The Able Trust youth programs provide career development and transition to students with disabilities, helping to reduce the dropout rate and prepare young adults for life beyond high school. These programs focus on building self-esteem, developing perso...
Assists individuals who have developmental disabilities and their families. Can assist in identifying and accessing needed services....
Books-By-Mail is a fast, convenient service that supplies books, audio books, music cds and DVDs to people who are unable to use the library system due to temporary or long-term physical and medical disabilities....
Catholic Charities offers emergency financial assistance to people who are struggling with an economic need which can be solved with short-term help, such as disruption or loss of income, illness or death in the family that causes an economic hardship, or...
Information and referral, advocacy (individuals and systems), peer counseling and independent living skills training classes....
Helps persons with disabilities achieve and maintain their independence. Offers specific programs, such as Victims' Voices: Silent No More, a program for crime victims with disabilities....
A program for mentally and physically challenged children and adults to enjoy the full benefits of baseball, teamwork, sportsmanship, and fun in an atmosphere specifically designed to meet the individual needs of each challenged athlete....
The purpose of the foundation is to fulfill the favorite wish of a terminally ill child. All arrangements are made and expenses covered by the foundation. Ex: airline tickets, rental cars, expense money and parental salary lost, as a result of taking time...
Services provided: Case management, adoptions, foster care licensing, residential/group care, and mental health counseling....
Services provided: Community Mental Health, Bridges (Homeless - Lee/Hendry), Developmental Disabilities, Healthy Families (Lee/Collier), Independent Living, Adoption and Pregnancy Counseling, and Early Education Learning Center....
CMS Division of Prevention and Intervention offers services to children with special healthcare needs and their families associated with child abuse and neglect. The Division of Prevention and Intervention works to prevent child abuse before it begins by ...
Early Intervention / Child Development - for eligible young children whose development is behind their peers and the families of those children....
Find a CMS Provider - search our listing to find CMS doctors and other providers in your area. This site contains a listing of health care providers that are specially qualified to meet the unique needs of children with special health care needs....
Health Services - for eligible infants, children, adolescents, and young adults who have on-going physical or behavioral conditions....
Ages: prenatal - 20. Provides medical and supporting services to children and high-risk pregnant women. Serves children with special health care needs whose serious or chronic physical or developmental conditions require extensive preventive and maintenan...
This is a door to door-pick up and drop off area at the door, shared ride service. All rides originate in Collier County, but Medicaid and Transportation Disadvantaged can travel outside the county. Must qualify and apply for this service. Persons with di...
Provides emergency evacuation services to elders and other persons with special needs....
The mission of the Deaf Service Center is to empower Southwest Florida's deaf and hard of hearing citizens and their families through education, advocacy, and community involvement...
Full Spectrum Behavior Analysis is now accepting new clients in Charlotte, Manatee, and Lee counties for ABA services. FSBA has seven BCBA-Ds on staff and provides Behavior Analysis services in home, school, and community settings. Families may start the ...
Has a group home serving teens with developmental disabilities in the local area. Statewide offers a range of programs for individuals with a combination of a mental illness and a developmental disability....
Disability Rights Florida is a non-profit organization providing protection and advocacy services in the State of Florida. The Center's mission is to advance the dignity, equality, self-determination and expressed choices of individuals with disabilities...
Assists individuals who are blind or have visual impairments and their families with services to reach education and independent living goals. Counseling, employment training, and rehabilitation for blind or low-vision individuals....
Early Steps is an early intervention program serving children age 0-3 with developmental delays or disabilities, and their families. Early Steps connects families with professionals who teach them how to improve the development of their children through ...
Comprehensive person- and family-case management services for individuals with disabilities and special needs and seniors 55+, including: benefits review/enrollment, counseling and client advocacy, navigation to programs/services, IEP clinics for parents...
Is a not for profit social service agency that provides assistance to those in need in the ten-county area of Southwest Florida. Senior Services of Catholic Charities offers a telephone reassurance project, case management, health assessment and coordinat...
Assists children with disabilities and their families. Provides respite care, special equipment for children with disabilities, parent support group, social activities for families, referrals, information on resources, and education....
Promotes the welfare, dignity and achievement of full potential of developmentally disabled individuals and preserving the family's ability to function as a unit....
The Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System is a network of state and federally funded centers that provide screenings to preschool children, support services for Exceptional Student Educators and Parents and collaboration with community agencies...
Provides information and referral for children with disabilities or special healthcare needs. Provides education on disability related services. Provides advocacy for families with disability & special health care needs....
Blind and visually impaired have tools, support, and opportunity to achieve success....
High Tech program is for youth with disabilities between the ages of 14 and 22. It encourages youth to explore their potential and interests in science, technology, engineering, and math through mentoring, corporate site visits, job shadowing, and visits ...
To ensure successful transition from pediatric to adult health care for all youth and young adults in Florida, including those with disabilities, chronic health conditions or other special health care needs....
Foster Grandparent Program provides volunteer opportunities and community involvement to seniors and serves children with special needs. The heart of the program is the one on one attention that volunteers provide. Foster Grandparent volunteers serve as...
Provides adults and children with developmental disabilities social and educational opportunities designed to foster independence, self-esteem, individual growth and interpersonal relations. Provides supported employment, non-residential support services,...
To coordinate and provide cost effective, compassionate, and reliable transportation to the disadvantaged, disabled, those working to gain economic self-sufficiency, and the general public...
Southwest Florida GWI Housing, Inc. provides barrier-free housing for person with physical disabilities providing the opportunity for affordable, convenient, independent living to enhance the overall quality of life. Goodwill's apartments are specificall...
Housing for persons with disabilities with low income, thrift shops, workforce readiness training, transportation, retail training, resume preparation, assistance with obtaining and maintaining employment....
Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. offers a comprehensive assessment of an individual's interest, aptitudes, abilities, and vocational potential. The results of the vocational evaluation can provide appropriate recommendations for training or...
Promotes technology-based careers and educationfor youth with disabilities between the ages of 14 and 22. Its purpose is to encourage these young people to explore their own interests and potential in science, technology, engineering and math, with the u...
The Goodwill L.I.F.E. Academy is a tuition-free, open enrollment Lee County Charter School for student with intellectual disabilities who are entering grades 6-12 (ages 11-22). The individualized programs focus on life skills, vocational training and fun...
Not for profit organization providing home health services: medication assistance, chore services, personal care, social service, counseling for health related problems offered by licensed social service workers, therapy such as physical, occupational, sp...
The mission of the Health Planning Council of Southwest Florida, Inc. is to promote available, efficient, cost-effective quality health services for persons of Southwest Florida and to be the preferred provider for health related information and data and ...
A nonprofit organization providing services to individuals with hearing loss and their families. Services provded are Auditory-Verbal Therapy and Cochlear Implant Programming....
Rehabilitative program to help persons with serious and persistent mental illness to return to work....
A residential substance abuse treatment center for adolescents which includes family counseling. Has a number of funding options available, including private insurance and a sliding fee scale based on income. ...
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