Car Seat Request
Tunica County Sheriff's Office, thanks to a partnership with the Mississippi Department of Health, is able to provide car seats to families in need.
Please read carefully to request a car seat.
These seats are provided on a needs basis.
The Occupant Protection Safe Riders Magnolia Dual Child Passenger Safety Program provides child passenger safety education and coordinates the distribution of child safety seats through the Low-Income Child Safety Seat Distribution Program. We develop collaborative relationships with Mississippi stakeholders to refer families to established education and distribution sites in their local community.
Parents and caregivers can make a lifesaving difference by ensuring that their children are properly buckled on every trip. Restraint use among children is associated with their driver's seat belt use. Our team's goals are to reduce the number of motor vehicle crash injuries and fatalities to unrestrained and improperly restrained children in Mississippi, to serve as a lead education and training resource for the public, and to help build program capacity and sustainability.
Who We Serve
- Low-income parents or legal guardians;
- Child Passenger Safety Technicians; and
- Safety advocates.
How We Serve
Our program offers statewide support by providing:
- Child safety seats for families in need;
- Child safety seat inspections/checkups events;
- Child passenger safety presentations and trainings;
- National child passenger safety (CPS) technician certification courses;
- Child passenger safety surveying; and
- Educational materials and resources.
TO MAKE A REQUEST
If you would like to request a seat, please email our coordinator the following: (clara.hoover@tunicagov.com)
you must be a resident of Tunica - provide a TUNICA address, include your name, child's age, weight height, and a working phone number to be contacted at as we fill requests. You must go through this process to be added - phone calls will be directed to utilize this website link. This ensures record keeping of our requests. Thank you!
*please allow a minimum of 3 business days to process your request.