The Fitness and Nutrition in Schools (FANS) program takes a fun, hands-on approach to prevent chronic diseases for the children in our school system. Through increased physical fitness opportunities, improved nutrition, and healthy lifestyle education, this program helps local children learn how to make healthy choices throughout their lives.
By increasing PE engagement, campaigning for healthier snacking, and even introducing school gardens, this program is helping kids learn the importance of taking care of their bodies and reducing county obesity rates.

The Community Home Project (CHP) provides help for families. CHP can help with tutoring. CHP helps with medical benefits. They have cooking classes. CHP offers career coaching. Some of the other services offered are:

Job Fairs
Dental Clinics
Gardening classes
Life skills classes

Please see Community Home Project's website https://mchdt.org/community-home-project/ for more information.

Beacon Point provides extensive resources for substance abuse treatment. They help remove barriers to substance use treatment and behavioral health treatment. They also provide free and lower cost primary care services to support behavior health care. They accept walk ins as well as on the scene assistance in the community. Beacon Point services are available 24/7.

24 hour support 352-255-6985

Click HERE for more information.

This program/card is a drug coupon. It is not insurance. The program/card is free for everyone. There are no restrictions to use it. It can get you discounts on brand name and generic drugs. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Provide support and meet the broader community's needs while encouraging opportunities to cultivate the school and enrich the community through:
Programs for Parental Opportunities:
Extended Learning Access for Students
Social and Behavior Support
Accessibility to Health and Wellness Services through partnerships with Heart of Florida Health Center, HCA Florida Ocala Hospital and West Marion Hospital.
Resources to Address Basic Needs such as clothing, backpacks, food, school supplies and hygiene supplies.

Provide support and meet the broader community's needs while encouraging opportunities to cultivate the school and enrich the community through:
Programs for Parental Opportunities:
Extended Learning Access for Students
Social and Behavior Support
Accessibility to Health and Wellness Services through partnerships with Heart of Florida Health Center, HCA Florida Ocala Hospital and West Marion Hospital.
Resources to Address Basic Needs such as clothing, backpacks, food, school supplies and hygiene supplies.

A program focused on helping families develop financial stability and ending generational poverty through education, skill, and career development.
Each year, it connects 80-90 adults and children to personal success coaches, helping to address homelessness, increase income, and decrease debt. Success coaches work with the families for an entire year in bi-weekly sessions.
https://www.uwmc.org/StrongFamilies