Angelwood, Inc.
PO Box 24925
Jacksonville, FL 32241
Telephone: 288-7259
Fax: 288-7260
Web site: www.angelwoodjax.org
The Mission of Angelwood, Inc. is to improve the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities and their families.
Programs include:
Residential Group Homes
Community Services
Respite Services
Angelwood Summer Day Camp
Behavioral Assessment & Analysis
Brave Kids
151 Sawgrass Corners Drive, Suite 2041
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
Telephone: 280-1895
Fax Number: 280-1897
Web site: bravekids.org
Brave Kids was founded June 9, 1999, by Kristeen Fitzgerald, after the loss of her two children to catastrophic illness. The Brave Kids Program has been approved by and is linked to over 110 health organizations such as: The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, The National Brain Tumor Foundation, The National Pediatric AIDS Foundation, United Cerebral Palsy, and The National Children's Cancer Society.
Brave Kids provides: 1) Bravekids.org Message boards, Directory of Healthcare Resources, recent and accurate medical information, interactive games and contests, 2) Brave Kids Resource Centers to pediatric wards of hospitals, which enable parents to locate medical information and local resources while in the hospital with their child and 3) Community Outreach - education and training on locating resources in the community for children with special needs.
Camp I Am Special, Promise, Care
134 E. Church St.
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Telephone: (904) 356-0810
Fax: (904) 358-7302
Website: www.dosacamps.com
DOSA Camps, a Division of the Ministry for Persons with Disabilities of the Diocese of St. Augustine sponsors Camp I Am Special, Camp Promise and Camp Care which are five day recreational and residential summer camps for children, teenagers and young adults with disabilities.
These camps are unique because they offer a care ratio of one-to-one, in order to provide the utmost attention and benefits for each camper. Our camp staff is comprised of well-trained high school and college students called "buddies," in addition to a full-time nurse, a full-time kitchen coordinator and a camp director who oversees the entire week. All individuals in supervisory roles have extensive experience working with persons with varying exceptionalities. We serve persons with mental retardation, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, blindness, deafness, ADHD, Autism, Fragile X Syndrome, Cornelia de Lange Syndrome and other disabilities.
As the weather becomes warmer and the days grow longer, our campers begin to look forward to camp with eager anticipation. Some campers keep in touch with their friends from camp through the year. This program provides them with an opportunity to interact with others in a setting normally reserved only for persons of normal abilities. Camp is a place where everyone is accepted without question, regardless of financial circumstances, race, creed and level of ability. Camp I Am Special, Camp Promise and Camp Care create an environment where both the campers and the camp staff are loved and nurtured.
Child Find/FDLRS
4030 Boulevard Center Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Telephone: 348-7784
Fax: 348-7759
Web site: www.fdlrscrown.org
Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS) is a support system for Exceptional Student Education serving Clay, Duval, and Nassau Counties of Northeast Florida. FDLRS is funded by the State of Florida, Department of Education, Division of Public Schools and Community Education, Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services, through federal assistance under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B; IDEA Part B Preschool; and State General Revenue.
Child Guidance Center
5776 St. Augustine Road
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Telephone: 448-4700
Web site: www.childguidancecenter.org
The mission of the Child Guidance Center is to provide quality mental health and social services to children and their families in Florida's First Coast.
Specialties: Adjustment Difficulties; Anxiety, Fear & Worry; Abuse; Improving Self-Confidence; School Problems; Conflict Resolution;Parent/Child Problems; Adoption Adjustment; Self-Esteem; Emotional Problems; Relationship Problems; Foster Care; Attention Deficit Disorders; Depression; Talk of Suicide.
Children's Home Society
3027 San Diego Road
Jacksonville, FL 32247-0363
Telephone: 348-2811
Web site: www.chsfl.org
Fees, if applicable/Form of Payment: Sliding fee scale, but no one is denied services because of inability to pay.
The Buckner Division's 165 employees provide services to children and families in Duval, Baker, St. Johns, Nassau and Clay counties. Services include birth parent counseling; residential maternity care; adoption; family foster care which includes pre-adoptive foster care, medically needy foster care for children who have complex medical problems, therapeutic foster care for children with serious emotional and behavioral problems, and teen foster care, which is part of a network of local agencies.
Children's Medical Services
See Listing Under Health Category
DLC Nurse & Learn
See Listing Under Education Category
Easter Seals
See Listing Under Information/Referral Category
Family Network on Disabilities of Florida
2735 Whitney Road
Clearwater, FL 33760-1610
Telephone: 800-825-5736
Fax: 727-523-8687
Web site: www.fndfl.org
Family Network on Disabilities of Florida, Inc. is a statewide network of families and individuals who may be at-risk, have disabilities, or have special needs and their families, professionals and concerned citizens. Our mission is to ensure through collaboration that Floridians have full access to family-driven support, education, information,resources and advocacy.
Family Voices
3411 Candelaria NE, Suite M
Albuquerque, NM 87107
Telephone: 505-872-4774, 888-835-5669
Fax: 505-872-4780
Web site: www.familyvoices.org
Organization which advocates on behalf of children with special health care needs and their families. Assists families with training, advocacy and managed care.
Florida Directory of Early Childhood Services
2807 Remington Green Circle
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Telephone: 800-654-4440
Fax: 850-922-9156
Web site: www.centraldirectory.org
Statewide computerized resource and referral system for young children and their families.
Early Steps, formerly Infants & Toddlers Early Intervention Program (EIP)
910 N. Jefferson St.
Jacksonville, FL 32209
Telephone: 360-7022, 800-226-6964
Fax: 798-4544
Days and Hours of Operations: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Mission is to establish a coordinated system of supports and services to enhance the capacity of families/caregivers to support the development of infants and toddlers with special needs and to ensure the children and their families are integrated into their communities. Provides services to infants and toddlers from birth to age three who are suspected of having a developmental delay or who have an established medical condition that may result in delay. Services include, but are not limited to, identification, trans-disciplinary evaluation and assessment, development of an Individual Family Support Plan, service coordination and referral to community provider team. Early Steps screens newborns in area Neonatal Intensive Care Units, provides service coordination and makes referrals as needed. A team of Family Resource Specialists is also available to offer support to families via individual consultation, a support group for parent and former Early Steps families, Early Steps play groups, newsletter and educational presentations. Eligibility is based solely on the age (not yet reached third birthday) and developmental needs of the child. Contact Early Steps for further information.
Jacksonville Miracle League
see listing under Recreation.
Pediatric Services of America (PSA) - Jacksonville
8663 Baypine Road, Suite 115
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Telephone: 730-2200
Fax: 730-0630
Web site: www.psakids.com
PSA believes that children are special - so we specialize. We provide effective education, clinical services and support to assure that today's children have every opportunity to take their place in the adult world of tomorrow. Our strength lies in our ability to find unique solutions to assist in the care of children. We provide technically advanced products and services to meet the complex needs of pediatric patients.
Services include: Family focused care; Case management; Pediatric specialists; Home medical equipment; Asthma management programs; Unit dose medications; Infusion therapy services; Respiratory therapy; High tech home care.
Toys "R" Us Guide for Differently Abled
See Listing Under Vendor Category
Youth Crisis Center
3015 Parental Home Road
Jacksonville, FL 32216
Telephone: 720-0002, 877-720-0002
Web site: www.ycc.org
Days and Hours of Operations: 24/7
Programs:
Project Safe Place is a program that utilizes public/private partnership to help children in trouble.
Residential Program provides short term shelter care and counseling to more than 2,000 troubled children each year.
Family Linkprogram is an outpatient counseling program for families experiencing any type of youth-related problem, which disrupts the health and stability of the family.
Special Needs Assistance Program is a longer-term residential program for older adolescents (16-17years old) who have no family support system to which they can be immediately returned. These youths can remain in our residential program until they are either reunited with their families or placed in a program that best suits their needs, such as Job Corps. Some of these youths are enrolled in FCCJ (Florida Community College of Jacksonville) and working.