Coast
- **lat**: 30.3885
- **long**: -89.06545
- **full address**: ARC of The Gulf Coast, 3109 Gulf Ave,Gulfport, Mississippi, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center (MSPTI) (https://allevents.in/org/mississippi-parent-training-and-information-center-mspti/22151158)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 09:30 am (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** ARC of The Gulf Coast, 3109 Gulf Ave,Gulfport, Mississippi, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center (MSPTI)
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Sports, Workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Grounds for Support - IEPs & Advocacy ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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