Family Assistance ServicesCARD helps by providing short-term guidance, support, and resource referrals at no cost to people with ASD, their families, and those who serve them. They provide support for individuals from the time of diagnosis throughout their lives.
Services include:
Please call or check their website for locations and to learn more.
This program helps people who have disabilities get or keep a job after exiting high school. They offer several services. Please call 941.359.5670 or 941.882.7730, or check their website to learn more.
Transition Youth Services
Our Mother’s House is a two year residential program. It is for mothers and preschool children who find themselves homeless. They will assist mothers with education, job skills, childcare and parenting. Please call 941.485.6264 or visit their website to learn more.
This program helps victims of crimes committed by Florida inmates. Through the VINE program, victims can sign up for an automatic notification service. Anyone may call the toll-free number to get an inmate's current location and release date. You may also register to learn when an inmate is released, transferred, escapes or dies. The VINE service is confidential. Please see the website for more information.
Local Number: 850.488.9166
Toll Free: 877.8.VICTIM (877.884.2846)
This agency offers the (VPK) Voluntary Prekindergarten program. This program is for Florida children who are four years old. Offers services for students with special needs as well. Please call or visit the website to learn more.
Any child from 2 1/2 to 18 years of age is eligible to have a wish granted. Anyone can refer a child to this agency. Those who have already received a wish are not eligible. Please see call or visit the website to learn more.
