for help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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Family Guide

2013-2014

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The Family Guide to Services was current at the time of

publication. Please consult the Children’s Board website

for additional information and updates.

www.ChildrensBoard.org

Call 2-1-1 at the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay

for help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Certified staff and volunteer crisis counselors provide

immediate and confidential short-term crisis intervention

and information and referral to more than 4,000

community services available in Hillsborough County,

including resources for: basic needs, such as, food,

rent, clothing, shelter and utilities. There is also access

to relationship counseling, family stabilization, senior

services, issues related to health and substance abuse,

depression and suicide, teens, parenting help, disaster

assistance, legal affairs, and financial support.

For more information on any of the programs listed or

other interpretive services, please call 2-1-1 or go to

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Children are Healthy and Safe

• Every year, we help thousands of women deliver healthy babies; a baby’s first years have an impact for life.

• Children need access to health care, including vaccines for preventable diseases so they can start school and stay in school.

• Children with good nutrition and accessible healthcare are more likely to perform better in school.

Children are Developmentally on Track

• There are 5 areas of development that will help young children be ready to learn and succeed: 1) health and physical; social and emotional; language and communication; approaches to learning; and cognitive development and general knowledge.

• The road to positive outcomes and school success is knowledge of a child’s development.

• As children develop their skills through nurturing relationships, it allows them to form secure attachments with caregivers which are critical to their cognitive and social-emotional growth.

Children are Ready to Learn and Succeed

• We help ensure that young children have access to the care and developmental support they need so they can enter kindergarten ready to learn.

• The relationship between a child and his caregiver is essential to the developing brain; these relationships are critical as the brain forms visual, language, motor and social-emotional connections essential for later literacy learning.

• Children’s academic success at ages 9 and 10 can be attributed to the amount of words they hear from birth through age 3.

Children have Supported and Supportive Families

• Early experiences and relationships lay the foundation for later success. • The Children’s Board Family Resource Centers offer support to all

families that are at no cost to participants, from developmental playgroups to health services.

• Children’s early experiences, particularly from birth-5, are critical to their brain development and lifelong health. Family support services promote family involvement throughout a child’s life which starts at birth (www.earlysuccess.org).

About the Children’s Board

of Hillsborough County

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Governing Board

The Children’s Board is governed by 10 Board members from the local community. Five are “ex officio,” meaning they serve by virtue of the office they hold. The remaining five members of the Board are Hillsborough County citizens appointed by the Governor of Florida. The Governing Board hires the Executive Director, who is responsible for the leadership and management of the agency.

Mission

The Children’s Board of Hillsborough County promotes the well-being of children and families by uniting community partners, investing in innovative opportunities, and leading the county in best practices so the whole community can realize its full potential.

Vision

Hillsborough County will be recognized as one of the top places in the nation to raise children.

Conference Center

Our office building also serves as a conference center available at no cost to neighborhood, community, and civic organizations. With free parking, easy access to public transportation, and a central location close to major transportation routes, our building is a convenient conference space for various community groups. For more information about using our conference center, call (813)229-2884 or email reservations@ childrensboard.org.

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Our Budget

The Children’s Board oversees a budget of $33.2 million. The pie charts below represent total revenue and expenditures for Fiscal Year 2014.

Where the Money Comes From

Where the Money Goes

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Abe Brown Ministries

Video Visitation/Family Reunification Program

2921 North 29th Street, Tampa, FL 33605 www.abebrown.org

President: Robert P. Blount, III

Funded Amount: $60,500

Name:

Robert P. Blount, III

Phone:

(813) 247-3285

E-mail:

[email protected]

Who the Project Serves:

Children with mothers who are incarcerated at Lowell Reception Center.

What the Project Does:

Provides a host site for live video visitation with moms incarcerated at Lowell Reception Center. Children have the opportunity once a week to visit with their mom for approximately 20 minutes supervised by staff and/or volunteers at Abe Brown Ministries. The project also provides counseling, referrals and linkages to resources and other supportive services targeted towards the caregiver and children to help strengthen family dynamics and reduce stress. The program is committed to providing parenting skills to mothers who are incarcerated to help strengthen the family dynamics on site at Lowell Annex and/or Lowell Reception Center to engage the mother and caregiver in co-parenting supports.

Key Partners:

The Empowerment Group

Focus Area(s):

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Alpha House of Tampa

Homeless Pregnant/Parenting Women and Teens

201 South Tampania Avenue, Tampa, FL 33609 www.alphahouseoftampa.org

Executive Director: Patricia J. Langford

Funded Amount: $387,405

Name:

Barbara McCormick, LCSW, Director of Programs

Phone:

(813) 875-2024 ext. 1013

E-Mail:

Bilingual (Spanish) Contact and Phone:

Donna Lopez (813) 875-2024

Women 18 years of age or older who are homeless and pregnant or parenting and who meet the federal guidelines for homelessness. Teens are referred to Alpha House solely through the Foster Care system.

What the Project Does:

Alpha House provides a maternity-based comprehensive residential program for up to 23 pregnant women, foster care teens and their infants and a transitional Housing program for 16 homeless women who are newly parenting. Alpha House of Tampa provides best-practice trauma-informed services which are grounded in a self-sufficiency model and designed to achieve our mission outcomes of healthy births, maximizing each child’s developmental potential, improving our moms’ ability to become and remain employed, and to secure safe housing with the maximum community impact. We are an affiliate Parents As Teachers program site through the National Center for Parents As Teachers.

Key Partners:

Healthy Start Coalition member agencies, Eckerd Community Alternatives, Champions for Children, The Centre, DACCO, BOCC, City of Tampa, Children’s Board of Hillsborough County, HUD, United Way, St. Joseph Hospital, Tampa General Hospital, and more.

Focus Area(s):

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Bay Area Legal Services

Lawyers Helping Kids

1302 North 19th Street, Suite 400, Tampa, FL 33605 www.bals.org

Executive Director: Richard C. Woltmann

Funded Amount: $281,437

Name:

Joan Boles

Phone:

(813) 232-1222 ext. 144

E-Mail:

[email protected]

Gretel Magdalena (813) 232-1222 ext. 119

Low-income families with children prenatal through Grade 3 residing in Hillsborough County

Provide supportive civil legal services that will stabilize families and benefit the children including family law with domestic violence, relative caregiver, eviction defense, unemployment compensation etc.

Key Partners:

Wheels of Success

Focus Area(s):

Children are Healthy and Safe

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay

Neighborhood and Youth Mentoring Program

711 South Dale Mabry Highway, Suite 300, Tampa, FL 33609 www.bbbsfl.org

CEO and President: Stephen Koch

Funded Amount: $250,000

Countywide

Name:

Josephine Hollist

Phone:

(813) 769-3612

E-Mail:

[email protected]

Fabiola Gonzalez (813) 769-3624

Children who are 9 to 12 years old who live in Hillsborough County.

Provides one-on-one, professionally supported, mentoring services to children who can benefit from a caring and supportive mentoring relationship that will help them succeed in school and make positive decisions. Volunteers, parents of these mentored youth, and the youth themselves must commit to actively participate in this mentoring relationship for a minimum of one year (hopefully longer), in order to achieve these positive outcomes (e.g., promotion to the next grade level).

Key Partners:

Volunteer and Mentee Referrals: City of Tampa, Tampa Police Department, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Without Walls Church, Revealing Truth Ministries, Oak Park Elementary, Sanchez Full Service Center, Boys & Girls Clubs, CHIPS, The Spring of Tampa Bay, Family Enrichment Centers/Kinship Care, Abe Brown Ministries

Community Wide Key Partners:

Mentee referrals: Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Children’s Board of Hillsborough County, United Way, Mental Health Care, 13th Judicial Circuit, Northside Mental Health Care

Focus Area(s):

Children are Ready to Learn and Succeed

Neighborhood

Name:

Jill Ramos

Phone:

(813) 769-3628

E-Mail:

[email protected]

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Camelot Community Care

Children’s Board Heart Gallery of Tampa Bay

5463 W. Waters Ave. Suite 850, Tampa, FL 33634-8015 www.HeartGalleryTampaBay.org

President and CEO, Camelot: Mike Dibrizzi

Funded Amount: $179,407

Name:

Jesse Miller, Director

Phone:

(813) 314-2021

E-Mail:

[email protected] [email protected]

Cindy Cabrera (813) 901-3400

The Children’s Board Heart Gallery of Tampa Bay serves foster children of Hillsborough County who are available for adoption and potential adoptive parents. Criteria for foster youth include any one of the following: special needs (medical, emotional, therapeutic, physical disabilities), minorities, teens, and children with siblings who wish to be adopted together. Criteria for potential parents are established by the Department of Children and Families and requires an approved home study, parent training, background checks and the ability to provide specific resources or care depending on the child(ren).

What the Project Does:

The Children’s Board Heart Gallery of Tampa Bay is a unique recruitment tool used to increase public awareness of adoption and the needs of foster children by developing a safe interface between the public at large and children waiting to be adopted. Fine art portraits and individual bios are professionally displayed in touring exhibits, websites and other mass exposure tools which introduce the Heart Gallery children to the general public via state-of-the-art emotive displays and exhibits.

Key Partners:

Eckerd Community Alternatives Hillsborough Inc., Camelot Community Care, Children’s Board of Hillsborough County

Focus Area(s):

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Capstone Digital

Read on myON

1710 Roe Crest Drive, North Mankato, Minnesota 33602 www.readonmyon.com

CEO/Executive Director: Todd Brekhus

Funded Amount: $100,000

Name:

Doris Linville, Project Manager

Phone:

(813) 600-1581

Mobile: (813) 476-5342

E-Mail:

[email protected]

Doris Linville (813) 600-1581

The Read on myON project is a collaborative effort to provide myON reader from Capstone Digital to all children from birth through 8th grade in Hillsborough County. The Children’s Board funding focuses on access for families of infants and children through age eight (8).

What the Project Does:

Provide an enhanced digital library online with over 4,000 books with a wide range of lexile levels, 70% of the books are non-fiction and 10% of the books are in Spanish. All books are accessible to any computer or mobile device that has Internet access 24/7.

Key Partners:

Hillsborough County Public Schools, Hillsborough County Government, United Way of Tampa Bay, Hillsborough County Public Library

Cooperative, Hillsborough County Head Start, Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County, Tampa Housing Authority, Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County

Focus Area(s):

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Champions for Children

Early Childhood Programs and Services

3108 West Azeele Street, Tampa, FL 33609 www.championsforchildrentampabay.org Executive Director: Brian A. McEwen

Funded Amount: $571,092

Baby Bungalow

Name:

Patricia Pead

Phone:

(813) 673-4646

E-Mail:

Dinorah Heredia (813) 673-4646 or (813) 334-1902

Services are available to any family living within Hillsborough County.

Provides prenatal education, child development screening, and parent-child developmental playgroups to any family living within Hillsborough County; there is an emphasis on families living in Sulphur Springs to participate in services at Layla’s House. The program supports children and families by offering traditional prenatal education and an innovative Parent University that is modeled from Baby College offered by the Harlem Children’s Zone at Layla’s House, and a Dads only prenatal workshop for expectant Dads at local birthing hospitals and community locations. Child development screening and parent-child developmental playgroups for families with parent-children birth through kindergarten entry are offered in community-based locations across Hillsborough County via Baby Bungalow services and embedded within Sulphur Springs at Layla’s House.

Key Partners:

For the Family, Inc., Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County, Early Childhood Council, The Centre, Family Enrichment Center, The Children’s Home, Greater Palm River Point

Focus Area(s):

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Fathers Resource and Networking Center (FRANC)

Name:

John Roth

Phone:

(813) 673-4646

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Countywide

Layla’s House

1506 East Eskimo Street, Tampa, FL 33604 www.laylashouse.com

Executive Director: Brian McEwen

Name:

Latoya Randolph

Phone:

(813) 443-5004

E-Mail:

[email protected]

Dinorah Heredia (813) 443-5004

Any family with their children (birth through kindergarten age) living in the Sulphur Springs community.

What the Project Does:

The program will support children and families by offering:

• Traditional prenatal education and an innovative Parent University at Layla’s House

• A Dads-only prenatal workshop for expectant Dads at local birthing hospitals and community locations.

• Child Development screening and parent-child developmental playgroups for families with children birth through kindergarten entry are offered in community-based locations across Hillsborough County via the wildly popular Baby Bungalow services and embedded within Sulphur Springs at Layla’s House.

Key Partners:

Tampa Metropolitan YMCA, Devereux, Healthy Start Coalition, Sulphur Springs Elementary School

Focus Area(s):

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Promoting Attachment and Family Education

3108 West Azeele Street, Tampa, FL 33609 www.championsforchildrentampabay.org Executive Director: Brian A. McEwen

Name:

Georgina Rivera

Phone:

(813) 673-4646 ext. 1145

E-Mail:

Melissa Johnson (813) 673-4646 ext. 1222

Any family/baby in Hillsborough County throughout pregnancy until first grade.

Parents as Teachers (PAT) is an internationally respected evidence-based home visiting model that supports families and their children by:

• Home visits with your own personal parent educator talking specifically about your baby’s brain development, providing activity information specific to your child and introducing the use of books into play. • Coordinating parent group connections with other Parents as Teachers

families

• Screening of the overall health and development of the child, including vision and hearing

• Referrals to link families to additional services as identified.

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Community Stepping Stones

Community Initiative for Young Artists

1101 East River Cove Street, Tampa, FL 33604 www.communitysteppingstones.org Executive Director: Sigrid Tidmore

Funded Amount: $50,000

Name:

Sigrid Tidmore

Phone:

(813) 957-1720

E-mail:

Sigrid Tidmore (813) 957-1720

At-risk youth ages 6-12 living in Sulphur Springs

Community Stepping Stones stimulates the imagination and self-confidence of at-risk youth through visual arts, teaching them about social issues using right-brain learning techniques in addition to educating exhibit viewers. This program engages youth in the production, exhibition and enjoyment of creative visual arts projects while teaching art skills and providing social, scholastic and interpretive experience that enrich their lives.

Focus Area(s):

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Computer Mentors Group

STEM Corps High School Program

2802 East Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Suite F, Tampa, FL 33610 www.computermentors.org

Executive Director: Ralph A. Smith

Funded Amount: $15,652

Name:

Ralph A. Smith

Phone:

(813) 236-1191

E-mail:

The program serves high school aged teens from the ages of 14 through 18 year of age who reside in Hillsborough County Florida. Students must still be enrolled in school to qualify for this program.

Teens learn Information Technology by providing service to the community through technology service projects for non-profit organizations. Projects include web development, phone app development, video production, and graphics design. Students are mentored and incentivized to complete their projects.

Focus Area(s):

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Devereux Florida - Devereux Kids

Sulphur Springs Family Support Initiative

1419 West Waters Ave. Suite 117, Tampa, FL 33612 www.devereux.org

Executive Director: Stephen J. Murphy

Name:

Kimberly Miller

Phone:

(813) 915-7101

E-mail:

Eligible families must live in the Sulphur Springs neighborhood. To qualify for a Family Team Conference, families must have a child under the age of nine (9) living in the home with the family and not be currently involved in formal child welfare case management services.

Provides Family Team Conferences, sponsors a Youth Council, and provides PCAT, an after-school literacy program.

A Family Team Conference is a facilitated gathering of family members, friends, members of the family’s faith community and professionals who work together to develop individualized plans to strengthen family capacity, assure safety, stability, and permanency, and build natural supports that will sustain the family over time.

The Youth Council for ages 13-18 provides opportunities for youth leadership development, community service projects, educational advancement and career exploration.

PCAT, an after-school literacy program for Kindergarten students attending Sulphur Springs Elementary School, is designed to assist low-performing children succeed and be promoted to the next grade.

Key Partners:

PCAT Literacy Ministries, All Nations Outreach Center, Champions for Children (Layla’s House), Tampa Homemakers, The R.I.C.H. House, Sulphur Springs Resource Center, Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA Community Learning Center

Focus Area(s):

Children are Ready to Learn and Succeed Children have Supported and Supportive Families

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Drug Abuse Comprehensive

Coordinating Office (DACCO)

Family Focus

4422 East Columbus Drive, Tampa, FL 33605 www.dacco.org

CEO: Mary Lynn Ulrey

Name:

Linda Mann, Director of Women’s Services

Phone:

(813) 277-4552

E-mail:

Dasy Rivera (813) 384-4073

Family Focus serves pregnant and post-partum women and families with young children on a countywide basis who are at-risk of or who are misusing substances.

Family Focus services are countywide as a component of the substance use and prevention system of care. The program serves substance using pregnant and post-partum women with prenatal education, targeted support activities, and ancillary services to support them having a healthy substance free birth. Families at risk of substance misuse are provided with parenting education, case management services, and school attendance support strategies.

Key Partners:

Champions for Children, Community Liaisons

Focus Area(s):

Children are Healthy and Safe Children are Developmentally on Track Children are Ready to Learn and Succeed Children have Supported and Supportive Families

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Early Childhood Council of

Hillsborough

County

Developmental Screening

4210 W. Bay Villa Avenue, Tampa, FL 33611 www.ecctampabay.org

Executive Director: Stephen C. Martaus

Name:

Jennifer Broughton

Phone:

(813) 837-7706

E-mail:

Julie Carvajal (813) 837-7714

Children birth to five years of age residing in Hillsborough County who are not yet in Kindergarten and the parent/caregiver has a concern/ question related to their child’s developmental status.

What the Project Does:

Provides developmental screening to children birth to five years of age not yet in kindergarten and helps connect children with developmental concerns to appropriate follow-up services (e.g. formal evaluation systems, early intervention, community based supports, etc.)

Key Partners:

Hillsborough County Public Schools, FDLRS/Child Find, Bay Area Early Steps, BOCC Head Start, The Children’s Home, Inc., Hillsborough Community College, University of South Florida, Gracepoint Wellness, Champions for Children, Early Learning Coalition (School Readiness), University of South Florida (Program Wide Positive Behavior Support)

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Early Learning Coalition of

Hillsborough

County

Quality Counts for Kids

1002 E. Palm Avenue, Suite 100, Tampa, FL 33605 http://www.elchc.org

CEO: Dave McGerald

Funded Amount: $2,200,000

Name:

Janet Stutzman

Phone:

(813) 280-0797

E-mail:

Daisy Homan (813) 999-0134

This is a countywide project with a focused effort to Child Care programs (centers and family child care homes) in Hillsborough County.

Quality Counts for Kids is a quality rating improvement system. Quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) are methods to assess, improve and communicate the level of quality in early care and education settings. Research shows that high-quality early childhood experiences have an impact on improving the cognitive, academic and social skills of all children, particularly those most at risk for school failure later in life. Hillsborough County is using QRIS as a driver to enhance the quality in early childhood education settings, with the goal of improving child outcomes.

Key Partners:

University of South Florida – Program Wide Positive Behavior Supports, Early Childhood Council Inclusion Services, Hillsborough Community College – Literacy Project, Champions for Children – Family Involvement Connections, Community Coordinated Services

Focus Area(s):

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Early Learning Coalition of

Hillsborough

County

School Readiness Funding

1002 East Palm Avenue, Suite 100, Tampa, FL 33605 www.elchc.org

CEO: Dave McGerald

Name:

Karen Perkins

Phone:

(813) 204-1722

E-mail:

Tashikia Matos (813) 204-1775

Children birth to age nine, although priority for school readiness program participation is given to: children whose parents are economically disadvantaged, children who have been determined to be at risk of abuse, neglect, or exploitation, and children with special needs.

What the Project Does:

The School Readiness program provides financial assistance so children, particularly those from income eligible families, have access to early care and education programs to help ensure they enter kindergarten ready to succeed. By providing access to child care services, the program also helps families achieve economic self-sufficiency. Services are provided through a network of 800+ child care programs in Hillsborough County.

Key Partners:

Hillsborough County Public Schools conduct eligibility determination services on behalf of Early Learning Coalition

Focus Area(s):

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Emergency Care Help Organization

(ECHO)

of

Brandon

Health Literacy Program

507 N. Parsons Avenue, Brandon, FL 33510 www.echofl.org

Executive Director: Stacey Efaw

Name:

Sharmaine Burr

Phone:

(813) 685-0935

E-mail:

Pregnant women and their families who reside in Hillsborough County

This program covers basic nutrition and health topics. It explains the importance of regular prenatal visits and a healthy lifestyle during pregnancy.

Key Partners:

Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA, Women’s Resource Center, Life Care of Brandon, Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, DACCO, Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance, The Spring of Tampa Bay, Brandon Chamber of Commerce, Brandon Foundation, etc.

Focus Area(s):

Children are Healthy and Safe

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Family Literacy Academy of Tampa Bay

Helping Children Succeed in School

1303 E. Spencer Street, Plant City, FL 33563 www.tampabayliteracy.org

CEO/Executive Director: Angelica Ibarra

Name:

Angelica Ibarra

Phone:

(813) 802-4623

E-mail:

Angelica Ibarra/Jan Lanier (813) 754-2441

The program serves parents and children (ages 2 thru 3rd grade) from East Hillsborough County. Families have to participate in the four components.

The program serves 30 families living in neighborhoods in East Hillsborough, one of the most underserved areas in the county with large agricultural and migrant populations. This comprehensive and intergenerational program focuses on improving families’ lives through adult education, children school readiness, parenting education and engagement and parent and child together activities. These families’ children will improve their school readiness skills and parents will increase their literacy skills and engagement in their children’s education. The program will provide literacy classes and parenting education to parents to improve their academic skills and increase parent involvement. It will offer early childhood classes to prepare children for kindergarten.

Focus Area(s):

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Family Enrichment Center

Kinship Partners

1002 East Dr. MLK Blvd., Tampa, FL 33603 www.fectampa.org

Executive Director: Olga Stirrup

Name:

Robert Davis

Phone:

(813) 237-2530 ext. 10

E-mail:

Kinship caregivers and their children.

Case Management services for kinship caregivers and children in order to provide stability and increase social supports.

Key Partners:

The Children’s Home, Inc., Bay Area Legal Services, REACHUP, Inc.

Focus Area(s):

Children are Developmentally on Track Children are Ready to Learn and Succeed Children have Supported and Supportive Families

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Federation of Families for Children’s Mental

Health of Hillsborough County

Faith and Family Uplift Initiative for East Tampa

4501 East Hillsborough Avenue, Tampa, FL 33610 www.federationoffamilies.org

Executive Director: Larry English

Name:

Larry English, Executive Director

Phone:

(813) 220-9258

E-mail:

Karen Perez, Board Member (813) 914-7930 Staff Member (813) 914-7930

The program provides services to families living in the East Tampa area through the use of support groups and family mentoring opportunities. This program provides services six months to one year and follow-up services to determine the effectiveness of the program and offer any resources the individual may need.

What the Project Does:

The project provides a trained Community Engagement Specialist to work with community residents in order to provide mentoring and sharing resources via a faith based connection for at risk families living in East Tampa, zip code 33610. The program will be targeting families who have children attending Potter and James Elementary Schools, as well as three strategically located faith based community agencies as a starting point for referrals.

Key Partners:

The HOPE Center, Positive Spin, Girls Empowerment Mentoring Services, The Healing Place (faith-based partner)

Focus Area(s):

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Glazer Children’s Museum

Community Outreach and Family Education

110 West Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, FL 33602 http://glazermuseum.org

President/CEO: Al Najjar

Name:

Kristen Nieves

Phone:

(813) 443-3802

E-mail:

Lael Arango (813) 443-3810

Caregivers, families, Title One elementary schools, and children ages birth to ten (10) years visiting the Museum to receive educational programming.

Creates learning environments where children play, discover and connect with the world around them to develop as lifelong learners and leaders. The highly interactive museum includes 12 themed galleries and 170 “interactivities” hands-on, minds-on exhibits for children aged birth to around ten. A combination of permanent and traveling exhibits, comprehensive year-round programs and special events provides children, parents, caregivers and teachers a rich and ever-changing environment for playful learning.

The Literacy Presentation Series – a series of guest storytellers and theatrical performers to provide an experience that engages children with reading opportunities.

Focus Area(s):

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Greater Palm River POINT, CDC

Go-4-Kids Club

7454 Palm River Road, Tampa, FL 33619 www.mypalmrivercdc.com

Executive Director: Debbie Patrick

Name:

Debbie Patrick, Executive Director

Phone:

(813) 628-9179

E-mail:

Lazara Hernandez (813) 628-9179

The Go-4-Kids Club serves Clair-Mel Elementary School students in first, second, and third grades.

The Go-4-Kids Club provides enrichment and hands-on science and math activities. Goals are to get students on grade level and promoted to the next grade.

Key Partners:

Clair Mel Elementary School

Focus Area(s):

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Gulf Coast Jewish Family and

Community

Services

Woman to Woman

14041 Icot Boulevard, Clearwater, FL 33760

www.gulfcoastjewishfamilyandcommunityservices.org CEO: Tia Gray

Name:

Debbie Patrick, Executive Director

Phone:

(727) 479-1804

E-mail:

Maria Alfaro (813) 558-1370 ext. 304

Adolescent mothers, pregnant teens, children 0-2 years and adult volunteer mentors.

The Woman to Woman Program provides structured mentoring and support services for adolescent mothers and pregnant teens and their children for up to two years. The program provides outreach and engagement, parent education and support, developmental screening, home visitation, coordination/case management and mentoring. The Woman to Woman Program replicates the evidenced-based Youth At Risk (YAR) model using YAR training, Ages and Stages 3 Developmental Screen, the Ages and Stages Social Emotional Developmental Screen, Nurturing Parenting Curriculum and is congruent with Trauma Informed Care practices.

Key Partners:

Hillsborough County Public Schools, REACHUP, Inc., United Cerebral Palsy, Alpha House, AMI Kids, Project NOW, Hope Community Center, Unity North Tampa Church, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Focus Area(s):

Children are Healthy and Safe Children are Developmentally on Track Children are Ready to Learn and Succeed

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Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County

Children’s Board Family Resource Centers

2806 N. Armenia Ave. Suite 100, Tampa, FL 33607 www.familysupporthc.org/

Executive Director: Jane Murphy

Name:

Marisa Mowat, CBFRC Director

Phone:

(813) 849-7991

E-mail:

Glenda Taveras (813) 849-7980

Who the Project Serves:

The Children’s Board Family Resource Centers are located throughout Hillsborough County (physical sites in Town-n-County, Brandon, East County, South County, Central Tampa and North Tampa) to meet the needs of families from all walks of life.

No-cost parent/child developmental playgroups, developmental screenings, mobile/medical pediatric health services, hearing/vision screening, well child visits, immunizations and health and safety education and other services are provided at no cost to members and many are planned by community councils. The Centers offer a refreshing, homelike environment where parents, children, and youth are encouraged to discover the many opportunities available. Learn more about what’s offered at the Centers at www.familysupporthc.org.

Key Partners:

Centers are administered by the Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County. Partners include Champions for Children, The Children’s Home, Inc., REACHUP, Inc., St. Joseph’s Children’s Advocacy Center

Focus Area(s):

Children are Healthy and Safe Children are Developmentally on Track

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Brandon

Town ‘n

Country

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Tampa

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Brandon Family Resource Center

1271 Kingsway Road Brandon, FL 33510 (813) 740-4634

Bilingual (Spanish) Contact: Ligia Vigo

Central Tampa Family Resource Center

1002 East Palm Avenue Tampa, FL 33605 (813) 204-1741

Bilingual (Spanish) Contact: Melissa Asencio, (813) 204-1761

East County Family Resource Center

639 East Alexander Street Plant City, FL 33563 (813) 752-8700

Bilingual (Spanish) Contact: Marcia Cedano

North Tampa Family Resource Center

1401-A East Fowler Avenue Tampa, FL 33612

(813) 558-1877

Bilingual (Spanish) Contact: Ruth Colon

South County Family Resource Center

3030 East College Avenue Ruskin, FL 33570

(813) 641-5600

Bilingual (Spanish) Contact: Aniria Wilson

Town ‘n Country Family Resource Center

7520 W. Waters Avenue, Suite #8 Tampa, FL 33615

(813) 356-1703

Bilingual (Spanish) Contact: Yaima Rodriguez & Maria Riveros

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Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County

Healthy Families Hillsborough

2806 N. Armenia Ave. Suite 100, Tampa, FL 33607 www.healthystartcoalition.org

Name:

Barbara Macelli, Program Manager

Phone:

(813) 233-2800

E-mail:

Barbara Macelli (813) 233-2800 ext. 118

Women who are either pregnant or with newborns and their children residing in Hillsborough County who are at risk for poor birth outcomes, or any newborn that is at risk for abuse and neglect for up to five years.

What the Project Does:

Provides outreach and engagement of pregnant women and parents of newborns, parent education and support, developmental screening, home visitation and coordination/case management.

Key Partners:

The Children’s Home, Inc., Florida Hospital Tampa Bay, St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital, Success 4 Kids and Families, Champions for Children, Bay Area Early Steps, St. Joseph’s Children’s Advocacy Center, Children’s Board Family Resource Centers, The Spring of Tampa Bay, REACHUP, Inc.

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Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County

Safe Baby Plus

2806 N. Armenia Ave. Suite 100, Tampa, FL 33607 www.healthystartcoalition.org

Name:

Lisa Colen, MHA,

Director of Community Outreach & Education

Phone:

(813) 849-7999

E-mail:

Bilingual (Spanish) Contact &

Phone:

Monica Rodriguez: (813) 233-2800 ext. 134

The Safe Baby Plus project is available to all Hillsborough County newborns and their parents for up to one year adjusted age of the infants. Priority populations include babies in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) and substance-exposed infants and their mothers who live in Hillsborough County and give birth in St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital, Florida Hospital Tampa Bay, Brandon Regional Hospital, South Florida Baptist Hospital or Tampa General Hospital.

Families are engaged at the hospital prior to discharge. Parents receive education on choosing a safe caregiver, practicing a safe sleep environment and preventing shaken baby syndrome, which are all a part of the Safe Baby curriculum and leading causes of preventable infant death to abuse and neglect in Hillsborough County. Parents and caregivers are offered the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) at 2, 4, 8 and 12 months, along with corresponding developmental activities and referral information by a SBP coordinator who review the ASQs and needs of families. ASQ copies are shared with pediatricians with parent consent. Families also receive educational materials by mail.

Key Partners:

Success 4 Kids and Families, Tampa General Hospital, Brandon Regional Hospital, Florida Hospital, St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital and South Florida Baptist Hospital, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, REACHUP, DACCO, Alpha House of Tampa, The Centre, Children’s Board Family Resource Centers, Champions for Children

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Hispanic Services Council

La RED de Padres Activos (Network of Active Parents)

2902 N. Armenia Avenue, Suite 201, Tampa, FL 33607 www.hispanicservicescouncil.org

Executive Director: Maria Pinzon

Name:

Diego Garrido-Mendoza, Project Director

Phone:

(813) 936-7700

E-mail:

Diego Mendoza (813) 532-6930

Latino parents with children ages 3-8 that reside in any of the following Hillsborough County communities: Plant City, Wimauma, North Tampa, Drew Park, or Palmetto Beach.

What the Project Does:

La Red De Padres Activos is a parent engagement and family strengthening initiative that seeks to engage Latino parents in the education of their children and support the parents’ own personal growth and development. In partnership with five Latino congregations located in key Hillsborough County communities.

Key Partners:

Unity Church of North Tampa, First Baptist Church of Wimauma, First Baptist Church of Plant City, Iglesia Restauración Cristiana

Focus Area(s):

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Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County

Unity Information Network

1414 N. Marion Street, Tampa FL, 33602 www.homelessofhc.org

CEO: Maria P. Barcus

Name:

Rich Boozell, Program Manager

Phone:

(813) 280-8750

E-mail:

Maria P. Barcus (813) 223-6115 ext. 40

Homeless and at-risk families and individuals in Hillsborough County.

The UNITY Information Network is the web based HUD-mandated Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) that helps evaluate the performance of services in our continuum of care by tracking services, clients accessing services and unmet needs.

Key Partners:

Hillsborough County Commission, Criminal Justice, Housing and Code Enforcement, Plant City Service Center, Ruskin Neighborhood Center, Health and Human Services, Health Department, Homeless Recovery Program, Sheriff’s Office, Head Start, Extension Agency, Tampa Police Department, Mayor’s Office, Housing and Community Development, ACTS (Agency for Community Treatment Services), DACCO (Drug Abuse Comprehensive Coordinating Office), Mental Health Care, Metropolitan Ministries, Tampa Family Health Centers, Tampa Housing Authority

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Infants and Young Children of

West Central Florida

Positive Development: A Healthy Steps Model

312 East 7th Avenue, Tampa, FL 33602 www.positivedevelopment.net Program Coordinator: Pat Grosz

Name:

Diane Koch, Ph.D.

Phone:

(813) 375-3980

E-mail:

[email protected]; [email protected]

Grace Rodriguez (813) 375-3980 ext. 131

All children birth to age five (5) in or referred to the pediatric practice at TGH Health Park and USF Pediatric Clinic located at 17 Davis Blvd.

On-site specialists will work directly with approximately 450 families who have a child birth to three months regarding their child’s health and development and facilitate linkages to the community. They will continue to work with the child through 5 years of age at the request of the parent. Services will take place at the pediatric clinics through home visiting and in natural community settings. At least 45 families needing increased supports will receive care coordination through Gracepoint and they will have access to Flexible Funds coordinated by the Administrative Service Organization (ASO) and the staff will be participating in TCM-At-Risk billing activities.

Key Partners:

Mental Health Care, Inc. (dba Gracepoint), Healthy Start Coalition, Thera Kids Plus, Center for Manifestations

Focus Area(s):

Children Have Supported and Supportive Families

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Metropolitan Ministries

First Hug Homeless Family Early Intervention

2002 N. Florida Avenue, Tampa, FL 33602 www.metromin.org

President: Morris Hintzman/Tim Marks

Name:

Karrie Roller

Phone:

(813) 209-1006

E-mail:

Jay Molina (813) 209-1046

Homeless families with children birth to age eight (8) throughout Hillsborough County are eligible.

First Hug utilizes a trauma-informed approach to provide intensive case management, early intervention/education, childcare, residential services, employment, and housing services to help stabilize families experiencing homelessness. First Hug seeks to help families address barriers to assure that children are ready to learn and succeed and children have supported and supportive families.

Key Partners:

Partnerships with 31 faith-based partners offer mentoring and help connect families with their community.

Focus Area(s):

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Positive Spin

E.A.C.H. One Initiative

5118 N. 56th Street, Suite 224, Tampa, FL 33610 www.positivespinfl.org

Executive Director: Jada McMillon

Name:

Jada McMillon, Executive Director

Phone:

(813) 977-7677

E-mail:

Cesar Hernandez (813) 523-6067

Parents and/or caregivers residing in targeted zip codes 33605 and 33610, with children in the home between the ages of birth to age eight and their families, children of incarcerated parents, and pregnant mothers.

The EACH One Initiative is designed to empower families with the necessary tools needed to remove barriers parents face that keep them from actively participating in the early school success of their children’s education, and the readiness of their children to read by third grade (Case Management, Supportive Housing, Computer Literacy). Computer Mentors provides computer literacy training to parents enrolled in the program. This allows parents to play an active role in the academic success of their children. Training includes: Kahn Academy, Power My Learning, MyOn, and EDLine. Each adult participating will also be eligible to receive a free refurbished desktop computer.

Key Partners:

Computer Mentors Group, Lee Davis Service Center, Sanchez Full Service School, Straz Center for the Performing arts, Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County

Focus Area(s):

Children are Developmentally on Track Children are Ready to Learn and Succeed Children Have Supported and Supportive Families

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Pregnancy Care Center of Plant City

Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies

304 North Collins Street, Plant City, FL 33563 www.supportplantcitypregnancycenter.org CEO/Executive Director: Darlene Davis

Name:

Darlene Davis

Phone:

(813) 759-0886

E-mail:

Silvia Tamez (813) 919-3867

Lower income pregnant women and their babies up to one year of age in Plant City and the surrounding areas to include Seffner, Thonotosassa, Lithia, Dover and Valrico area.

What the Project Does:

Assists pregnant women to remain healthy during their pregnancy, deliver healthy babies and become more prepared for motherhood through prenatal classes, pregnancy counseling and material assistance for mothers in the form of critical baby items. PCCPC will also provide services and supports to new parents and their baby, prenatal to one year of age.

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REACHUP

Black Infant Health Practice Initiative (BIHPI) Get Smart - 24/7 Dad

2902 North Armenia Avenue, Suite 100, Tampa, FL 33607 www.reachupincorporated.org

President/CEO: Estrellita “Lo” Berry

Name:

Dr. Deborah Austin

Phone:

(813) 712-6302

E-mail:

[email protected]

Ricardo Busquets (813) 712-6324

The 24/7 Dad Program serves the male partners of prenatal and post partum women residing in East and West Tampa to include zip codes: 33602, 33603, 33605, 33607 and 33610.

24/7 Dad is designed to increase pro-fathering knowledge, skills, and attitudes, while decreasing anti-fathering knowledge, skills, and attitudes thereby decreasing the social, emotional, and physical ills of their children. The program is offered in five differing venues: (1) Weekly sessions with options for participating in self-sufficiency topics; (2) Weekend retreats; (3) CD Rom only; (4) CD Rom in peer group setting; and (5) One-one-one sessions.

Key Partners:

Infinite Solutions of Tampa Bay, Best Consultant Services, CDC of Tampa, Inc., AMaysing Services

Focus Area(s):

Children Have Supported and Supportive Families

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REACHUP

Special Delivery Doulas

2902 N. Armenia Avenue, Suite 100, Tampa, FL 33607 www.reachupincorporated.org

President/CEO: Estrellita “Lo” Berry

Name:

Loretta Nordon, CST, BS

Phone:

(813) 239-1179

Cell

Phone:

(813) 317-3033

E-mail:

Gabby DeAlba (813) 846-0846

Special Delivery Doulas is available throughout Hillsborough County for medically/socially at risk pregnant women at no cost.

Special Delivery Doulas Program provides perinatal support services, including childbirth education/mentoring classes, labor and delivery support, postpartum support and instruction and lactation consultant services/breast feeding support. The Program is expected to reduce maternal stress; increase duration and quality of breastfeeding; promote positive mom/baby bonding and interaction; increase the new mom’s self-esteem, confidence and overall satisfaction, begin baby immunizations by 2 months of age and access health care services with the social support she receives; and aid in the diagnosis and treatment of postpartum depression.

Key Partners:

St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital, Tampa General Hospital, Champions for Children, United Cerebral Palsy of Tampa.

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Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay

Lowry Park Neighborhood Initiative

1306 West Sligh Avenue, Tampa, FL 33604 www.seniorsinservice.org

President and CEO: Tammy Criollo

Name:

Lupe Proctor

Phone:

(813) 932-5228

E-mail:

Lupe Proctor (813) 932-5228

Children between the ages of three (3) and five (5) who reside in the neighborhood community with approximate geographic boundaries defined as 22nd Avenue on the east, Hillsborough Avenue on the south, Habana Avenue on the west, and Hamilton Avenue bordering the north.

What the Project Does:

Services provided include parent engagement and support and mentoring. Parents As Teachers provide home based visitations for development strategies. Seniors In Service provide tutoring and mentoring to young children in Head Start classrooms at Cleveland and Egypt Lake Elementary Schools utilizing Lowry Park Zoo materials.

Key Partners:

Lowry Park Zoo, Champions for Children, Hillsborough County Public Schools

Focus Area(s):

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St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital

Life Choices Intervention

1401A E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33612 www.stjosephschildrens.com

President: Kim Guy

Name:

Bevin Maynard

Phone:

(813) 615-0589 ext. 226

E-mail:

Life Choices targets the female teen population living in the Sulphur Springs area that is potentially at risk for teen pregnancy.

Life Choices Intervention program simulates parenting utilizing computerized infant simulators to give teen girls an opportunity to explore the physical, emotional, social and financial consequences of parenthood. Other significant program components include communication strategies, esteem-building exercises, goal planning and educational opportunities regarding puberty, sexual reproduction system, and STIs. Life Choices Intervention also strives to improve communication between parents and their teen daughter during their adolescent years.

Key Partners:

Targeted Hillsborough County schools

Focus Area(s):

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Tampa Housing Authority

Check & Connect Tampa

5301 West Cypress Street, Tampa, FL 33607 www.thafl.com

CEO/President: Jerome D. Ryans

Name:

Stephanie Brown-Gilmore

Phone:

(813) 341-9101 ext. 2170

E-mail:

Elizabeth Pena (813) 341-9101 ext. 2160

The program serves youth aged 9-12 years living in the North Boulevard Homes and Robles Park housing developments that have a low “C” or below grade average in school.

What the Project Does:

The core services will connect and foster a trusting relationship between the student and a caring, trained mentor. The mentor will advocate for and challenge the student while partnering with the family, school, and community.

Key Partners:

West Tampa Children’s Board partners

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Tampa Housing Authority

BRIDGES, a JUST Neighborhood Collaborative

5301 West Cypress Street, Tampa, FL 33607 www.thafl.com

CEO/President: Jerome D. Ryans

Name:

Suzan McIntyre

Phone:

(813) 341-9101 ext. 2180

E-mail:

Annette Ruiz (813) 341-9101 ext. 2150

Children two (2) years old through 3rd grade and their families living in the catchment area for Just Elementary School and/or residing in North Boulevard Homes as well as the West Tampa neighborhood described as zip code 33607.

What the Project Does:

Provide intervention services are based on identified academic deficiencies, excessive absenteeism and tardiness, behavioral issues, or having been a victim of a traumatizing event such as domestic violence, divorce, and/or bullying. The High Quality Wraparound (HQW) model of case management brings coordinated services and supports to young children and their families. BRIDGES staff incorporates the principles of Trauma Informed Care to recognizes the impact of trauma on families living in urban poverty. In addition, a pilot literacy project using the Parent-Child Home evidence based curriculum has been implemented to serve children ages 2-3 and their families.

Key Partners:

Success 4 Kids and Families, The Skills Center, REACHUP, Inc., Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, Boys & Girls Club, Tampa Housing Authority, Kathedral Community Development, Just Full Service, Just Elementary School

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Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA

Community Learning Center at Sulphur Springs Elementary

110 East Oak Avenue, Tampa, FL 33602 www.tampaymca.org

Executive Director: Tom Looby

Funded Amount: $ 275,000

Name:

Lakema Massey, Senior Program Director

Phone:

(813) 924-4207

E-Mail:

Children who are enrolled in grades K-5 at Sulphur Springs Elementary School.

Through our program, we strive to ensure that our kids are ready to learn by Kindergarten and “reading to learn” by third grade. In addition, we provide disguised learning programs and activities through a variety enrichment clubs. On a daily bases, we track our participants engagement and behavior throughout each programming day with our Positive Behavior Support (PBS) model. Our focus is to support the overall growth and development of every child and family within our reach. The Tampa YMCA’s Community Learning Center (CLC) provides year round enhancement and support to. We strive to avoid summer learning loss and to close the achievement gap between low-income and middle/high-income students through a number of programming opportunities.

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The Children’s Home, Inc.

Supporting and Empowering Educational and Developmental Services (SEEDS)

3924 Premier North Drive, Tampa, FL 33618 www.childrenshome.org

President\CEO: Irene Rickus

Name:

Chamain Moss-Torres, Program Manager

Phone:

(813) 901-3442

E-mail:

Maggie Sanchez (813) 901-3411

Families with children from birth to Grade 3 who reside in Hillsborough County and have concerns regarding their child’s development, readiness for school and/or have a child experiencing academic challenges.

What the Project Does:

SEEDS is a case management program designed to support and empower families in their child’s educational, social, and developmental experience. Families engaged in the SEEDS program partner with school personnel to ensure their child’s success in school. They also become active in their neighborhoods and communities, promote safety, engage in growth promoting activities with their children and capitalize on family strengths in an effort to create positive changes within their family.

Key Partners:

Children’s Board Family Resource Centers, Champions for Children, Early Childhood Council of Hillsborough County, Infants and Young Children of West Central Florida, Tampa Tribune

Focus Area(s):

Children are Developmentally on Track Children are Ready to Learn and Succeed

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The Children’s Home, Inc.

Kinship Services Network Hillsborough

10909 Memorial Highway, Tampa, FL 33615 www.childrenshome.org

CEO/President: Irene Rickus

Name:

Susan Haynes, LCSW, Program Manager

Phone:

(813) 901-3441; Program Intake (888) 920-8761

E-mail:

Luisa Vega (813) 830-6671

Children who are unable to live with their parents are best served by living with relatives. Kinship serves families with relatives who are caring for relative children throughout Hillsborough County in partnership with the Family Enrichment Center.

What the Project Does:

Kinship provides information and referral, case management services, and support groups in order to expand family support systems, reduce stress, and to promote family well-being and stability. Depending on the level of need, each family is referred to the appropriate program services, which includes linkages to many community suppor

for help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Family Guide

Certified staff and volunteer crisis counselors provide

to relationship counseling, family stabilization, senior

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay ... 7

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Children are Healthy and Safe

Children are Ready to Learn and Succeed

About the Children’s Board

Vision

Where the Money Comes From

Funded Amount: $60,500

Phone:

Key Partners:

Homeless Pregnant/Parenting Women and Teens

Phone:

What the Project Does:

Bay Area Legal Services

Funded Amount: $281,437

Phone:

Key Partners:

Funded Amount: $250,000

Phone:

Key Partners:

Community Wide Key Partners:

Focus Area(s):

Neighborhood

Phone:

Funded Amount: $179,407

Phone:

What the Project Does:

Capstone Digital

Funded Amount: $100,000

Phone:

Mobile: (813) 476-5342

E-Mail:

What the Project Does:

Focus Area(s):

Funded Amount: $571,092

Phone:

Key Partners:

Fathers Resource and Networking Center (FRANC)

Phone:

What the Project Does:

Key Partners:

Promoting Attachment and Family Education

Phone:

Focus Area(s):

Funded Amount: $50,000

Phone:

Focus Area(s):

Funded Amount: $15,652

Phone:

Focus Area(s):

Sulphur Springs Family Support Initiative

Phone:

Key Partners:

Drug Abuse Comprehensive

Family Focus

Phone:

Key Partners:

Developmental Screening

Phone:

What the Project Does:

Early Learning Coalition of

Quality Counts for Kids

Phone:

Key Partners:

County

School Readiness Funding

Phone:

What the Project Does:

Emergency Care Help Organization

Health Literacy Program

Phone:

Key Partners:

Helping Children Succeed in School

Phone: