A resource guide for families

 
                                A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares, Inc.
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www.211tampabay.org
Volunteer referral service, as well as a 24-hour information and referral.

Site Visit Summaries:  Helpline
                                      Volunteer Action Center

 
(727) 210-4233
990 Form



 
Achieve Tampa Bay
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(formerly: Advance Ability Solutions, United Cerebral Palsy
of Tampa Bay)
www.ucptampa.org

Training and support for child care facility staff enabling children with disabilities to be integrated into their programs.

Site Visit Summaries:  Child Care Outreach
                                      Respite Care

 
813-239-1179
990 Form
African American Leadership Council
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990 Form
Alpha House of Pinellas County
Formerly: Alpha "A Beginning", Inc.
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Residential, prevention-focused program for homeless pregnant and parenting women and teens.

Site Visit Summary:  Alpha House
 
727-822-8190
990 Form
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of West Central Florida
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www.bbbspc.org
email: andee@bbbspc.org

Healthy growth and development mentoring program matching youth, typically from a single parent home, with an adult or high school junior/senior; also offers support services to the entire family.

Site Visit Summary:  One to One Match
 
727-518-8860
990 Form
Boley Centers for Behavioral Health Care
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www.boleycenters.org

Yearlong educational and employment training for economically disadvantaged youth and young adults in St. Petersburg.

Site Visit Summaries:  Boley YouthBuild Midtown Construction
                                   
727-821-4819
990 Form
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast
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Truancy and dropout prevention services for at-risk elementary and middle school students.

Site Visit Summary:  Boys & Girls Clubs
                                   Kunga Program
                                   Teen Center
                                   Middle School Age Summer Scholarship Programs (MASS)
                  
727-546-1032
990 Form

Brookwood Florida-Central, Inc.
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Therapeutic group home for adolescent girls who have been abused, neglected, or come from families in crisis.

Site Visit Summary:  Residential Care for Adolescent Girls
 

727-822-4789
990 Form
CASA (Community Action Stops Abuse)
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www.casa-stpete.org

Domestic violence shelter for children and families, including substance abuse education, referrals to treatment, and legal advocacy; peace education, and violence prevention programs.

Site Visit Summaries:  Domestic Violence Substance Abuse                 
                                      Peacemaker
 
727-895-4912
990 Form
Carlton Manor
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Residential, community-based, and aftercare mental health treatment services for severely emotionally disturbed 8-14 year-old children.

Site Visit Summary:  Family Support Services
 
727-343-3662
990 Form
CPYIC (Childs Park Youth Initiative Council)
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A neighborhood-based youth development initiative located in the Childs Park neighborhood of St. Petersburg.

 
727-321-6589
990 Form

Children's Home
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www.childrenshome.org

Support services for children at risk of school failure at four north county elementary schools.

Site Visit Summary:  Kinship Care
                                   Pinellas Schools Support Team

 

813-855-4435
990 Form
City of Clearwater
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www.clearwater-fl.com

Youth development activities for teens at two sites; summer camp for middle
school age students at three sites.

Site Visit Summary:  Charting the Course for Youth
                                   Middle School Age Summer Scholarship
 
727-793-2339
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City of Largo
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Summer camp for middle school age students at six locations.

 
727-537-6720

City of St. Petersburg
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www.stpete.org/teens.htm
Youth development activities at eight locations.

Site Visit Summaries:  Teen Program, Teen Magazine
                                      Middle School Age Summer Scholarship
 

727-893-7441
 
City of St. Petersburg Police Department
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South County Truancy Interdiction Center’s mission is to decrease the amount of truancy among elementary, middle and high school students in Pinellas County. The St. Petersburg Police Department is subcontracting the program through the Police Athletic League of St. Petersburg.

Site Visit Summary:  South County Truancy Interdiction Center
 
 
Community Tampa Bay, Inc. Formerly: National Conference for Community & Justice
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www.nccjtampabay.org/
Multicultural educational program striving to increase student cultural awareness, communication skills, and leadership skills; youth group preparing students to assume active leadership positions in their schools and communities.

Site Visit Summary:  Building Inclusive Leaders
 
727-568-9333
 
Coordinated Child Care of Pinellas
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www.childcarepinellas.org

Child Care Resource and Referral
727-547-5750
Subsidized child care for low-income families; developmental screening for children 0-5; special programs for children 0-5 exhibiting mild to moderate degrees of emotional challenge or prenatally exposed to drugs; child care provider substitute training program; child care referrals for the public; school readiness screening; quality childcare training.

Site Visit Summary:  Community Contracts
                                   Family & Provider Resources
                                   Special Children's Services
                                   LIEF and Child Care Scholarships and Screening
                                   5-Star Quality Improvement System
 
727-547-5700
990 Form
Department of Health
Pinellas County Health Department, Inc.
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doh.state.fl.us

Variety of community outreach and home visitation programs including those which help families develop sound parenting skills; supportive health and parent education for teens, substance abusing women, and other high-risk populations; on-site health services at Northeast High School.

Site Visit Summary:  Healthy Families Pinellas
                                   Northeast High School
                                   Tobacco Free Coalition
                                   Delta Program
 
727-824-6900
 
Directions for Mental Health
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www.directionsmh.org
Multiple community-based programs, including counseling, psychiatric care, family therapy, case management, advocacy, and family support, and early childhood consultation; homeless outreach.

Site Visit Summary:   Kid Connection
                                    Outreach Services to the Homeless
                                    Children's Outpatient
                                    Early Childhood Consultation Services
                                    Children Exposed to Violence
 
727-524-4464
990 Form
Eckerd Youth Alternatives
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www.eckerd.org
Early intervention program at selected county elementary schools promoting positive youth development, targeting youth at risk of school failure or vulnerable for involvement in the Juvenile Justice system.

Site Visit Summary:  Hi Five Clubs
 
727-461-2990
990 Form
Family Resources, Inc.
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www.family-resources.org

Family counseling, training, and a continuum of services to truant and runaway youth; runaway and in-crisis youth shelters; alternative suspension program for middle school students.

Site Visit Summaries:  Family Counseling
                                      Youth Crisis Shelters
                                      On Campus Intervention
 
727-521-5202
990 Form
Family Service Centers, Inc.
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www.familyservicecentersinc.org

Full range of community and strength-based services for all ages and stages of family life, by way of counseling, education (including Parenting classes), home-based family support services, and a family loan program.

Site Visit Summaries:  Childnet
                                      Family Counseling
                                      FAST
                                      Family Life Education
                                      Juvenile Offender
                                      Sexual Assualt
 
727-531-0482
990 Form

Greater Ridgecrest Area Youth
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Development Initiative
 

727-518-8613
990 Form
Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services
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www.gcjfs.org

At-risk children matched with senior volunteers.

Site Visit Summary:  Adults Mentoring children and Violence Prevention 04-05
 
727-538-7460
990 Form
Help A Child, Inc.
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www.helpachild.org/
Family-based, therapeutic, temporary placement for children with complex medical needs; prevention services for abusive or at-risk families.

Site Visit Summaries:  Allyn B. Giffen Medical Foster Care Home
                                      Parent Aide Program
                                      Safe Start Partnership Center
 
727-544-3900
990 Form
Lighthouse of Pinellas at John B. and Muriel Watson Center (formerly: Watson Center for Visually Impaired)
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www.watsoncenter.org

Therapeutic play group for visually impaired children and their parents, and summer camp for youth 10-12.

Site Visit Summary:     Lighthouse of Pinellas
 
727-544-4433
990 Form
Marriage & Family Center of Pinellas
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Family, marital, and group counseling; in-home/out-of-home family support services; family strength-building workshops; truancy and dropout prevention services; parenting education.

Site Visit Summaries:  Counseling
                                      Truancy Family Support
                                      STARS
 

727-381-9400
990 Form

Neighborhood Family Centers
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These centers provide a variety of family support activities, services,
and resources.

Site Visit Summary:  James B. Sanderlin Center

                                   Middle School Age Summer Scholarship
                                         (includes Neighborhood Family Center and
                                         Family Center on Deafness)
                                   Lealman Neighborhood Family Center
                                   Safety Harbor Neighborhood Family Center
                                   Campbell Park Neighborhood Family Center
                                   Highpoint Community Pride
                                  
 






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NFC Coalition, Inc. d/b/a: Pinellas Core Management Services
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http://www.nfccoalition.org/
Formal representation and administration coordination for Neighborhood Family Centers located throughout Pinellas County.

Site Visit Summary:  Neighborhood Family Center
 
727-531-1980
990 Form

 

Operation PAR
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www.operationpar.org
Continuum of comprehensive substance abuse services from education/prevention to residential treatment.

Site Visit Summaries:  Alpha Program
                                      Adolescent Residential Center
                                      Beta
                                      Chemical Abuse Prevention
                                      COSA
                                      Live Free! Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition
 

727-545-7564
990 Form
Personal Enrichment Through Mental Health Services
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www.pemhs.org
Services for elementary school aged children in crisis to prevent entry into the juvenile justice system.

Site Visit Summary:  Community-Based Prevention Initiative
                                    Alternatives for Children in Crisis
                                    Emergency Response Team
 
727-545-6477
990 Form
Pinellas Association for Retarded Children (PARC)
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www.discoverylearning.org
www.parc-fl.org
Early intervention, pre-school, and homebound programs for high-risk, developmentally delayed, mentally retarded, or physically challenged children.

Site Visit Summary:  PARC
 
727-345-9111
990 Form
 
Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners
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www.pinellascounty.org
Youth planned and delivered community service 4-H Youth Development program; information clearinghouse created, analyzed, and maintained by youth.
 
727-582-2100
 
Pinellas County License Board for Children's Centers and Family Day Care Homes
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www.pclb.org

Child care facility licensing and monitoring to protect the health, safety, and development of children; licensing history of caregivers.
 
727-547-5800
 
Pinellas County Urban League
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www.pcul.org
Full range of social services in the greater Ridgecrest area; alternative 7th grade classroom in St. Petersburg.

Site Visit Summaries:  Comprehensive Family Services
                                      Project Success
 
727-327-2081
990 Form
Pinellas Village
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www.pinellasvillage.org
Housing, education, job training, career counseling, and other support services for single parents to achieve economic self-sufficiency.

Site Visit Summary:  Family Services
 
727-399-2500
990 Form
R' Club Child Care
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www.rclub.net
Before-and after-school child care for special needs children;
prevention program promoting community action and environmental problem solving for youth 10-14 at two St. Petersburg middle schools.

Site Visit Summary:  H.I.P. Club
                                   Middle School Age Summer Scholarship
 
727-578-5437
990 Form
Religious Community Services
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www.rcshelps.com
    
Housing
    
727-446-5964
    
Shelter
    
727-442-4128
Temporary housing, food, clothing, and counseling to homeless families with children; shelter and support services to victims of domestic violence and their children; peace education and violence prevention programs.

Site Visit Summary:  Grace House
                                   The Haven
 
727-584-3528
990 Form
Resource Center for Women
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Personal, employment, and other family needs of single women heads of household and their children.

Site Visit Summary:  SMART
                                   Single Mothers Are Ready Today
 
727-586-1110
990 Form
 
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
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www.jud6.org
Various court-ordered services relating to domestic relations, juvenile dependency, and juvenile delinquency proceedings.

Site Visit Summaries:  Behavioral Evaluation Program
                                      Child Custody Investigations
                                     Truancy Outreach Program
 
727-464-7477
State Attorney's Office, 6th Circuit
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www.pinellascounty.org
Diversion program utilizing trained prosecutors in community settings to
prevent at-risk youth 12-17 from entering the juvenile justice system.

Site Visit Summary: Safe School Initiative 
 
727-464-6221

Suncoast Center for Community Mental Health
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www.suncoastcenter.com
Counseling, psychiatric care, family therapy, case management, advocacy, and family support; homeless outreach.

Site Visit Summaries:  Community-Based Prevention Initiative
                                      Intensive Family Services
                                      Children's Outpatient Program
                                      Therapeutic Preschool
                                      Family Social Support Program
                                      Community Support Program
                                      Total Family Strategies
 

727-327-7656
990 Form
Tarpon Springs Housing Authority
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An 8-week summer program for youth ages 10-14.

Site Visit Summary:  Middle School Age Summer Scholarship
 
727-937-4411
YMCA of the Suncoast
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www.suncoastymca.org
Elementary-to-middle school transition program promoting positive interaction between youth.

Site Visit Summary:  GRAYDI
                                    Middle School Age Summer Scholarship
 
727-467-9622
990 Form
YWCA of Tampa Bay
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www.ywcaoftampabay.org
Pregnant and parenting support for adolescents; family emergency shelter; community-based cultural program; youth development program for pre-adolescent and adolescent girls 10-16 in St. Petersburg and Clearwater.

Site Visit Summaries: Adolescent Pregnancy & Parenting Services
                                     Child Care
                                     Family Village
                                     PETTALS
                                     YGirlS
                                     Hispanic Alliance Service
 
727-896-4629
990 Form
Youth Development Foundation of Pinellas County
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www.zuochapter.org
Prevention program to enhance the positive development, support, and education of boys and girls 11-17.

Site Visit Summary:  Akademy
 
727-866-9436
990 Form
 
Youth Development Initiatives
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Prevention and development program for girls 10-16 in mid-county.


 
727-442-5550
990 Form


 

 








 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 


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