MS SB2221

Establishes the "Mississippi Dementia Care Program" within the Department of Human Services as a three-year pilot program (July 1, 2022 - July 1, 2025) to provide respite care services to informal caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia, serving not more than 60 enrollees per year.

Requires assessment of family units to determine eligibility based on inability to afford respite care without jeopardizing basic needs and confirmation that the care recipient is age 60 or older and would otherwise require assisted living or nursing facility placement.

Mandates the Department of Human Services submit annual reports to the Legislature beginning January 1, 2023, detailing program funding, administrative costs, number of individuals served, income ranges, and program efficacy.

Creates a grant program for three regional food banks (Feeding the Gulf Coast, Mid-South Food Bank, and Mississippi Food Network) to purchase and distribute food, with allocations calculated by dividing each food bank's food-insecure population by the state total, using not more than 1% for department administration and 7% for food bank administrative costs.

Authorizes community foundations holding specified appropriated federal funds to make grants to food pantries and allows transfers between foundations for this purpose, effective February 1, 2021.