Our Partner Agencies
American Red Cross of North Central Florida: (386) 752-0650 or (352) 376-4669 - www.redcross.org Maintains emergency preparedness; assists in disasters, large and small; provides CPR, first aid, water safety and HIV/AIDS education; provides emergency communications service to members of the armed forces and their families.
Annie Mattox Recreation Center, Inc.: (386) 755-5076 Provides safe, supervised after-school programs for local youth between the ages of four and 16.
Another Way, Inc. : (386) 719-2700 or crisis line (800) 500-1119 Provides emergency shelter, hotline, transitional housing, counseling, advocacy and support to survivors of rape and domestic violence and their children. Offers professional education.
Boys Club of Columbia County: (386) 752-4184 Offers social, cultural and recreational programs to the youth of our community regardless of race, religion or financial status.
Boys & Girls Club of North Central Florida, Suwannee County Branch- (386) 330-4628 After-school youth development program providing recreation, tutoring and other enrichment activities to youth ages five to 18.
Boy Scouts of America, North Florida Council: (904) 338-0951 or (800) 232-0845 - www.nfcbsa.org Youth development program for young men ages seven to 18 years focusing on character development, citizenship and fitness. Co-ed program for ages 14 to 20.
Catholic Charities Bureau, Lake City Regional Office: (386) 754-9180 Provides emergency assistance with utility, rent/mortgage; food and gas vouchers for medical appointment or new employment. A Hand Up Center provides homeless services including food, clothing, showers, laundry, travelerfs aid, case management and referrals. Food Bank of Suwannee Valley, (386) 755-5683 provides agencies, group homes and church food pantries with food to alleviate hunger.
Children's Home Society: (386) 758-0591 - www.chsfl.org Community-based social services designed to protect children at risk of abuse, neglect or abandonment; to strengthen and stabilize families; to help young people break the cycle of abuse and neglect; and to find safe, loving homes for children through our In Home Family Support Services. Family Visitation Center and Adoption of Foster children programs.
Columbia County Senior Services: (386) 755-0235 - www.ccseniors.com Provides services which help senior adults maintain their independence: housekeeping, bathing assistance, respite care, emergency alert response and home delivered meals for homebound senior adults. LifeStyle Enrichment Center are available in Lake city and Fort White to encourage well seniors to enjoy good meals, fellowship and educational / fun activities. Transportation is provided
Comprehensive Community Services, Inc.: (386) 362-7143 Provides advocacy and services for adults 21 and older with developmental disabilities including mental retardation, cerebral palsy and autism. Programs include vocational and employment skills training, residential options, transportation, recreation and support services.
Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Mid-Florida, Inc.: 386-755-5350 or 800 -245-1865 www.cccsmidflorida.com Provides budget and credit counseling - no fees, offers debt repayment plans, housing counseling, credit report review, financial literacy education programs for adults and financial fitness camps for teens.
CDS Family & Behavioral Health Services, Inc: (386) 758-5780 - www.cdsfl.org/ Strengthens communities by building strong families through counseling, education, prevention activities and community partnership efforts. Provides temporary shelter, time out and counseling for youth ages 10-17 who are ungovernable, truant or runaways.
Girl Scouts of Gateway Council, Inc. : (386) 758-3230or (800) 295-1727 Provides an environment where girls ages five to 17 develop leadership and decision-making skills, a positive self-esteem and social conscience through community service and activities that are personally challenging. The result is girls becoming leaders who take action and make the world a better place - all in an atmosphere of fun and friendship.
Hamilton County Council on Aging, Inc.: (386)-792-1136 Provides in-home services (homemaking, personal care, home delivered meals, respite) to allow at-risk seniors to maintain independence in their own homes. Senior Center activities include meals, transportation, health support, nutrition education, energy assistance. Caregiver support group meetings for caregivers of seniors 60+ years old.
Happy House, Inc.: (386)-752-4736 Provides low-cost, high-quality early childhood program for children six weeks to eight years of age. Scholarships may be available for qualifying families who are working or seeking employment and/or educational opportunities.
Lake City Family YMCA: (386) 719-9622 - www.ncfymca.org/ Provides services ranging from licensed after-school programs, swimming lessons, sports, parenting classes and many other activities for the young and old. Activities center on character development as well as building a healthy spirit, mind and body for all. The new Wellness Center offers a youth fitness program, aerobics, yoga and fitness/wellness programs. The YMCA provides financial assistance to those who qualify.
Love INC: (386) 364-4673 - www.suwanneeloveinc.com/ Serves as a resource network to meet the crisis needs of Suwannee County by feeding the hungry, providing clothing, medicines, gasoline, and shelter and by helping with utility and rent payments.
Sunstate Comprehensive Epilepsy Program: (352)-378-4324 or (800) 330-9746 Provides services to persons living with epilepsy through education and support to individuals, families, organizations, employers and schools who wish to enhance their personal and professional knowledge of epilepsy.
Suwannee County Police Athletic League: (386) 364-2906 or (386) 208-8693 Provides safe, adult supervised after-school programs for local youth between the ages of seven and 18 years of age. Programs include basketball, football, video game room, summer camps, summer activities (swimming, bowling, arts and crafts) tutorial classes (reading, writing, math) and a wide variety of sports-related activities.
Suwannee Valley 4Cs Head Start / Early Head Start: (386) 754-2222 - www.sv4cs.org/ Provides early childhood services through Head Start (ages three to five) and Early Head Start (birth to age three and pregnant women) programs to low income families and over income families with a child with a diagnosed disability. The SV4Cs programs services include education, health, dental, disabilities, nutrition, social services, mental health and parent involvement. The program is free to families that meet child age and income eligibility requirements and to over-income families with a child with a diagnosed disability.
Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc.: (386) 752-5960 or (800) 495-0039 www.trls.org Provides quality legal services including preventive legal education to the poor, disabled, elderly and abused.
Vivid Visions, Inc. :(386) 364-2100 or (800) 500-1119 Provides assistance to victims of domestic violence that includes shelter, crisis hotline, counseling, advocacy, support groups, information, referrals and other services as needed.
Voices for Children / Guardian ad Litem: (386) 758-1170 or (386) 364-7720 Provides best interest legal advocacy for abused and neglected children involved in court proceedings. Trains community volunteers to work one-on-one with the children. Professional staff members provide case management assistance and legal representation in court.
WellFlorida Council, Inc.: (352) 313-6500 www.wellflorida.org Builds healthy communities by creating critically needed programs, providing research and recommendations to community leaders and managing a number of programs that target HIV/AIDS, infant and maternal health, chronic disease and rural health.
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