Third annual Safe Kids Gulf Coast Program

Holiday travel and beyond will be safer now for dozens of South Mississippi children and infants thanks to a car seat giveaway and demonstration in Gulfport.

- holiday travel - and beyond - - will be safer now for dozens of- south - mississippi children and- infants, thanks to a car seat - give- away and demonstration in - gulfport.

- news 25's toni miles takes us t- mercy housing where families- were equipped to help protect - their most precious - cargo...their children.

- - a special delivery for- some south mississippi families- friday morning.

- they drove away with car seats,- thanks to the safe kids gulf- coast program.- brad williams is one of the - driving forces behind this- annual give-away.

- brad williams, co-director, saf- kids gulf coast: "nineteen year ago, i was- certified to inspect carseats.- it became such an immediate - gratification to see a- problem and be able to fix it.

- never gave it up.

We just grew- it, and grew it, and grew - - - - it."

This is the third year the car- seats have been distributed at- mercy housing in gulfport,- - - - although they had to take a - different course of action this- year.

- brad williams, co-director, saf- kids gulf coast: "we actually found a way - finally this year to do an even- for people who need a car seat- and not become an - epicenter for covid.

We did a - zoom meeting yesterday in which- all the parents - - - - got instruction on how to - properly install their car seat- today they're picking them up,- and - - - - we're watching them as they put- them in."

Toni miles, news 25: "in all, 30 car seats will be distribute- to south mississippi- families, thanks to a helping - hand from several local - agencies."

Xuan tran, co-director, safe- kids gulf coast: "we have bilox - - - police who are a part of this.- we have mercy housing human - development, mississippi- department of health, and a - wealth of other partnering- organizations."

<splice> we want to give a big- shout out to pass christian - police sergeant johh- dedeaux.

He was such a great- help in getting us the car seat- and also- spreading the word about car- seat safety."

Safety measures these event - organizers also took into their- own hands as they ensured all - car seats were properly - installed and the children- buckled in properly as they - rolled- away.

- in gulfport, toni miles, news - 25.

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