Escambia County FRG 2023 by KesslerCreative

ESCAMBIA COUNTY

2023-2024

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Family Resource Guide

9 Community Resources 32 Escambia County Public Schools Information 58 Early Childhood Education Options

Helpful Tips & Tricks: 41 Booster Seats 44 Handwashing Tips 47 Screen Time 52 Coping with Violence

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Escambia Children’s Trust has worked to make this Family Resource Guide the most complete guide available; however, we assume no responsibility for errors, changes or omissions, nor do we recommend programs or individuals. Escambia Children’s Trust does not warrant the accuracy or reliability of any of the information contained in the Guide. Some information may have changed since collected, or new facilities may have opened while others may have moved or closed. Please verify all information when contacting a provider. While we are excited to be able to provide this service to the community, we do encourage families to use this publication for informational purposes only. Professionals should be consulted on any issues concerning the health, safety and welfare of your family.

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Abuse – Victim • Víctima de Abuso

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This category lists organizations that provide services to individuals who have been victims of child abuse or neglect, domestic violence, incest and rape. Services include counseling, shelter, legal aid and information and referral. Esta categoría enumera las organizaciones que proveen servicios a individuos que han sido víctimas de abuso infantil, violencia domestica, incesto y violación sexual. Los servicios incluyen asesoramiento, refugio, ayuda legal, e información y referencia.

Child Abuse/Protective Services Abuso Infantil/Servicios Protectivos

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 A Safe Haven for Newborns Confidential 24/7 & Multilingual Florida Helpline. . . . . 877-767-2229 Adult and Child Mental Health Care Counseling for Infants & Toddlers, Children, Adolescents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-466-3200 Adult, Children & Family Counseling Licensed Therapy, Adolescent Counseling. . . . . . . . . 850-417-8991 Bright Bridge Ministries Recovery Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-912-8383 CDAC Behavioral Healthcare Women and Family Intervention Services . . . . . . . . . 850-434-2724 Children’s Home Society – Western Counseling Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-266-2700 Community Health Northwest Florida Behavioral Health & Wellness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-478-1244 Escambia County School District Student Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-5382 Faith & Hope Counseling Various Counseling Services for Children, Youth and Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-471-3430 FavorHouse of Northwest Florida Crisis Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-6600 Domestic Violence Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-1177 Education Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-1177 Information and Referral. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-1177 Domestic Abuse Shelter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-1177 Florida Association for Infant Mental Health - Emerald Coast Chapter Supporting the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Workforce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-296-7002 Florida Council Against Sexual Violence Sexual Assault Crisis Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-297-2000 Florida Department of Children and Families Abuse Hotline 800-96-ABUSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-962-2873 Florida Department of Law Enforcement Sexual Offender and Predator System. . . . . . . . . . . . 888-357-7332 Guardian Ad Litem, 1st Judicial Circuit Child Advocacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-3728 Gulf Coast Kid’s House Child Advocacy and Prevention Services. . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5800 Stewards of Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5800 Safety N.E.T. Kids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-965-5800 Child Safety Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5800 Lakeview Center Child Welfare - FamiliesFirst Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-908-6667 Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, Ages 0-5. . 850-908-3776 Outpatient Counseling, Ages 5-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-1222 Psychiatric Support and Medications, Children 17 and Younger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-1222

Residential Care for Children – Meridian, Ages 7-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-3502 Residential Care for Children – A New Dawn, Ages 10-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-3572 Residential Care for Children – Arcadia Place, Ages 13-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-471-6176 Residential Care for Children – Cabot Heights, Ages 13-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-475-5575 Lutheran Services Florida – Escambia County Family Counseling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-453-2772 Youth Shelters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-453-2772 New Season Treatment Center – Pensacola Substance Abuse Counseling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-968-3565 Northwest Florida Health Network Child Welfare & Behavioral Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-575-3518 PACE Center for Girls – Escambia-Santa Rosa Academic and Counseling Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-478-7060 Pensacola Dream Center Addiction Recovery, Homeless Outreach, Human Trafficking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-607-0453 The Secret Place Therapy, Counseling and Support Services for Ages 13-24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-857-3501 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline - Loveisrespect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-866-331-9474 National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Referral Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-662-HELP (4357)

Domestic Violence • Violencia Doméstica

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 A Safe Haven for Newborns Confidential 24/7 & Multilingual Florida Helpline. . . . 1-877-767-2229 CDAC Behavioral Healthcare Women and Family Intervention Services . . . . . . . . . 850-434-2724 Emerald Coast Legal Aid Domestic Violence, Family Law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-2336 Escambia County Clerk & Comptroller Domestic Violence Petitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-4331 Faith & Hope Counseling Various Counseling Services for Children, Youth and Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-471-3430 FavorHouse of Northwest Florida Crisis Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-6600 Domestic Violence Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-1177 Education Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-1177 Information and Referral. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-1177 Domestic Abuse Shelter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-1177 First Judicial Circuit of Florida Family Law Domestic Violence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-4492 Florida Association for Infant Mental Health – Emerald Coast Chapter Supporting the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Workforce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-296-7002 Florida Council Against Sexual Violence Sexual Assault Crisis Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-297-2000 Florida Department of Children and Families Domestic Violence Hotline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-500-1119 Abuse Hotline 800-96-ABUSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-962-2873 Florida Department of Health in Escambia County Healthy Start Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6641

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Florida Department of Law Enforcement Sexual Offender and Predator System. . . . . . . . . . . . 888-357-7332 Florida Department of Revenue Child Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-488-KIDS (5437) Florida Legal Services Domestic Violence Legal Hotline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-621-4202 Guardian Ad Litem, 1st Judicial Circuit Child Advocacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-3728 Gulf Coast Kid’s House Child Advocacy and Prevention Services. . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5800 Lakeview Center Child Welfare - FamiliesFirst Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-908-6667 Legal Services of North Florida Domestic/Sexual Violence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-8222 National Deaf Domestic Violence Hotline Safety Planning, Information & Referrals . . . . . . . . . . 855-812-1001 National Domestic Violence Hotline Domestic Violence Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-799-7233 Pensacola Dream Center Northwest Florida Crisis Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . 850-466-SAFE (7233) Canopy of Hope Domestic Violence Shelter. . . . . . . . 850-607-0453 Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola LODGES Transitional Shelter for Women and Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-332-6677 The Salvation Army Pensacola Social Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-1501 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline - Loveisrespect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-866-331-9474 Women with Clear Vision Emergency Housing for Women and Children . . . . . . 850-542-7984

Basic Needs • Necesidades Básicas

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This section contains organizations that provide services to those with basic need issues. Basic needs include: clothing, emergency aid, emergency shelter, money management/financial aid, food, housing, Social Security and transportation. Esta sección contiene organizaciones que proveen servicios básicos en cuestiones como ropa, ayuda de emergencia, refugio de emergencia, administración de dinero/ayuda financiera, alimentación, Seguro Social y transportación.

Clothing • Ropa

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Brownsville Church Hope Center - Brownsville Boutique. . . . . . . . . . 850-430-2100 ex.1 Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida Matthew’s Nursery - Essential Baby Items . . . . . 850-436-6425 ex.1 Ensley First Baptist Church Takin’ it to the Streets - Emergency Clothing . . . . . . . 850-530-2429 First Baptist Church of Pensacola Samaritan Hands Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-438-8907 First Presbyterian Church of Pensacola Resale Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-435-6896 Goodwill Gulf Coast Ensley Thrift Store. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-478-5047 Goodwill Gulf Coast Olive Road Thrift Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-438-3930 Loaves and Fishes Thrift Store. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-438-4166 Marcus Pointe Baptist Church Thrift Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-332-5004

Ministry Village at Olive Bargain Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-912-8222 Myrtle Grove Baptist Church Food Pantry/Clothing Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-455-7389 Perdido Bay United Methodist Church The Redemption Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-497-6880 Teen Challenge Pensacola Super Thrift - 9th Avenue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-484-4922 Pensacola Super Thrift - Nine Mile Road . . . . . . . . . . 850-912-6754 Pensacola Super Thrift - Mobile Highway. . . . . . . . . . 850-466-3375 St. Vincent dePaul Thrift Store Warrington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-607-2360 Waterfront Mission Thrift Store. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-438-1462

Disaster Relief • Ayuda para Desastres

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 American Red Cross – Northwest Florida Disaster Relief & Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-7601 BRACE Community Emergency Response Team Training . . 850-739-3977 Escambia County Department of Public Safety Evacuation Shelters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-471-6400 Escambia County Emergency Management Be Ready - Disaster Preparedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-471-6500 Escambia County Fire Rescue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-475-5530 Home Smoke Alarm Installation - County Residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-HERO Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Domestic Security Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-9630 Escambia Search and Rescue Inc Land and Water Rescues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-474-1644 Florida Division of Emergency Management Special Needs Registry and Public Shelter Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6500 Florida Poison Information Center Poison First Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-222-1222 Food Assistance Program (SNAP) SNAP Office - Pensacola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-300-4323 NAS Pensacola - Emergency Management Emergency Family Assistance Center. . . . . . . . . . . 1- 866-951-2322 Pensacola Dream Center Disaster Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-607-0453 Pensacola Energy 24/hour Gas Leak / Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-474-5300 Pensacola Fire Department Check-Back Program for People with Special Needs. 850-436-5200 Home Smoke Alarm Installation - City Residents. . . . 850-436-5200 Home Safety Surveys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-5200 Car Seat Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-5200 The Salvation Army Pensacola Disaster Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-1501 The Secret Place Therapy, Counseling and Support Services for Ages 13-24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-857-3501 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Disaster Distress Helpline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-985-5990 U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA Helpline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-621-3362

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Emerald Coast Legal Aid Foreclosure Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-2336 Escambia County Housing Finance Authority Affordable Interest Rate Mortgage Loans, Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance. . . . . . . 850-432-7077 Federal Communications Commission Lifeline Telephone Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-234-9473 First Baptist Church of Pensacola Samaritan Hands Ministry – Utility Assistance . . . . . . 850-438-8907 FPL Northwest Florida Bill Payment Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-225-5797 Florida Housing Finance Corporation FloridaHousingSearch.org – Search for Local Subsidized Apartments. . . . . . . . 1-877-428-8844 Homeownership Preservation Foundation Homeowner’s HOPE Hotline, Free Financial and Foreclosure Prevention Education. . . 1-888-995-HOPE (4673) Legal Services of North Florida Evictions; Landlord-Tenant Issues; Foreclosures/Mortgage; Subsidized Housing; IRS/Property Tax Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-385-9007 Ministry Village at Olive Tender Hearts Caring Hands – Financial Assistance. 850-473-4466 Northwest Florida Area Agency on Aging Home Care For The Elderly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-494-7100 Emergency Home Energy Assistance for the Elderly, Age 60+. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-494-7100 Opening Doors Northwest Florida

Financial Aid/Rent and Utilities Ayuda Económica/Alquiler y Utilidad

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Affordable Connectivity Program Monthly Discount for Phone or Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://cnm.universalservice.org/ Area Housing Commission Low- and Moderate-Income Rental Housing in Pensacola-Escambia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-438-8561 AT&T Access, Low-Cost Internet Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 855-220-5211 CareConnect USA National Mortgage Relief Helpling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 888-770-7312 Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida Emergency Assistance - Financial Assistance for Housing, By Appointment Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-6425 City of Pensacola Housing Department Homebuyer Incentive Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-858-0350 Section 8 Housing Voucher Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-858-0350 Community Action Program Committee Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-607-2088 Rental and Mortgage Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-438-4021 Community Enterprise Investments Inc. Pre-Homebuyer Education Courses; Foreclosure Counseling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6234 Cox Connect2Compete, Low-Cost Internet for Families with Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-478-0200

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Rental Payment Assistance – Escambia. . . . . . . . . . . 850-439-3009 Homeless Prevention Rental and Utility Assistance. . 850-439-3009 Pensacola Energy Escambia Utility Assistance Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-435-1800 Pensacola Habitat for Humanity Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling; Pre-Purchase Counseling; Pre-Purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops: Financial Management/Budget Counseling; Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-5456 Tender Hearts Caring Hands Utility Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-473-4466 The Salvation Army Pensacola Utility Assistance – FPL Care to Share. . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-1501 Emergency Financial Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-1501 United Ministries Mortgage and Rental Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-433-2333 Utility Assistance for Families with Children . . . . . . . . 850-433-2333

Food Stamps • Estampillas de Comida

Food • Comida

Housing • Vivienda

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Backpack Project USA Weekend Food for Escambia Elementary Students. . 850-698-5806 Brownsville Church Monthly FarmShare Grocery Giveaway . . . . . . . 850-430-2100 ex. 1 Cantonment Improvement Committee Food Giveaways at Carver Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-393-9870 Escambia County School District Food Service Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-430-7530 Epps Christian Center Community Food Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-572-5761 Feeding the Gulf Coast – Member Agencies Panhandle Branch – Information About Food Distribution, Food Pantry or Soup Kitchen Members . 850-626-1332 Find a Food Distribution, Food Pantry or Soup Kitchen . . . . . . . . https://www.feedingthegulfcoast.org/find-help/find-a-pantry First Baptist Church of Pensacola Samaritan Hands Ministry – Food Assistance. . . . . . . 850-438-8907 Florida Department of Health in Escambia County Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6670 Florida Department of Health in Escambia County Child Care Food Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-245-4323 Helping Hands that Bridge the Gap for Jesus Hot Meals and Sack Lunch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-494-1603 Manna Food Pantries Food Assistance – Appointment Only. . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-2053 Marcus Pointe Baptist Church Food Pantry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-479-8337 Northwest Florida Area Agency on Aging Home Delivered Meals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-494-7101 Ministry Village at Olive Tender Hearts Caring Hands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-473-4466 St Vincent de Paul DeSoto Street Food Pantry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-6615 Saufley Field Food Pantry – By Appointment Only. . . 850-457-3833 Summer Meals for Florida Kids Search Summer Breakspot Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://www.summerbreakspot.org/ The Salvation Army Pensacola Food Pantry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-1501

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2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Feeding the Gulf Coast – Panhandle Branch Client Services Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-626-1332 Food Assistance Program (SNAP) SNAP Office – Pensacola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-300-4323 Florida Department of Children and Families ACCESS Florida System – Apply Online for SNAP Benefits . . . . . . . https://www.myflorida.com/accessflorida/ ACCESS Florida Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-300-4323 Florida Department of Health in Escambia County Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6670 Florida Nutrition Education Free Online Courses to Help SNAP Recipients Stretch their Food Budgets. . . https://courses.floridanutritioned.org/ University of Florida IFAS Extension Escambia County Nutrition Education Classes – Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-475-5230 2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 90Works Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program . . 855-909-6757 Area Housing Commission HUD Public Housing Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-438-8561 Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida Emergency Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-6425 Center for Independent Living of Northwest Florida Disability Resource Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5566 Children’s Home Society – Western Street Solutions Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-266-2700 City of Pensacola Housing Department Section 8 Housing Voucher Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-858-0350 Housing Rehabilitation Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-858-0350 Community Enterprise Investments Affordable Housing Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6234 ext. 204 Florida Housing Finance Corporation Special Needs Housing Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-488-4197 Loaves & Fishes Soup Kitchen Transitional Housing Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-438-7616 Lutheran Services Florida – Escambia County Youth Shelters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-453-2772 Ryan White AIDS Care and Education Program. . . . . 850-453-2772 Mary’s Shelter Gulf Coast Pregnant Women Homeless Shelter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251-986-6200 Opening Doors Northwest Florida Homeless Assistance Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-439-3009 Oxford House of Florida Sober Living. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://www.oxfordhousefl.org/ Pensacola Habitat for Humanity Home Buyer Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-5456 Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola Transitional Housing Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-332-6677 Safe Families for Children Safe Housing for Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-273-8304 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Housing Finance and Community Development Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-225-5342 United Way of West Florida Education, Health and Financial Stability . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-3157 Volunteers of America of Florida Pensacola Veterans Village. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-479-3444

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Information and Referral • Información y Referencia

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Alzheimer’s Association 24/7 Helpline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-272-3900 American Cancer Society - Florida 24/7 Live Cancer Helpline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-227-2345 American Diabetes Association National Helpline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-342-2383 American Parkinson’s Disease Association Helpline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-223-2732 American Pregnancy Association Pregnancy Educators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-672-2296 Arthritis Foundation Helpline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-283-7800 CareConnect USA Rehab Helpline for Drugs and Alcohol . . . . . . . . . . . . 877-467-4825 Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-435-3516 Center for Independent Living of Northwest Florida Disability Resource Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5566 Community Action Program Committee Family Stability Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-438-4021 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation General Inquiries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-344-4823 Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County Child Care Resource & Referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5915 Epilepsy Foundation of America Epilepsy and Seizures Helpline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-332-1000 Florida Department of Children and Families Disaster Distress Helpline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-985-5990 Florida Department of Education Division of Early Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 866-357-3239 Florida Impact to End Hunger Helpline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-309-1488 Florida Literacy Coalition Literacy Hotline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-237-5113 Government Listings 3-1-1 Call Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 HCA Florida Healthcare Consult-A-Nurse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 844-706-8773 Hemophilia Foundation of Greater Florida Helpline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-293-6527 March of Dimes Pensacola Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-462-7756 Northwest Florida Area Agency on Aging Information, Referral and Assistance Helpline . . . . . . 850-494-7100 Opening Doors Northwest Florida Homeless Assistance Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-439-3009 U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202-208-5116

Transportation • Transporte

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Center for Independent Living of Northwest Florida Disability Resource Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5566 Community Action Program Committee Transportation Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-438-4021 Escambia County Area Transit Public Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-3228

Escambia County Area Transit ADA Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-0501 Escambia County Area Transit Transportation Disadvantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-0501 Escambia County School District Driver’s Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-316-3962 Escambia County School District Transportation Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-5591 Florida Department of Transportation Florida Commission for Transportation of Disadvantaged. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-410-5700 Greyhound Lines Home Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-786-2929 Medical Transportation Management Florida Non-Emergency Medical Transportation . . . . 844-239-5974 Pensacola International Airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-5000 Quality Caregivers In Home Care Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-549-6180 SonShine Companion Care Senior Care Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-764-6638 Sun Pass Florida Prepaid Toll Program Florida Prepaid Toll Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 888-865-5352 Transportation Security Administration Helpline/Travelers with Disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 855-787-2227

Community Organizations Organizaciones Comunitarias

A comprehensive listing of organizations in Escambia County providing services. These organizations offer advocacy, support, community action, disaster relief, volunteer and donation direction as well as information and referral. Information and referral reflects a host of services, including abuse, victim, addiction, AIDS/HIV, city and government, consumer complaints, disabilities, elderly, family and parenting, health, legal, gay/lesbian, lost children, runaway youth and childcare.

Un amplio listado de las organizaciones que proveen servicios en el Condado Escambia. Estas organizaciones ofrecen apoyo en cuestiones de abogacía, acción comunitaria, ayuda en caso de desastres y distribución de donativos, así como información y referencias. Información y referencia incluye una variedad de servicios, incluyendo ayuda a las víctimas del abuso, las adicciones, el sida/VIH (AIDS/HIV), la ciudad y el gobierno, quejas del consumidor, incapacidades físicas, ayuda para ancianos, familias y padres, salud, ayuda legal, problemática referente a lesbianas y gays, y niños desaparecidos/jóvenes que escapan de sus hogares.

Advocacy • Defensa

Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida Immigration & Refugee Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-6420 Center for Independent Living of Northwest Florida Disability Resource Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5566 Disability Rights Florida Child Developmental Disabilities Protection/Advocacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-342-0823 Epilepsy Alliance Florida Epilepsy Resource Center - Pensacola. . . . . . . . . . . . 850-433-1395 Equality Florida LGBTQ Advocacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 813-870-3735 Equity Project Alliance Promoting Equity Through Civic Engagement. . . . . . . . . https://www.equityprojectalliance.com/ Escambia County Council of PTAs/PTSAs Parent and Family Advocacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-384-7192

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Florida Association for Infant Mental Health - Emerald Coast Chapter Vision Council: Supporting the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Workforce. . . . . . 850-296-7002 Florida Department of Children and Families Economic Self-Sufficiency Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 866-762-2237 Florida Developmental Disabilities Council Disabilities Awareness and Advocacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-580-7801 Gulf Coast Kid’s House Child Advocacy and Prevention Services. . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5800 Legal Services of North Florida Pro-Bono Legal Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-8222 NAACP Pensacola Branch #5124 Equal Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-463-7918 National Alliance on Mental Illness – Pensacola Mental Health Advocacy & Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . 850-208-1609 Parent University Parent Advocacy and Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 912-755-4422 Pensacola Dream Center Adopt-A-Block. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-607-0453 Studer Community Institute CivicCon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://www.studeri.org/CivicCon Studer Community Institute Early Learning City . . . . . . https://www.studeri.org/EarlyLearningCity United Way of West Florida Education, Health and Financial Stability . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-3157

Volunteer/Donations • Voluntarios/Donaciones

100 Black Men of Pensacola Mentor Program for Youth. . . . https://100blackmenofpensacola.org/ 2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 AARP Local Volunteer Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://local.aarp.org/pensacola-fl/volunteering/ American Red Cross Northwest Florida Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-7601 Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola Teen Volunteers; Various Volunteer Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://www.volgistics.com/appform/138663954 Autism Pensacola Various Volunteer Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-7171 Baptist Hospital Volunteer Services, Volunteen Program, Ages 14-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-4936 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida One-to-One Mentoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-433-5437 Boys and Girls Club of the Emerald Coast One-to-One Mentoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-862-1616 Chain Reaction Mentor Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-471-4685 City of Pensacola Community Outreach Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-5692 Community Action Program Committee Early Head Start / Head Start Volunteers. . . 850-432-2992 ext. 428

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Council on Aging Volunteer Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-1475 Covenant Care Volunteer Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 855-CARE-365 Escambia County Volunteer Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . volunteer@myescambia.com Escambia County Public Schools Foundation Take Stock in Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-5458 Escambia County School District Community Involvement Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-5676 Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Various Volunteer Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-9735 Goodwill Gulf Coast Various Volunteer Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251-380-7150 Guardian Ad Litem, 1st Judicial Circuit Community Advocates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-3728 Gulf Coast Kid’s House Various Volunteer Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5800 Junior Achievement of Northwest Florida Various Volunteer Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-477-1420 Manna Food Pantry Various Volunteer Opportunities. . . . https://www.mannahelps.org/participate/volunteer/ Miracle League of Pensacola Buddies Volunteer Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-393-5043 Nemours Children’s Health Volunteer in Pensacola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-505-4700 Our Corner Keep America Beautiful Affiliate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-438-1178 Pensacola & Perdido Bays Estuary Program Various Volunteer Opportunities. . . . . . . . https://www.ppbep.org/get-involved/volunteer Pensacola Dream Center Various Volunteer Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-607-0453 Pensacola Habitat for Humanity Various Volunteer Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-476-0001 Pensacola Humane Society Various Volunteer Opportunities. . volunteer@pensacolahumane.org Pensacola Little Theatre Various Volunteer Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-2042 Pensacola MESS Hall Various Volunteer Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877-937-6377 Pensacola Museum of Art Various Volunteer Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5985 ex. 111 Pensacola Opera Various Volunteer Opportunities. . . . . . . info@pensacolaopera.com Pensacola Sports Various Volunteer Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://pensacolasports.org/getinvolved/ Ready Kids! Early Literacy Programs, ReadingPals Volunteers. . . 850-433-6893 Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Florida Various Volunteer Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-477-2273 Safe Families for Children Pensacola Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PensacolaFL@safefamilies.net Special Olympics Florida – Northwest Region Various Volunteer Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-291-6234 The Salvation Army Pensacola Various Volunteer Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-1501 United Way of West Florida Get Connected, Virtual Volunteer Platform. . . . . . . . . 850-434-3157 Pensacola Archaeological Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-474-3015 Historic Pensacola Volunteer Corps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5985

Valerie’s House Group Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-266-0795 Volunteer Florida Find Volunteer Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-414-7400 VolunteerMatch Volunteer Opportunities Near Pensacola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://www.volunteermatch.org/ Waterfront Rescue Mission Various Volunteer Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-478-4027 West Florida Hospital Various Volunteer Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-494-4961 West Florida Public Libraries Various Volunteer Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-5060 Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida Various Volunteer Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-433-9453 YMCA of Northwest Florida Various Volunteer Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-438-4406

Disability Services • Servicios para Personas con Impedimentos Físicos

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A comprehensive listing of organizations in Escambia County providing services for people with special needs. These include services for the blind/visually impaired, developmental disabilities, physical disabilities and hearing and speech-impaired. Esta sección se enconcentra en las necesidades diversas de las personas con impedimentos físicos. Esto incluye servicios para personas con ceguera o impedimentos visual, impedimento de desarrollo, impedimentos físicos e impedimentos auditivos y del habla.

Autism • Autismo

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Florida Association for Infant Mental Health - Emerald Coast Chapter Supporting the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Workforce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-296-7002 Florida Inclusion Network Inclusive Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-645-7593 Lakeview Center Autism Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-3726 Melody Makers 850 Adaptive Music Lessons for Children with Disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . medlodymakers850@gmail.com National Autism Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877-622-2884 Nemours Children’s Health Specialized Pediatric Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-505-4700 Neuropsychology Center Various Neuropsychological Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-484-7800 O.A.S.I.S. Autism Spectrum Connection Autism Spectrum Coalition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-328-8476 Pensacola Museum of Art Creative Camps for Autistic Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-6247 Pensacola Police Department Take Me Home Program - Register a Person’s Physical/Mental Challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-5416 Proud Moments ABA Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-607-6910 Psychological Associates – Pensacola Multi-Specialty Mental Health Services. . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-5033 SEDNET – Multiagency Service Network for Students with Severe Emotional Disturbance Region 1 - Escambia County School District . . . . . . . 850-430-7473

Special Olympics Florida – Northwest Region Community Engagement and Athlete Development. . 850-291-6234 The Arc Gateway Pearl Nelson Child Development Center. . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-7755

Blind/Visually Impaired • Ciegos-Problemas Visuales

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Escambia County School District ESE Exceptional Student Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-429-2977 Visually Impaired Program, Newborns to School-Age. 850-469-5524 FDLRS Emerald Coast Child Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-5423 Florida Department of Blind Services Division DOE - Blind Services - Children and Family Program. 850-484-5122 DOE - Blind Services - Vocational Rehab Program . . 850-484-5122 Florida Department of Health in Escambia County Bright Expectations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-245-4465 Florida Division of Blind Services Blind Babies Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://dbs.fldoe.org Children’s Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-342-1828 Bureau of Braille and Talking Books Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . http://dbs.myflorida.com/Library/membership.html Florida Telecommunications Relay, Inc Specialized Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 888-447-5620 (TTY) Foundation Fighting Blindness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-683-5555 Independence for the Blind of Northwest Florida Children’s Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-477-2663 Teen Transition Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-477-2663

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Lighthouse Guild Teen Tele-Support Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-284-4422 Lions Club Eye Clinic Vision Care Assistance to Escambia County Residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-438-8989 National Family Association for Deaf-Blind Empowering Families with Deaf-Blind Individuals . . . 800-255-0411 Social Security Administration Pensacola Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877-505-4550 West Florida Public Libraries Free Braille and Talking Books Library. . . . . . . . . . . . 850-471-6000

Youth Development • Desarrollo Juvenil

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 4-H Youth Development Escambia County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-475-5230 Agency for Persons With Disabilities Area 1 Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-8351 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida One-to-One Mentoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-433-5437 Bikers Against Child Abuse Empowering Children That Are The Victims Of Abuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-217-2366 Boy Scouts of America Gulf Coast Council Gulf Coast Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-476-6336 Boys and Girls Club of the Emerald Coast One-to-One Mentoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-862-1616 Chain Reaction Mentor Program, Teen Leadership Institute . . . . . . . . 850-471-4685 Children’s Home Society YouthWorks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-266-2700 City of Pensacola Parks and Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-5670 Community Action Program Committee Early Head Start / Head Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-308-7165 Early Learning Coalition Child Care Resource and Referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5915 Financial Assistance for Child Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-332-6775 Voluntary Prekindergarten Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-607-8556 Epps Christian Center Programs for Youth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-438-3858 Escambia County Play Learn Grow Summer Camp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-426-1156 Recreational Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-475-5220 Summer Youth Employment Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-3123 Escambia County School District School Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-6121 Free and Reduced School Lunch and Breakfast. . . . . 850-430-7530 Administrative Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-6121 Homeless Student Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6915 Project SEARCH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-777-0617 School Age Child Care Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-5305 School Choice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-5580 Teen Parent Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-430-7439 Title I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6915 Escambia Virtual Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-5457 First Tee Gulf Coast Golf and Life Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-456-7010 Junior Achievement of Northwest Florida K-12 Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-477-1420 Junior League of Pensacola Diaper Insecurity, Kids in the Kitchen. . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-433-4421

Lutheran Services Florida – Escambia County Youth Shelters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-453-2772 Milk and Honey Outreach Ministries Mentoring Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-1194 National Flight Academy Spring and Summer Camps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-458-7836 Pensacola MESS Hall Science Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877-937-6377 Pensacola Sports Youth Sports Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-2800 Pensacola State College Educational Opportunity Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-484-1961 Educational Talent Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-484-1620 SkillsUSA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-484-2245 Ready Kids! Early Literacy Programs, ReadingPals Volunteers. . . 850-433-6893 Southern Youth Sports Association Basketball, Cheerleading, Baseball, Football, Tutoring, After-school and GED Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-438-6233 Special Olympics Florida – Northwest Region Community Engagement and Athlete Development. . 850-291-6234 The Salvation Army Pensacola After School Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-1501 Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors TAPS - Military Survivor Seminars, Retreats, Good Grief Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-959-8277 Truth for Youth Youth Mentoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-393-0332 University of West Florida Explore Summer Camps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-473-7468 Movement Academy - Physical Education for Homeschool Parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-473-7468 Victory for Youth Job Placement Services for Children with Disadvantages and Disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 866-371-0444 Valerie’s House Grief Support Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-582-8255 Vocational Rehabilitation School to Work Transition Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-471-6950 West Florida Public Libraries Bookmobile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-5060 Century Branch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-256-6217 Molino Branch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-435-1760 Pensacola Branch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-5060 Southwest Branch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-453-7780 Talking Book Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-471-6000 Tryon Branch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-471-6980 Westside Branch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-1047 YMCA of Northwest Florida Bear Levin Studer Family Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-438-4406 Northeast Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-478-1222

Hearing and Speech-Impaired • Servicios para Sordomudos

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Agency for Persons With Disabilities Area 1 Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-8351 Anchor Clinic - Pensacola Evaluation and Assessment, Ages 6 and Above. . . . . 850-433-1656 Autism Center of The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart Services for Children on Autism Spectrum. . . . . . . . . 850-416-7548

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Autism Navigator Florida State University Autism Institute. . . . . . . . . 1-844-4ASDHLP Autism Pensacola Autism Support, Advocacy, Education and Networking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-7171 Baptist Health Care Speech Clinic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-4957 Capstone Adaptive Learning & Therapy Centers Children’s Therapy Clinic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-453-7463 Center for Autism and Related Disabilities - FSU Region FSU College of Medicine - Pensacola Office . . . . . . . 866-863-0138 Center for Independent Living of Northwest Florida Disability Resource Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5566 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Parent Support - Learn the Signs. Act Early. . . https://www.cdc.gov/ Children’s Medical Services Health Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . 866-799-5321 Early Steps – Western Panhandle Promoting Early Childhood Development, Ages 0-3. . 850-377-9547 Escambia County School District Exceptional Student Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-429-2977 Escambia County School District Speech and Language Impaired Program. . . . . . . . . . 850-469-5532 Family Care Council - Area 1 Family Support Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-470-8101 Family Network on Disabilities of Florida Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-825-5736 FDLRS Emerald Coast Child Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-5423 Florida MENTOR Support Services for Adults and Children with Disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-478-2078 Gulf Coast Speech Language Clinic Bilingual Pediatric Speech and Language Services . . 850-696-7583 Melody Makers 850 Adaptive Music Lessons for Children with Disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . medlodymakers850@gmail.com National Autism Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877-622-2884 Nemours Children’s Health Specialized Pediatric Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-505-4700 O.A.S.I.S. Autism Spectrum Connection Autism Spectrum Coalition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-328-8476 Step Up For Students Special Needs Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877-735-7837 The Arc Gateway Pearl Nelson Child Development Center. . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-7755

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Listed below are programs and services which enhance educational opportunities. These include dropout prevention, early care and education, General Education Degree (GED), literacy, special education, tutoring, remedial education and employment. A continuación aparecen los programas y servicios creados para mejorar la educación. Estos incluyen prevención de la deserción escolar, educación temprana, Diploma de graduacion de bachillerato (GED), alfabetización, educación especial, tutoría y escuela recuperación.

Dropout/Alternative Programs • Desertores Escolares/ Programas Alternativos

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Boys and Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast Afterschool and Summer Programs - Pensacola Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-862-1616 Boys Town North Florida Family Homes for Children, Ages 10-18. . . . . . . . . . . 850-575-6422 Escambia Boys Base - AMIkids Pensacola Residential Facility for Boys, Ages 14-18 . . . . . . . . . . 850-453-7490 Escambia County School District Alternative Education Programs, Charter Schools, TeenAge Parent Program, and Educational Components in Juvenile Justice Facilities. . . . . . . . . . 850-430-7439 Alternative Placement – Success Academy . . . . . . . . 850-941-6100 Alternative Placement – Achieve Academy/KAPS (Formerly Camelot Academy). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-497-6692 Alternative Placement – TeenAge Parent Program. . . 850-430-7439 Alternative Placement – Acceleration Academy . . . . . 850-517-4111 Alternative Placement – Escambia County Jail. . . . . . 850-436-9713 Student Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-5382 Escambia Regional Juvenile Detention Center. . . . . . . 850-595-8820 First Judicial Court of Florida Teen Court. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-3805 Pensacola State College – TRIO Programs TRIO | Educational Opportunity Center. . . . . . . . . . . . 850-484-1961

General Education Degree (GED) Diploma de Graduacion de Bachillerato

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 AMIkids Pensacola Workforce Development Program, GED, Ages 18-24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-380-1370 CareerSource Escarosa GED Prep Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-607-8700 Community Action Program Committee Employment and Education Support Services . . . . . . 850-438-4021 Florida Department of Children and Families Tuition and Fee Exemption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-300-HOPE (4673) George Stone Technical College Adult Basic Education and GED Prep Classes. . . . . . 850-941-6200 Goodwill Gulf Coast GED Prep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-0032 Pensacola State College - Adult Education GED Exams at the Pensacola Test Center. . . . . . . . . 850-484-1656 Pensacola State College - TRIO Programs TRIO | Educational Opportunity Center. . . . . . . . . . . . 850-484-1961 University of West Florida Continuing Education Online GED Courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-473-7468 Women with Clear Vision GED Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-5252

Literacy • Alfabetización

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy Story Mentors, Free Reading Resources . . https://storymentors.org/ Blue Wahoos Kazoo’s Reading Program . . . . . . https://www.milb.com/pensacola/community/readingprogram FDLRS Emerald Coast Child Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-5423 Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County VPK - Voluntary PreKindergarten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5400 Emerald Coast Writing Project Improving the Teaching of Writing and Learning . . . . 850-474-2613

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Escambia County School District English Language Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-5525 Escambia County School District Level Up Summer Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-6121 Ready Kids! Early Literacy Programs, ReadingPals. . . . . . . . . . . . 850-433-6893 Studer Community Institute Building Brains Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://www.studeri.org/EarlyLearningCity Truth for Youth Youth Mentoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-393-0332 UF Lastinger Center New Worlds Reading Initiative, Free Books Delivered to Your Home, Ages K-5th Grad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://www.newworldsreading.com/fl/en/home.html United Way of West Florida Education, Health and Financial Stability . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-3157 West Florida Public Libraries Bookmobile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-5060 Century Branch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-256-6217 Molino Branch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-435-1760 Pensacola Branch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-5060 Southwest Branch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-453-7780 Talking Book Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-471-6000 Tryon Branch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-471-6980 Westside Branch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-1047 YMCA of Northwest Florida Bear Levin Studer Family Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-438-4406 Northeast Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-478-1222

Employment and Economic Development Empleo y Desarrollo Económico

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Listed below are organizations specializing in job training, vocational rehabilitation and job placement. In addition, numerous resources are included to address such related issues as unemployment benefits and compensation. A continuación aparecen organizaciones especializadas en el adiestramento laboral, rehabilitación vocacional, y colocación laboral. Además, se incluyen numerosos recursos dirigidos a asuntos como el desempleo y beneficios y compensación.

Job Placement • Búsqueda de Trabajo

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 AMIkids Pensacola Workforce Development Program, Ages 18-24. . . . . . 850-380-1370 CareerSource Escarosa Century Career Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-366-4164 Pensacola Career Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-607-8700 Milton Career Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-983-5325 Center for Independent Living of Northwest Florida Disability Resource Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5566 Community Action Program Committee Employment and Education Support Services . . . . . . 850-438-4021 Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Workforce Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 866-352-2345 Florida Department of Education Vocational Rehabilitation Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-316-2100 U.S. Department of Labor Job Corps Skills and Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-733-5627

Did You Know? FDOH-Escambia provides a wide variety of services. Some of our services: » Birth Control and Family Planning » Adult and Child Clinic Services Including Immunizations » Florida Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program » STD Testing and Treatment » Registration for Special Needs Shelters » Birth and Death Certificates » Breastfeeding Support and Classes » Diabetes Prevention Program (RESET) » Health Education and Chronic Disease Prevention Resources » Healthy Start » Infectious Disease Monitoring » Quit Smoking Now Classes » Disaster Response » Petroleum Clean-Up and Storage Tank Inspections » Health Beaches Program » Rabies Surveillance » Tanning Salon and Tattoo Inspections

The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County offers RESET: Small Steps, Big Change, part of the National Diabetes Prevention Program, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The free program is proven to help people who have prediabetes or are at risk for type 2 diabetes prevent or delay the development of type 2 diabetes by making small lifestyle changes. Scan the code to find out if you are eligible. Health inequities are preventable disparities that disproportionately affect minority groups’ burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health. Health inequities lead to avoidable differences in health outcomes. FDOH-Escambia, by the direction of Florida’s Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE), works with local government agencies and community organizations to address the barriers that prevent residents from reaching optimal health.

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Family Support Servicios de Apoyo a la Familia

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Geared toward families of all types and needs, this category is centered on family issues. These include: adoption, foster care, protective services, respite care and youth development. Also listed are agencies and programs that provide information and classes for effective parenting skills. Dirigidos a todo tipo de familias con necesidades diversas, esta categoría enfoca la problemática familiar, que incluye la adopción, el cuidado adoptivo, los servicios protectivos, y el desarrollo juvenil. Además aparecen agencias y programas que proveen información y clases de cómo ser mejores padres.

Adoption/Foster Care • Adopción/Placemento

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Alpha Center Pregnancy Resource Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-479-4391 Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida Pregnancy & Adoption Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 833-511-4200 Children’s Home Society – Western Post-Adoption Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-266-2700 Escambia – Santa Rosa Bar Association Adoption Private Lawyer Referral Service. . . . . . . . . . 850-434-6009 Florida Adoption Information Center Adoption Hotline and Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-962-3678

Lakeview Center Adoptions - FamiliesFirst Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-418-9148 Specialized Therapeutic Foster Homes. . . . . . . . . . . . 850-908-6667 Legal Services of North Florida Free Legal Help for Families (Paternity, Adoption, and Some Guardianships). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-8222

Boys Programs • Programas Para Niños

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida One-to-One Mentoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-433-5437 Boy Scouts of America Gulf Coast Council K-12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-476-6336 Boys and Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast Afterschool and Summer Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-862-1616 Boys Town Boys Town Parenting . . . . . . . . . . . http://www.boystown.org/parenting/Pages/default.aspx Boys Town National Hotline Crisis Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-448-3000 Chain Reaction Mentor Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-471-4685 Community Action Program Committee After School Program and Summer Camp Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-607-2088 Escambia County School District Free and Reduced School Lunch and Breakfast. . . . . 850-430-7530 Escambia County School District Homeless Student Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6915

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Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Escambia Boys Base. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-453-7490 Lakeview Center Cabot Heights Residential Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-475-5575 Omega Lamplighters Youth Empowerment, Young Men Ages 12-17. . . . . . . . pensacolalamplighters@gmail.com

Girls Programs • Programas Para Niñas

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida One-to-One Mentoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-433-5437 Boys and Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast Afterschool and Summer Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-862-1616 Chain Reaction Teen Leadership Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-471-4685 Escambia County School District Homeless Student Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6915 First Tee Gulf Coast Girls Golf of the Gulf Coast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-456-7010 Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida K-12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://www.gsgcf.org/ I Support The Girls Dignity, Aid, Safety, Hygiene (DASH) Kits. . . . . . . . . . 240-816-0570 Junior League of Pensacola Spark Board, High School Junior and Senior Girls. . . 850-433-4421 Milk and Honey Outreach Ministries Mentoring Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-1194 PACE Center for Girls - Escambia-Santa Rosa Academic and Counseling Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-478-706 PERIOD Movement Menstruation Services & Education. . . . . . . . https://www.period.org/ Sisters Anointed to Lead Together (SALT) Mentoring for Girls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . info@saltministry.org

Parenting Skills • Educación para Padres

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Adult and Child Mental Health Care Counseling for Infants & Toddlers, Children, Adolescents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-466-3200 Ascension Sacred Heart Parent Empowerment Programs at the Autism Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-416-7548 CDAC Behavioral Healthcare Women and Family Intervention Services (WFIS). . . . 850-434-2724 Children’s Home Society – Western Healthy Families Escambia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-266-2700 Florida Department of Health in Escambia County Healthy Start Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6641 Pure Ministries Parent Support Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-375-4790 Escambia County Healthy Start Coalition Coordinated Intake and Referral for Pregnant Women, Caregivers and Families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-696-2291 Escambia County School District Teen Parent Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-6121 Florida Department of Health in Escambia County Maternal and Child Health Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-245-4465 Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6670 La Leche League of Pensacola Meeting Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-366-8287

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Loaves & Fishes Soup Kitchen Living Well Parenting Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-438-7616 March of Dimes Pensacola Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-462-7756 Parent University Pensacola Monthly Parent Resource Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 912-755-4422 Pensacola Fire Department Car Seat Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-5200

Developmental Disabilities • Incapacidades del Desarrollo

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Adult and Child Mental Health Care Counseling for Infants & Toddlers, Children, Adolescents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-466-3200 Agency for Persons With Disabilities Area 1 Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-8351 Anchor Clinic - Pensacola Evaluation and Assessment, Ages 6 and Above. . . . . 850-433-1656 Autism Center of The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart Services for Children on Autism Spectrum. . . . . . . . . 850-416-7548 Autism Navigator Florida State University Autism Institute. . . . . . . . . 1-844-4ASDHLP Autism Pensacola Autism Support, Advocacy, Education and Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-7171 Baptist Health Care Speech Center, Newborns to Adults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-4957 Behavior Quest Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-626-0606 BTEC Behavior Therapy ABA Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-483-1508 Capstone Adaptive Learning & Therapy Centers Children’s Therapy Clinic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-453-7463 Center for Autism and Related Disabilities - FSU Region FSU College of Medicine - Pensacola Office . . . . . . . 866-863-0138 Center for Independent Living of Northwest Florida Youth Transition & Assistance with Employment Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5566 Early Steps – Western Panhandle Promoting Early Childhood Development, Ages 0-3. . 850-377-9547 East Hill Academy K-12 School for Students with Learning Disabilities . . 850-437-5560 Escambia County Healthy Start Coalition Coordinated Intake and Referral for Pregnant Women, Caregivers and Families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-696-2291 Escambia County School District ESE Exceptional Student Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-429-2977 Pre-Kindergarten Disabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-5561 Family Care Council - Area 1 Family Support Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-470-8101 Family Network on Disabilities of Florida Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-825-5736 FDLRS Emerald Coast Child Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-5423 Parent Help Desk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-5423 Florida Association for Infant Mental Health - Emerald Coast Chapter Supporting the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Workforce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-296-7002 Florida Inclusion Network Inclusive Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-645-7593

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Florida MENTOR Support Services for Adults and Children with Disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-478-2078 Goodwill Gulf Coast Youth with Disabilities Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-696-1174 Lakeview Center Autism Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-3726 Melody Makers 850 Adaptive Music Lessons for Children with Disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . medlodymakers850@gmail.com Miracle League of Pensacola Baseball for Physically and Mentally Challenged Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-393-5043 Nemours Children’s Health Specialized Pediatric Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-505-4700 Neuropsychology Center Various Neuropsychological Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-484-7800 Pensacola Museum of Art Creative Camps for Autistic Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-6247 Pensacola Police Department Take Me Home Program - Register a Person’s Physical/Mental Challenges. . . 850-436-5416 Proud Moments ABA Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-607-6910 Psychological Associates – Pensacola Multi-Specialty Mental Health Services. . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-5033 SafetyNet Tracking Systems Locator Bracelets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877-434-6384 SEASTARS Swim Team for Children with Special Needs or Low-Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-418-0644 SEDNET – Multiagency Service Network for Students with Severe Emotional Disturbance Region 1 - Escambia County School District . . . . . . . 850-430-7473 Special Olympics Florida – Northwest Region Community Engagement and Athlete Development. . 850-291-6234 The Arc Gateway Pearl Nelson Child Development Center. . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-7755

Health Care • Atención Médica

A comprehensive listing of services geared toward those individuals who are uninsured, uninsurable or underinsured. Support areas include HIV/AIDS, abortion, abortion alternatives, cancer, dental care, eye care, home care, medical equipment, occupational and physical therapy, pre-and post-natal care. Additionally, information is included on not-for-profit organizations that offer information and applications for Medicaid, Medicare, Florida KidCare and other insurance programs.

Un listado comprensivo de los servicios dirigidos a aquellos individuos que carecen de seguro médico, o están asegurados insuficientemente. Las áreas de ayuda incluyen HVI/sida (HIV/AIDS), aborto, alternativas al aborto, cáncer, cuidado dental, cuidado ocular, cuidado en el hogar, equipo médico, terapia física y ocupacional, cuidado prenatal y postnatal. Adicionalmente, se incluyen organizaciones no lucrativas que proveen información y solicitudes para Medicad, Medicare, Florida KidCare y otros programas de salud.

AIDS/HIV Sexually Transmitted Disease SIDA/HIV Enfermedades Venereas

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 American Sexual Health Association (ASHA) CDC National STI and AIDS Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-232-4636 Florida Department of Health in Escambia County AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP). . . . 850-595-6500 ex.1500 Test and Treat Appointments . . . . . . . 850-595-6500 ex.1511 / 1512 PrEP Appointments and Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6345

HIV Prevention (education, test site oversite, 500/501 training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6500 ex.1507 General HIV Inquires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6500 ex.1510 HIV Testing and Counseling. . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6500 ex.1505 Lakeview Center HIV/AIDS Testing & Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-0176 Lutheran Services Florida – Escambia County Ryan White AIDS Care and Education Program. . . . . 850-453-2772 Oasis Florida HIV Care & Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-429-7551

Cancer • Cáncer

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 American Cancer Society - Florida 24/7 Live Cancer Helpline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-227-2345 Ascension Sacred Heart Cancer Center Pediatric Blood Disorders and Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-416-6933 Ascension Sacred Heart, Studer Family Children’s Hospital Bear Family Foundation Pediatric Oncology Center for Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-416-1890 Ascension Sacred Heart Miracle Camp - Cancer Camp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-416-5730 Baptist Health Care Oncology Patient and Family Support Group . . . . . . . 850-469-2224 Florida Department of Health in Escambia County Breast/Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. . . . 850-595-6500 ex.1202 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – North Florida Education and Support Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 813-963-6461 Rally Foundation - Gulf Coast Family Emergency Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-416-1890 Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Florida Sheltering and Caring for Families of Children with Critical Medical Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-477-2273

Dental Care • Cuidado Dental

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 CAN Community Health Dental Services to All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-988-5245 Community Health Northwest Florida Pediatric Dental Care - Cantonment, Century and Fairfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-4630 Florida KidCare Comprehensive Health Insurance, Ages 5-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-888-540-KIDS (5437) Health & Hope Clinic Dental Care, For Clinic Patients Only. . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-479-4456 Medicaid Managed Care DentaQuest – Dental Plans and Program . . . . . . . . 1-800-466-7566 Liberty – Dental Plans and Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-877-855-8039 MCNA Dental – Dental Plans and Program. . . . . . . 1-800-955-8771 Pensacola State College Dental Hygiene Clinic - Warrington Campus . . . . . . . 850-484-2236 Smiles Change Lives Apply for Braces, Ages 7-18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-421-4949

Diabetes • Diabetes

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Ascension Sacred Heart Diabetes and Nutrition Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-416-7262 Baptist Health Care Endocrinology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-908-1220

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Florida Camp for Children and Youth with Diabetes Florida Diabetes Camp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352-334-1321 Florida Department of Health in Escambia County Wellness Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6500 ex. 1801 Nemours Children’s Health Specialized Pediatric Care - Diabetes. . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-505-4700 West Florida Hospital Diabetes Self-Management Education Program . . . . 850-494-4950

Eye Care • Cuidado de la Vista

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Ascension Sacred Heart Pediatric Ophthalmology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-416-2266 Clarkson Eyecare Pediatric Eye Exams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-479-7379 Community Health Northwest Florida Optometric Vision Care at Palafox Two. . . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-4630 Florida Department of Blind Services Division Children and Family Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-484-5122 Florida Department of Health in Escambia County Vision Services for Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-245-4465 Gulf Coast Vision Center, Multiple Locations Pediatric Eye Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-600-2224 Lions Club Eye Clinic Vision Care Assistance to Escambia County Residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-438-8989 New Eyes for the Needy Eyeglass Vouchers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 973-376-4903 Terrezza Optical, Multiple Locations Pediatric Eye Exams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-456-5059

Health Clinics • Clínicas de Salud

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 CAN Community Health Pensacola Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-988-5245 Community Health Northwest Florida Main Office - Adult & Family Care; Behavioral Health & Wellness; Dental Care; Pediatric Care. . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-4630 Florida Department of Health in Escambia County Adult and Child Health Services (Medicaid) . . . . 850-595-6500 ex. 2 Family Planning Clinic (Birth Control). . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6554 Family Health Clinic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6554 Immunizations for All Ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6554 School Physicals for Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6500 ex. 2 Health and Hope Clinic Preventive, Primary, and Specialty Care; Dental Care; Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-479-4456 ProHealth Walk-in Clinic - Pensacola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-549-3379 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Pensacola VA Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-912-2000

Hospitals • Hospitales

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Ascension Sacred Heart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-876-6026 Baptist Hospital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-4011 HCA Florida West Hospital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-494-3212 Naval Hospital Pensacola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-505-6601 Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-416-7000

Medical Care – Insurance • Cuidado Medico Seguro

Ascension Sacred Heart Main Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-876-6026 Urgent Care & Occupational Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-416-2000 Baptist Hospital Main Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-4011 Baptist Medical Park Pensacola Urgent Care Nine Mile Location. . . . . . . . . 850-208-6000 Urgent Care Airport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-437-8500 CAN Community Health Pensacola Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-988-5245 Community Health Northwest Florida Airport Pediatrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-478-1244 Assessment, Navigation and Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-4630 Cantonment Adult & Family Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-937-4004 Century Adult & Family Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-724-4064 Main Office - Adult & Family Care; Behavioral Health & Wellness; Dental Care; Pediatric Care. . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-4630 400 North Palafox Adult & Family Care. . . . . . . . . . . . 850-444-9449 Jackson Street Main Site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-0883 Pediatric Care, 9th Avenue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-760-0669 Pediatric Care, 12th Avenue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-471-0508 Pediatric Care, CA Weis Community Partnership School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-912-6006 Pediatric Care, Cantonment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-780-0111 Pediatric Care, Century. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-724-4054 Pediatric Care, Jackson Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-0883 Pediatric Care, Lakeview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-908-6993 Pediatric Care, Pine Forest High School. . . . . . . . . . . 850-665-3252 Trinity Pediatrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-941-7841 Women’s Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-435-4352 Epilepsy Alliance Florida Epilepsy Resource Center - Pensacola. . . . . . . . . . . . 850-433-1395 Epilepsy Florida Health Insurance - ACA - Navigators (ACA). . . . . . . . 877-553-7453 Florida Department of Children and Families ACCESS Florida - Customer Call Center . . . . . . . . . . 850-300-4323 Florida Department of Health in Escambia County Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6554 Adult and Child Health Services (Medicaid) . . . . 850-595-6500 ex.2 Family Planning Clinic (Birth Control). . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6554 Family Health Clinic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6554 Immunizations for All Ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6554 School Physicals for Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6500 ex.2 Florida KidCare Comprehensive Health Insurance, Ages 5-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-888-540-KIDS (5437) Health and Hope Clinic Preventive, Primary, and Specialty Care; Dental Care; Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-479-4456 Naval Hospital Pensacola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-505-6601 ProHealth Walk-in Clinic - Pensacola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-549-3379 St. Joseph Catholic Church Medical Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-8162 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. . . . . . . . . 877-267-2323 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Pensacola VA Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-912-2000 West Florida Hospital Main Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-494-3212

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Northwest Florida’s leader in pediatric surgery When your child requires surgery, you want to be certain that they are receiving the most advanced care possible from the most experienced medical team. Care teams at Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart understand that children aren’t just small adults, and their needs are very different from adult patients. We specialize in surgical services for children of all ages, as well as prenatal care and consultations for babies and moms.

Leading the region in: • Pediatric General Surgery • Pediatric Neurosurgery • Pediatric Urologic Surgery • Pediatric Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery • Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery • Pediatric Gastrointestinal Surgery

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Prenatal and Postnatal • Prenatal y Postnatal

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 A Safe Haven for Newborns Confidential 24/7 & Multilingual Florida Helpline. . . . . 877-767-2229 Alpha Center Pregnancy Resource Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-479-4391 American Family Planning of Pensacola Planned Parenthood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-478-9660 American Pregnancy Association Pregnancy Educators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-672-2296 Ascension Sacred Heart Maternity & Women’s Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-416-6378 Baptist Hospital Women’s Center – Family-Centered Maternity Care. . 850-434-4011 Belly to Cradle BloomWell Birth Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-324-5393 Birthing Tree Pregnancy Care Center – Doula Services, Breastfeeding Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-696-7079 Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida Pregnancy & Adoption Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 833-511-4200 CDAC Behavioral Healthcare Women and Family Intervention Services (WFIS). . . . 850-434-2724 Children’s Home Society – Western Healthy Families Escambia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-266-2700 Community Health Northwest Florida Women’s Care – Prenatal Care, Obstetrics & Postpartum Care, Family Planning & More. . . . . . . 850-436-4630 Escambia County Healthy Start Coalition Coordinated Intake and Referral for Pregnant Women, Caregivers and Families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-696-2291 Escambia County School District Teen Parent Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-6121 Florida Department of Children and Families Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-300-4323 Florida Medicaid for Pregnant Women . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-300-4323 Florida Department of Health in Escambia County Healthy Start Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6641 Maternal and Child Health Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-245-4465 Healthy Start Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6641 Women’s Health Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6500 ex.2 Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6670 La Leche League of Pensacola Meeting Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-366-8287 March of Dimes Pensacola Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-462-7756 Safe Harbor Pregnancy Medical Center Testing and Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-439-2511 Stand & Deliver Family Birth Center Midwifery and Well-Woman Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-361-7250 West Florida Hospital Birthing Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-494-3212

Legal and Criminal Justice Justicia Legal y Criminal

This category includes the court system and other agencies and programs providing services to those who need criminal case and legal support. These include crime prevention, diversion programs, guardianship, immigration issues, missing persons and general legal assistance.

Esta categoría incluye el sistema judicial así como otras agencias y programas que proveen servicios a aquellos necesitados de apoyo en asuntos de justicia legal que incluyen prevención del crimen, programas custodia, inmigración y personas desaparecidas, así como asistencia legal general.

Citizenship • Ciudadanía

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida Immigration & Refugee Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-6420 Escambia County School District Migrant Education Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6915 Florida Department of Children and Families Emergency Medical Assistance (EMA) For Non-Citizens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-300-4323 U.S. CItizenship and Immigration Services Contact Center - Track Your Case and Get Answers to Immigration Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-375-5283

Crime Prevention • Prevención del Crimen

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Anti-Defamation League Florida Portal to Submit Antisemitic Incident or Hate Crime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://florida.adl.org/ City of Pensacola Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-435-1900 Escambia Boys Base - AMIkids Pensacola Residential Facility for Boys, Ages 14-18 . . . . . . . . . . 850-453-7490 Escambia County Government Safe Neighborhood Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-3217 Escambia County School District Reporting Misconduct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-439-2220 Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-855-819-1248 School Violence Reporting System https://www1.escambia.k12.fl.us/SchoolViolenceReporting/Index.aspx Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Victim Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-9598 Community Policing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-9281 Escambia County State Attorney’s Office Victims Advocacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-4200 Federal Bureau of Investigation Pensacola Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-3476 First Judicial Circuit of Florida Pensacola Juvenile Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-3750 Florida Council Against Sexual Violence Sexual Assault Crisis Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-297-2000 Florida Office of the Attorney General Abuse Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-962-2873 Gulf Coast CrimeStoppers Rewards for Information Leading to the Arrest of a Felony Suspect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-433-STOP Gulf Coast Kid’s House Child Advocacy and Prevention Services. . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5800 National Human Trafficking Hotline Connects Victims and Survivors of Sex and Labor Trafficking with Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-888-373-7888

Legal Assistance • Asistencia Legal

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 American Civil Liberties Union of Florida Advocacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 786-363-2700 Center for Independent Living of Northwest Florida Disability Resource Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5566

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Emerald Coast Legal Aid Domestic Violence, Family Law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-2336 Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association Find an Attorney Lawyer Referral Service. . . . . . . . . . 850-434-6009 First Judicial Circuit of Florida Pensacola Juvenile Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-3750 Florida Bar Association Lawyer Referral. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-342-8011 Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Landlord/Tenant Law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-435-7352 Florida Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA) Florida Senior Legal Helpline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 888-895-7873 Florida Department of Revenue Child Support Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-471-6970 Guardian Ad Litem, 1st Judicial Circuit Representing Abused, Abandoned and Neglected Children in the Community and Court. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-3728 Legal Services of North Florida Domestic Violence Representation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-8222 Education Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-8222 Housing Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-8222 Legal Assistance to Victims of Sexual Violence . . . . . 850-432-8222 Legal Services for Disaster Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-8222 Low Income Taxpayer Clinic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-8222 Pro-Bono Legal Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-8222

Mental Health Care • Salud Mental

This network of professional organizations addresses a whole spectrum of mental health issues for all ages. This section lists community health centers and private, non-profit organizations that provide free or sliding scale fee comprehensive services addressing such issues as suicide, substance abuse, crisis, depression and institutionalization. They offer outpatient and residential, individual, group and family counseling services.

Una red de organizaciones profesionales que abarca todo el ámbito de la salud mental no importa cuál sea la edad. Esta sección indica todos los centros de salud comunitarios, públicos y privados, organizaciones no lucrativas que proveen servicios gratuitos y que enfocan problemas como la prevención del suicidio, el abuso de substancias, la crisis, la depresión, e institucionalización. Estas organizaciones ofrecen servicios privados fuera del hospital, servicios de asesoramiento familiar y de grupo.

Baker Act • Baker Act

Baptist Hospital Emergency Room Florida Baker Act Public Receiving Facility, All Populations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-4011 Escambia County Clerk & Comptroller Guardianship/Mental Health/Probate Office Accepts and Processes Marchman and Baker Act Petitions . . 850-595-4300 Lakeview Center Crisis Stabilization Unit Florida Baker Act Public Receiving Facility, Adults Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-1222 Lakeview Center Mobile Response Team 24/7 Intervention and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-3554

Counseling Services • Servicios de Consultoría

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Adult and Child Mental Health Care Counseling for Infants & Toddlers, Children, Adolescents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-466-3200 American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Children and Adolescent Resources. . . . . . . . . http://www.aacap.org

Baptist Health Care Behavioral Health Unit - Children, Adolescents and Adults Experiencing Acute Depression, Anxiety, Paranoia, Schizophrenia, Substance Abuse or Suicidal Thoughts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-5811 Baptist Hospital Emergency Room Florida Baker Act Public Receiving Facility, All Populations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-4011 Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-435-3516 CDAC Behavioral Healthcare Women and Family Intervention Services . . . . . . . . . 850-434-2724 Children’s Home Society – Western Counseling Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-266-2700 Community Health Northwest Florida Behavioral Health & Wellness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-478-1244 East Hill Counseling Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-465-3908 Escambia County Clerk & Comptroller Guardianship/Mental Health/Probate Office Accepts and Processes Marchman and Baker Act Petitions . . 850-595-4300 Escambia County School District Bullying Prevention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-430-7446 Mental Health Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-5414 Student Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-5382 Faith & Hope Counseling Various Counseling Services for Children, Youth and Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-471-3430 Florida Association for Infant Mental Health - Emerald Coast Chapter Vision Council: Supporting the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Workforce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-296-7002 Florida Department of Health - Escambia County Violence and Injury Prevention Section. . . . . . . . . . . . 850-245-4455 Florida Department of Children and Families Disaster Distress Helpline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-985-5990 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Program. . . . . . 850-245-4444 Florida Therapy Services Community Mental Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-471-0017 Gulf Coast Kid’s House Identifying and Reporting Bullying and Cyberbullying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5800 Lakeview Center Child Welfare - FamiliesFirst Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-908-6667 Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, Ages 0-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-908-3776 Outpatient Counseling, Ages 5-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-1222 Psychiatric Support and Medications, Children 17 and Younger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-1222 Residential Care for Children – Meridian, Ages 7-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-3502 Residential Care for Children – A New Dawn, Ages 10-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-3572 Residential Care for Children – Arcadia Place, Ages 13-17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-471-6176 Residential Care for Children – Cabot Heights, Ages 13-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-475-5575 Lakeview Center Crisis Stabilization Unit Florida Baker Act Public Receiving Facility, Adults Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-1222 Lakeview Center Mobile Response Team 24/7 Intervention and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-3554

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Lutheran Services Florida – Escambia County Family Counseling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-453-2772 Youth Shelters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-453-2772 National Alliance on Mental Illness – Pensacola Mental Health Advocacy & Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . 850-208-1609 PACE Center for Girls - Escambia-Santa Rosa Academic and Counseling Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-478-7060 Santa Rosa Counseling Center Child and Adolescent Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-626-7779 The Jason Foundation A Promise For Tomorrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 888-881-2323 The Leaning Post Ranch Equine Facilitated Therapy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-530-5521 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline - Loveisrespect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-866-331-9474 Valerie’s House Grief Support Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-582-8255 West Florida Medical Group Mental Health and Wellness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-494-5000

Early Intervention • Intervención Temprana

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Adult and Child Mental Health Care Counseling for Infants & Toddlers, Children, Adolescents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-466-3200 Agency for Persons With Disabilities Area 1 Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-8351 Autism Center of The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart Services for Children on Autism Spectrum. . . . . . . . . 850-416-7548 Autism Navigator Florida State University Autism Institute. . . . . . . . . 1-844-4ASDHLP Autism Pensacola Autism Support, Advocacy, Education and Networking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-7171 Baptist Health Care Speech Center, Newborns to Adults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-4957 Behavior Quest Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-626-0606 BTEC Behavior Therapy ABA Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-483-1508 Capstone Adaptive Learning & Therapy Centers Children’s Therapy Clinic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-453-7463 Center for Autism and Related Disabilities – FSU Region FSU College of Medicine - Pensacola Office . . . . . . . 866-863-0138 Children’s Home Society – Western Healthy Families Escambia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-266-2700 Community Action Program Committee Head Start / Early Head Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-308-7165 Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County Child Care Resource & Referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5915 Early Steps – Western Panhandle Promoting Early Childhood Development, Ages 0-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-377-9547 Escambia County Healthy Start Coalition Coordinated Intake and Referral for Pregnant Women, Caregivers and Families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-696-2291 Escambia County School District Pre-Kindergarten Disabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-5561

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Visually Impaired Program, Newborns to School-Age. 850-469-5524 Family Care Council – Area 1 Family Support Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-470-8101 Family Network on Disabilities of Florida Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs . 800-825-5736 FDLRS Emerald Coast Child Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-5423 Parent Help Desk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-5423 Florida Association for Infant Mental Health – Emerald Coast Chapter Supporting the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Workforce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-296-7002 Florida Department of Health in Escambia County Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-6670 Lakeview Center Autism Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-3726 Child Welfare - FamiliesFirst Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-908-6667 Nemours Children’s Health Specialized Pediatric Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-505-4700 Pensacola State College Early Childhood Development Certificate Program. . . 850-484-2534 The Arc Gateway Pearl Nelson Child Development Center. . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-7755

Bullying • Intimidación

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Anti-Defamation League Florida Portal to Submit Antisemitic Incident or Hate Crime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://florida.adl.org/ Community Health Northwest Florida Behavioral Health & Wellness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-478-1244 Escambia County Council of PTAs/PTSAs Internet Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-384-7192 Escambia County School District Bullying Prevention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-430-7446 Florida Department of Health in Escambia County School Health Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-484-5100 Gulf Coast Kid’s House Identifying and Reporting Bullying and Cyberbullying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5800

Suicide Prevention • Prevención del Suicidio

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Adult and Child Mental Health Care Counseling for Infants & Toddlers, Children, Adolescents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-466-3200 American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Support Group - Florida Panhandle Chapter. . . . . . . . 561-392-7877 Boys Town National Hotline Counseling and Parenting Advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-448-3000 Crisis text line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Text GULF to 741741 Disaster Distress Helpline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-985-5990 Faith & Hope Counseling Various Counseling Services for Children, Youth and Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-471-3430 Florida Department of Health - Escambia County Violence and Injury Prevention Section. . . . . . . . . . . . 850-245-4455 Florida Therapy Services Community Mental Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-471-0017 Institute on Aging Friendship Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-971-0016 Lakeview Center Mobile Response Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 866-517-7766

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Lines for Life Military Helpline 24/7 Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 888-457-4838 National Alliance on Mental Illness – Pensacola Help Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-950-6264 Suicide Prevention Hotline 24/7 Support - National Lifeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 988 TEEN Line Teen Line Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-852-8336 The Leaning Post Ranch Equine Facilitated Therapy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-530-5521 The Trevor Project Suicide Hotline 24/7 Support - LGBTQ Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-866-488-7386 US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Readjustment Counseling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877-927-8387 VA Mental Health Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877-222-8387

Substance Abuse/Addictions Adicciones/Abuso de Substancias

This section addresses various aspects of substance abuse prevention, education, intervention and treatment. Programs focus on detox, smoking, eating disorders, driving under the influence (DUI), outpatient care, residential care and support groups. Also listed are agencies that provide services to individuals dealing with a combination (dual diagnosis) of a substance abuse problem and an additionally diagnosed disorder.

Esta sección está dirigida a varios aspectos de la prevención del abuso de substancias, la educación, intervención y tratamiento. Estos programas tratan la desintoxicación, el tabaquismo, los desórdenes alimenticios, driving under the influence (DUI), cuidado externo de pacientes, cuidado residencial, y grupos de apoyo. También están listadas agencias que proveen servicios a individuos que tengan una combinación (diagnóstico doble) de un problema de abuso de substancias y otro desorden diagnosticado.

Eating Disorders • Transtornos Alimenticios

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Adult, Children & Family Counseling Licensed Therapy, Adolescent Counseling. . . . . . . . . 850-417-8991 Anchor Clinic – Pensacola Evaluation and Assessment, Ages 6 and Above. . . . . 850-433-1656 Ascension Sacred Heart Behavioral Health at Davis Highway . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-746-4961 Framework Therapy & Consulting Eating Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-610-0127 Innovative Direction Eating Disorder Therapy & Counseling. . . . . . . . . . . . 850-583-1342 Lakeview Center Outpatient Counseling, Ages 5-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-1222 Psychiatric Support and Medications, Children 17 and Younger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-1222 National Alliance for Eating Disorders Support Groups. . . . . . . https://www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com National Eating Disorders Association Eating Disorder Helpline and Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-931-2237 Nemours Children’s Health Specialized Pediatric Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-505-4700 Woodlands Medical Specialists Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders. . . 850-696-4000

Smoking Cessation • Tabaquismo

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 American Lung Association Lung HelpLine & Tobacco QuitLine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-586-4872 Florida Area Health Education Center iQuit Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877-848-6696

National Cancer Institute Quit Smoking Hotline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877-448-7848 Quit For Life Smoking Cessation Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 866-784-8669 Tobacco Free Florida - Escambia County Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Initiatives . . 850-595-6500 ex. 1831

Substance Abuse – Prevention and Education Adicciones – Prevencion y Educación

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Adult, Children & Family Counseling Licensed Therapy, Adolescent Counseling. . . . . . . . . 850-417-8991 Al-Anon and Alateen Family Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 888-425-2666 CareConnect USA Rehab Helpline for Drugs and Alcohol . . . . . . . . . . . . 877-467-4825 CDAC Behavioral Healthcare Women and Family Intervention Services . . . . . . . . . 850-434-2724 Children’s Home Society – Western Counseling Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-266-2700 Cokesbury Methodist Church 12 Step Meetings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . http://www.cokesburychurch.com Community Health Northwest Florida Behavioral Health & Wellness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-478-1244 Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association Substance Use Disorder Workshops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-878-2196 Health and Hope Clinic Narcan Distribution Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-479-4456 Medicine Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-479-4456 Huts 4 Our Friends Rehabilitation Living Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-525-9447 Lakeview Center Day Treatment (Children) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-4011 Avalon Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-3500 Shape III (S3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-494-7171 Adult Residential Mental Health - Lakeview Lodges. . 850-434-4011 Emergency Services/Screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-380-0967 Lutheran Services Florida – Escambia County Sexual and Physical Abuse Treatment. . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5815 Family Counseling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-453-2772 New Season Treatment Center – Pensacola Substance Abuse Counseling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-968-3565 NWF Health Network Lakeview Center Inc - Residential Treatment / Addictions Receiving Facility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-1222 Lakeview Center Inc - Residential Treatment Level 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-1222 OASIS Florida Ryan White Case Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-429-7551 Oxford House of Florida Sober Living. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://www.oxfordhousefl.org/ PACE Center for Girls - Escambia-Santa Rosa Academic and Counseling Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-478-7060 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) SAMHSA - Behavioral Health Treatment Center Locator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-662-4357 United Way of West Florida Education, Health and Financial Stability . . . . . . . . . . 850-434-3157

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West Florida Medical Group Mental Health and Wellness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-494-5000 Waterfront Mission LifeBuilder Recovery Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-436-7868

Substance Abuse – Children • Adicciones/Niños

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Adult, Children & Family Counseling Licensed Therapy, Adolescent Counseling. . . . . . . . . 850-417-8991 Al-Anon and Alateen Family Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 888-425-2666 Baptist Health Care Behavioral Health Unit - Children, Adolescents and Adults Experiencing Acute Depression, Anxiety, Paranoia, Schizophrenia, Substance abuse or Suicidal thoughts . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-5811 Bikers Against Child Abuse - Florida Helpline - Hurricane Alley Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-217-2366 CDAC Behavioral Healthcare Women and Family Intervention Services . . . . . . . . . 850-434-2724 Children’s Home Society – Western Counseling Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-266-2700 Escambia County School District Student Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-5382 Florida Association for Infant Mental Health - Emerald Coast Chapter Vision Council: Supporting the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Workforce. . . . . . 850-296-7002 Florida Department of Children and Families Disaster Distress Helpline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-985-5990 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Program. . . . . . 850-245-4444 Gulf Coast Kid’s House Child Advocacy and Prevention Services. . . . . . . . . . 850-595-5800 Health and Hope Clinic Narcan Distribution Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-479-4456 Lakeview Center Child Welfare - FamiliesFirst Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-908-6667 Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, Ages 0-5. . 850-908-3776 Outpatient Counseling, Ages 5-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-1222 Psychiatric Support and Medications, Children 17 and Younger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-432-1222 Residential Care for Children – Meridian, Ages 7-17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-3502 Residential Care for Children – A New Dawn, Ages 10-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-469-3572 Residential Care for Children – Arcadia Place, Ages 13-17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-471-6176 Residential Care for Children – Cabot Heights, Ages 13-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-475-5575 Lutheran Services Florida – Escambia County Youth Shelters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-453-2772 Family Counseling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-453-2772 New Season Treatment Center – Pensacola Substance Abuse Counseling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-968-3565 PACE Center for Girls - Escambia-Santa Rosa Non-Residential, Prevention, Intervention, and Diversion Services for At-Risk Girls, Ages 12 to 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-478-7060 SEDNET – Multiagency Service Network for Students with Severe Emotional Disturbance Region 1 - Escambia County School District . . . . . . . 850-430-7473

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Referral Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-662-HELP (4357)

Target Group Services Servicios para Grupos Clave

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Specifically created for “target groups” with special needs, this category provides a listing of services that work with individuals and groups with targeted needs. This may include youth at-risk for substance abuse, running away, dropping out of school, as well as members of the LGBTQ community and ex-offenders. Creados específicamente para ‘grupos clave’ con necesidades específicas, esta categoría provee un listado de servicios que operan específicamente con individuos y grupos con necesidades clave. Esto puede incluir jóvenes en riesgo de abuso de sustancias, fugas, abandono escolar, así como miembros de la comunidad LGBTQ y ex delincuentes.

LGBTQ • LGBTQ

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 American Civil Liberties Union of Florida Advocacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 786-363-2700 Emerald Coast Equality Advocacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://www.emeraldcoastequality.org/ Equality Florida LGBTQ Advocacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 813-870-3735 GALIP Foundation Find a Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . http://www.gaychurch.org LGBT National Help Center LGBT National Hotline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 888-843-4564 LGBT National Help Center LGBT National Youth Talkline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-246-7743 National Center for Lesbian Rights Legal Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-528-6257 The Trevor Project Suicide Hotline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 866-488-7386

Runaway/Pushout Programas para Jóvenes que Huyen de Casa

2-1-1 Northwest Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Boys Town National Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-448-3000 Children’s Home Society – Western Street Solutions Street Outreach, Homeless and Runaway Youth Ages 14-21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-266-2700 Covenant House Nineline, Crisis Hotline for Youth and Parents . . . . 1-800-999-9999 Escambia County Clerk & Comptroller Children and Families-in-Need-of-Services (CINS/FINS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-595-3780 Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-888-FL-MISSING Florida Runaway Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-621-4000 Greyhound Lines Home Free, Ages 12-21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-786-2929 Human Trafficking Information and Referral Hotline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-888-373-7888 Lutheran Services Florida – Escambia County Currie House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-453-2772 National Runaway Safeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-RUNAWAY PACE Center for Girls - Escambia-Santa Rosa Academic and Counseling Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850-478-7060

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O R IDA TO B A C C O F R E E F L HELPS TEENS L IV E VA P E F R E E

Teen e-cigarette use has increasingly become an alarming trend in recent years, exposing youth to the dangerous health effects of nicotine. Tobacco Free Florida is here to help. Our Live Vape Free program empowers adults to become champions for teens looking to quit and arms teens with the tools and resources to help them throughout their quit journey.

HEALTH EFFECTS OF E-CIGARETTE USE Teen e-cigarette use is not safe, period. Nicotine is a dangerous and addictive drug.

The brain develops until about age 25 and is more vulnerable to nicotine’s effects, including reduced impulse control, attention and cognition, and mood disorders.

Using nicotine in your teen years may also increase risk for future addiction to other drugs and tobacco products.

E-cigarette aerosol is not water vapor, and can contain harmful substances like cancer-causing chemicals, propylene glycol, diacetyl, and heavy metals such as nickel, tin, and lead.

LIVE VAPE FREE PROGRAM For Adults

Live Vape Free provides adults with self-paced online courses, one-on-one coach support and downloadable toolkits to educate them on youth e-cigarette use and arm them with the tools needed to support teens on their quit journeys. Adults looking to learn more can visit TobaccoFreeFlorida.com/LiveVapeFree.

For Teens

Live Vape Free provides teens (ages 13-17) with text support, interactive content and one-on-one coach support to help them quit e-cigarettes. Upon enrollment, the text program conducts an assessment and makes teens set a quit date. To sign up, teens can text VAPEFREE to 873373.

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WE'VE GOT YOUR SIX Talk with someone who's been there

For veterans and their loved ones who don't know where to turn, the Florida Veteran's Support Line is there to help. Speak to a fellow veteran trained to provide emotional support and share connections to local services. FVSL provides information, referrals, emotional support, and more to veterans!

DIAL 1-844-MyFLVET(693-5838) or 211

JOIN US FOR A CHAT If you want to chat with the Florida Vet team check out one of our monthly Coffee with a Vet. Escambia/Santa Rosa Counties: Coffee Guy, 3rd Tuesday

Calhoun County: Hugs and Mugs, 3rd Wednesday

Bay County: Techspesso, 1st Wednesday

Jackson/Washington/Holmes Counties: Sweet Beans Coffee, 2nd Tuesday

Okaloosa/Walton Counties: Black Rifle Coffee Co., 2nd Wednesday

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Services Offered Mental Health Counseling MPower Transitional Living Program Street Solutions, Street Youth Outreach Healthy Families TeenSpace

Youthworks Navigators Community Partnership Schools Family Visitation

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Parents’ Guide to

Escambia County Public Schools Dear Escambia County Parents, Guardians, Caregivers, and Community Partners: Welcome to Escambia County Public Schools. As Superintendent of Schools for Escambia County, I am excited to share with you some important information about our district. Escambia County Public Schools has partnered with Escambia Children’s Trust to create a parents’ guide to Escambia County Public Schools. Our purpose is to inspire, empower, and graduate students ready to contribute to society as productive, responsible citizens. We have 32 elementary, nine middle, and seven high schools. In addition, we have five special centers, seven alternative education programs and one vocational college. Our district is proud of the career academies within middle and high schools which focus on career pathways for a two, three, or four-year span. We offer top-notch athletic and fine arts programs which provide students with a wide array of opportunities designed to enhance the educational experience.

Dr. Timothy Smith Superintendent Escambia County Public Schools

“Our purpose is to inspire, empower, and graduate students ready to contribute to society as productive, responsible citizens.”

Escambia County Public Schools strives to provide equal access to quality education that embraces the uniqueness and potential of each student. We focus on preparing today’s learners for tomorrow’s opportunities. We are working hard at Escambia County Public Schools to close the achievement gap throughout our district; support the intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development of all students; and deliver highly effective instruction through innovative and engaging curriculum and programs. We build the success of our schools on the foundational support from our community of stakeholders. Our aim is to position Escambia County Public Schools as the first choice for education and employment. Our district website has very useful information and can be accessed here: escambiaschools.org. We are excited for our students, our school district, and our community as we unite and forge partnerships stronger than ever. We will continue to work to provide a safe, positive, and supportive environment. Please join us in this important mission! Sincerely,

Timothy A. Smith

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Connect with ECPS Frequently Called Numbers Superintendent’s Office ............................. 850-469-6130 School Board Office ................................... 850-469-6147 District Office ............................................. 850-469-6131 EEO/Title IX Compliance Office .................850-469-6102 Elementary School Education .................... 850-469-5494 Evaluation Services .................................... 850-469-5386 Food Services............................................. 850-469-5625 Health Services .......................................... 850-469-5456 High School Education ............................... 850-469-5495 Human Resources ...................................... 850-469-6121 Middle School Education ........................... 850-469-5495 Public Relations ......................................... 850-469-6136 Student Assignment .................................. 850-469-5448 Student Engagement ................................. 850-469-2665 Student Services ........................................ 850-469-5303 Transportation ........................................... 850-469-5591

Parent/Community Involvement Community Involvement ........................... 850-469-5676 Escambia County Public Schools Foundation for Excellence, Inc. .................850-595-5354

Special Programs Adult Education and Community School ...850-941-6200 Alternative Education, Charter Schools, Juvenile Justice .......................................... 850-430-7438 Escambia Virtual Academy ........................ 850-469-5615 ESOL (English as a Second Language) ........850-439-2661 Exceptional Student Education .................850-429-2977 Guidance ................................................... 850-430-7458 Home Education ........................................ 850-469-5460 Hospital/Homebound ................................ 850-469-5529 Title 1......................................................... 850-595-6915 Workforce Education ................................. 850-469-5357

Note: If you are looking for your child’s school phone number, please visit escambiaschools.org or contact the ECPS Main Switchboard at 850-432-6121. Escambia County Public Schools

Dr. Vernon McDaniel Administration Building 75 N. Pace Blvd. Pensacola, FL 32505

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Escambia County Public Schools is known nationwide for innovative programs and curriculum for our students. We are one of the most diverse school districts in Florida and one of the top 20 employers in Escambia County.

Our Vision

United for every student to succeed

Our Mission

Escambia County Public Schools provides equal access to quality public education that embraces the uniqueness and potential of each student

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Volunteers Make the Difference! The Escambia County Public Schools Office of Community Involvement gladly welcomes Volunteers, Mentors and Partners in Education onto our school campuses. Volunteer opportunities are provided for individuals to share their time, talents, and their life experiences with the students and teachers in our schools. School volunteers may assist at the schools of their choice and participate in activities that match their interests such as designing bulletin boards, working with art classes, helping out in the office, media center, or serving as a classroom assistant. The opportunities are endless! The ECPS Mentor Program matches caring adults from the community one-on-one with K-12 students who could benefit from a mentor’s help and encouragement. Mentors agree to donate one hour per week to meet with the same student for the duration of the school year, during school hours, at the school site. Mentors can choose the school, day and time that is most convenient for them. We highly value our mentors because the time they dedicate to our students is invaluable! ECPS recognizes the importance of partnerships with businesses, civic clubs, churches, the military and other community groups through its Partner in Education Program. Every partner’s contribution makes a difference! Whether it’s hands-on volunteering, in-kind donations, or financial contributions, it is used toward the specific purpose of enhancing education for the students of Escambia County. It’s easy to become involved as a Volunteer, Mentor or Partner in Education by contacting the ECPS Office of Community Involvement at 850-469-5675 or 850-469-5676. You may also visit our web page at escambiaschools.org.

ECPS Mental Health Services Our Mental Health team connects students and their families with counseling services in the school setting. School-based mental health counseling is provided/overseen by a Licensed Mental Health provider housed at the student’s school. Counselors partner with students to improve academic achievement and their overall sense of well-being. Some areas that are addressed are: Anxiety  Depression  Trauma  Adjustment  Substance Abuse You can find more information about our services, as well as resources for parents and guardians by visiting the Mental Health Services department at escambiaschools.org.

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Connect with ECPS Below are some of the many Escambia County Public Schools (ECPS) resources available to students and their families. For additional information including lists of schools, departments, programs and services, visit escambiaschools.org.

FIND YOUR CHILD’S HOME SCHOOL

To find the schools assigned to your home address, call Enrollment Services at 850-469-5580 or visit the online school locator at http://www1.escambia.k12.fl.us/school_lookup.asp

For important information regarding enrollment, visit escambiaschools.org and choose the Enrollment Services department.

Important information required for all students enrolled in ECPS: Signed medical examination  Proof of age  Records or transcripts from previously attended schools Proof of residence  Immunizations  Up-to-date parent or guardian contact information

Highlighted Services and Programs for Students and Families Choice Program: A Choice Program provides a specific theme required courses within a school which are not offered in the student’s assigned school. Applications must be made in order to be accepted into the program. This allows students to attend a school other than their assigned home school. Escambia Virtual Academy • Highly qualified, local, Escambia Virtual Academy teachers • Rigorous curriculum with a successful track record • Registration exclusive to students residing in Escambia County • No waiting list • An accredited, public school diploma issued by EVA through the Escambia County Public Schools for students meeting criteria upon completion of the 12th grade • Seamless transition to and from traditional brick-and-mortar schools • Graduation plans to meet individual student needs • Opportunities to receive Florida Bright Futures Scholarship

ESE students: It is the mission of the Exceptional Student Education Department to support and sustain the educational structures and practices, to be inclusive of all students with or without disabilities, and to empower responsible and productive citizens in today’s global society. Each student will be welcomed, valued, given access to rigorous teaching and appropriately supported to access the general education curriculum. ESOL: In Escambia County we make every effort to create and foster a multicultural curriculum to enhance the education of all students. We welcome our English Language Learners and strive to celebrate, nurture, and challenge them throughout their educational experience. Language and literacy are essential for individual and collective empowerment. Our dedicated ESOL staff works to help our students find their voice and reach their goals by supporting the development of their English language skills.

Food Services: The vision of the Escambia County Public Schools Food Services Department is to promote excellence in food and nutrition services as an integral part of education, we will provide nutritious school meals and make nutrition education programs available for all children regardless of economic status, cultural diversity, or special needs. Guidance Department: The proactive mission of the Escambia County Public Schools is to provide comprehensive counseling services in K-12, reaching all aspects of education, to promote social-emotional development and academic achievement for all students, as well as support for their families.

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Homeschool Education: Home education, as defined by Florida law, is “sequentially progressive instruction of a student directed by his or her parents in order to satisfy the attendance requirements of Sections 1002.41, 1003.01, and 1003.21.” Parents and/or guardians are responsible for all aspects of the student’s home education program. Parents who wish to provide instruction to their children at home are requested to review carefully, and comply with all state statutes and regulations governing the operation of a Home Education Program. In order to properly notify the Superintendent of Schools of their intent to establish a Home Education Program, parents are requested to send notification via mail or fax within 3 days of establishing a home education program. Magnet Schools: A Magnet School is a school with a particular academic focus such as science, technology, or the arts. A Magnet School with an attendance zone is a school that has a zone for which students are assigned to the school, and therefore do not need to make an application. Escambia County has 3 magnet schools and one “School Within A School”. Charter Schools: There are 5 charter schools in Escambia County Public Schools. Those are non-regulated public schools administered by an independent agency which operates under the auspices of the School Board. Charter schools may serve students in grades K-12.

Pre-K Education: The mission of Escambia County Public Schools Title I Pre-K is to provide a positive, high quality, environment to increase school readiness and build a foundation for future success. All Pre-K educators will use developmentally appropriate practices in order to create experiences for students that are language-rich, engaging, intentional, and motivating while integrating 21st century technology. Transportation: The Escambia County Public Schools Transportation Department transports over 24,000 students in more than 260 school buses each and every school day. It is one of the largest student transportation operations in the United States. The responsibility which guides that effort is immense, but our staff of 480 employees will not budge an inch without an abiding commitment to do so safely, dependably, and efficiently. That is our commitment to the students we transport and their parents, the public, and our schools. Workforce/Career Education: Escambia County Public Schools career academies are small learning communities within middle or high schools which focus on a career pathway for a two-, three-, or four-year span. Students enter through a voluntary application process; they must apply and be accepted, with parental knowledge and support. Students in a career academy take a mixture of career (usually one or two) and academic (usually three or four) classes each school year. Classes meet entrance requirements for four-year universities. Students develop knowledge in a given industry, and—in most academies—students have opportunities to earn industry certification relevant to the career academy. Students’ senior year may include work experience, paid or unpaid, within the community.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

FOUNDATION The mission of the Escambia County Public Schools Foundation is to enhance education by investing in our children’s future to ensure they graduate on time and are college or career ready. Established in 1986, we are recognized as the district-wide education foundation for public schools in Escambia County. We work collaboratively with school leaders to determine how and where private-sector investment and volunteer involvement can have the greatest impact on student success. Donations can enhance Grants for Excellence for schools, Golden Apple Awards Banquet for Teachers of the Year, Academic and MIRA Awards Ceremonies for outstanding students, or Take Stock in Children events and scholarships for deserving students. As a member of the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations, we are part of a collegial community committed to building partnerships, innovating leading practices and impacting students coast to coast. Each year we have access to 1:1 matching funds from the State of Florida for contributions which support eligible classroom initiatives. Ask us for details about how to double your investment in our community’s future!

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Escambia County Public Schools 2023-2024 School Calendar Board Approved: March 26, 2019 • Amended: February 15, 2022

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Early Learning. Early Success.

ABOUT THE EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY QUALITY AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES FOR EARLY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS

Early Learning Training: We provide intensive coaching and quality training to child care centers and homes across the county to ensure Escambia County children are successful lifetime learners.

Annual Conference: We proudly host an annual one-day conference to build upon the skills of Escambia County’s early childhood educators and directors.

The Child Care WAGE$® Florida Program: We contract with WAGE$, which rewards early education providers with salary supplements based on their education and continuity of employment.

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The Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County helps families access early child care and educational services through the following programs: Financial-Assistance For Child Care/School Readiness: Financial assistance is available for lowincome families (at or below 150% of the poverty level) allowing their children to be enrolled in early child care. Child Care Resource and Referral: We connect families with high quality early child care, school-age care and other family strengthening resources available in Escambia County. Voluntary Pre-K (VPK): We administer Florida’s Free VPK Program in Escambia County, which prepares 4-year-old children for kindergarten and introduces the skills needed to become strong readers and successful students. Child Development Screening & Assessment: All children receiving Financial Assistance in child care centers and family child care homes are screened to monitor children’s development and skills. Inclusion Specialists follow up to provide additional support and resources to schools and families.

It is the vision of the Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County that all children in Escambia County will have a high quality early learning experience leading to success in school and life. For more information: www.elcescambia.org • 850-332-6740

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THE SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM

The School Readiness program offers financial assistance to low-income families for early care and education so families can become financially self-sufficient and their young children can be successful in school and beyond.

If you are working, in school or in a job training program, you

may be eligible to enroll your child in our School Readiness program.

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Florida's Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Florida's Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Program Florida’s Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program, or VPK, is a

free

educational program that prepares 4-year-olds for success in kindergarten and beyond. Children must live in Florida and be 4 on or before September 1 of the school year they enroll. Parents whose children are born between Feb. 2 and Sept. 1 of the calendar year may postpone enrolling their 4-year-old until the following year when their child is 5.

Why Choose VPK? There are no income requirements You choose the program best suited for your child High-quality early learning centers have availability

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What to Know about Booster Seats Why are they so important?

Booster seats help protect kids who are too big for a car seat but too small for just a seat belt.

Although seat belts are safer than nothing at all, children

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who should be in booster seats

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serious injury by

risk of severe abdominal,

45 percent compared

head and spinal injuries in the event of a crash.

to seat belts alone.

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351 children this age died in

have saved their lives.

motor vehicle crashes* in 2020. * vehicle occupant fatalities

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 2019 National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats found that among children ages 4 – 7 only 69.5 percent of children observed were restrained in either forward-facing car seats or booster seats, while 16.6 percent were prematurely transitioned to seatbelts and 13.8 percent were unrestrained.

A child should remain in a booster seat until they have outgrown the seat by height or weight according to the booster seat instruction manual.

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DROWNING DANGERS FOR KIDS Spotlight on Open Water Lake ds • u • Re n s • O s e r v oirs • R e t e ntio Po n d s • Q arr i e s s • Pon c e a ns R i ver CHILDHOOD DROWNING OVERALL 1,000 CHILDREN DROWNED IN 2016

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MORE CHILDREN AND TEENS DROWN IN OPEN WATER THAN IN POOLS

Pools 38%

Open water 43%

Bathtubs 9%

Other 10%

OPEN WATER FATALITIES BY AGE

BY GENDER

BY ETHNICITY (PER 1,000,000)

0 – 4 yrs. 23%

White children (7.1) 15 – 19 yrs.

5 – 9 yrs.

49%

13%

80%

Black/African American children (13.7)

20% 10 – 14 yrs. 15%

American Indian/Alaskan Native children (17.3)

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Tips to Keep Your Kids Safe • Watch kids in and around water without being distracted. • Teach kids how to swim in open water, which is different from swimming in a pool.

• Use a U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket appropriate for the child's weight and water activity. • Learn what to do in an emergency without putting yourself at risk for drowning.

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Handwashing: Keeping Your Family Healthy Handwashing is an easy, cheap, and effective way to prevent the spread of germs and keep kids and adults healthy. When your family is healthy, you don’t have to worry about missing school, work, or other activities.

Help your child develop handwashing skills Parents and caretakers play an important role in teaching children to wash their hands. Handwashing can become a lifelong healthy habit if you start teaching it at an early age. Teach kids the five easy steps for handwashing—wet, lather, scrub, rinse, and dry—and the key times to wash hands, such as after using the bathroom or before eating. You can find ways to make it fun, like making up your own handwashing song or turning it into a game.

Lead by example Young children learn by imitating the behaviors of adults in their lives. When you make handwashing part of your routine, you’re setting an example for your children to follow.

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Handwashing can prevent

Give frequent reminders

cases of diarrhea

Building handwashing skills takes time. At first, your child will need regular reminders of how and when to wash hands. It is especially important to remind children to wash their hands after using the bathroom, before eating, after touching pets, after playing outside, and after coughing, sneezing, or blowing their nose. But once handwashing becomes a habit and a regular part of your child’s day, they will practice it throughout their lives.

1 in 3

1 in 5

What if soap and water aren’t available?

respiratory infections, such as a cold or the flu

Washing hands with soap and water is the best way to get rid of germs. If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that has at least 60% alcohol.

Did you know? Baby wipes may make your hands look clean, but they’re not designed to remove germs from your hands. CDC recommends washing hands with soap and water when possible.

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AUTISM & WANDERING prevention TIPS

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Install Home Safeguards

Identify Triggers/Teach Self-help

Secure Personal Safeguards

Teach Safety Skills

Call 911

Remain Hyper Vigilant HIGH ALERT

Create Community Awareness

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Home Safety Tips Everything you need to know to keep your kids safe in your home.

Every parent wants their children to grow up healthy and strong in the place where they deserve to feel safest: at home. The good news is that there are simple and easy steps that families can take to protect their children.

Preventing Falls

Poison Prevention

• Use approved safety gates at the tops and bottoms of stairs and attach them to the wall, if possible. Remember to read the manufacturer’s instructions to make sure you have the right gate for your needs. Not all gates are safe for use at the top of stairs.

• Store all household products and cleaning solutions out of children’s sight and reach. Young kids are often eyelevel with items under the kitchen and bathroom sinks. • Keep cleaning products in their original containers. Don’t put a potentially poisonous product in something other than its original container (such as a plastic soda bottle) where it could be mistaken for something else.

• Keep babies and young kids strapped in when using high chairs, swings or strollers. When placing your baby into a carrier, remember to place the carrier on the floor, not on top of tables or other furniture. • Properly install window guards and stops to prevent window falls. Windows above the first floor should have an emergency release device in case of fire.

Water Safety

• Put the toll-free Poison Help Number into your phone in case of emergency: 1-800-222-1222.

Safety from Fire • For the best protection, install smoke alarms on every level of your home, especially near sleeping areas. Test batteries every six months. • Create and practice a home fire escape plan with two ways out of every room. In the event of a fire, leave your home immediately. Once you’re out of the house, stay out.

• Actively supervise children in and around water. Avoid distractions of any kind, such as reading or talking on the phone. • Once bath time is over, immediately drain the tub. Keep toilet lids closed and keep doors to bathrooms and laundry rooms closed to prevent drowning.

• Keep anything that can catch fire, such as dish towels or wooden spoons, away from your stovetop. Have a fire extinguisher in the kitchen in case of emergency, and make sure you know how it works. • Blow candles out when you leave the room or before you go to sleep.

• Make sure home pools have four-sided fencing that’s at least 4 feet high with self-closing, self-latching gates to prevent a child from wandering into the pool area unsupervised. • Every child is different, so enroll children in swimming lessons when you feel they are ready. Teach young children from an early age not to go near or in water without an adult. Older children should swim with a partner, every time.

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Every year, more than 2,200 children die from injuries that happen at home.

Preventing Burns

Medication Safety

• Don’t carry a child while cooking on the stove. It’s better to put your child in a high chair where you can still see them.

• Put all medicine and vitamins up and away and out of sight after every use.

• Keep an eye on appliances such as irons, curling irons or hair dryers that can heat up quickly or stay warm. Unplug and safely store these items after use. • Keep appliance cords out of children’s reach, especially if the appliances produce a lot of heat.

• Use the dosing device that comes with the medicine, not a kitchen spoon. Kitchen spoons aren’t all the same, and a teaspoon or tablespoon used for cooking won’t measure the same amount as the dosing device.

Preventing Scalds

Preventing TV and Furniture Tip-overs

• To prevent accidental scalding, set your water heater to 120 degrees Fahrenheit or the manufacturer’s recommended setting. Check the water with your wrist or elbow before giving your baby a bath.

• Mount flat-panel TVs to the wall to prevent them from falling off stands. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions to ensure that you have a secure fit.

• To prevent hot food or liquid spills, use the back burner of your stove and turn pot handles away from the edge. Keep hot foods and liquids away from the edge of your counters and tables.

Safety from Carbon Monoxide

• Use brackets, braces or wall straps to secure unstable or top-heavy furniture to the wall. • If you have a large, box-style cathode ray tube (CRT) TV, place it on a low, stable piece of furniture. If you no longer use your CRT TV, consider recycling it. To find a recycle location, go to www.GreenerGadgets.org.

Sleep Safety

• Make sure your home has a carbon monoxide alarm. For the best protection, install a carbon monoxide alarm on every level of your home, especially near sleeping areas. • Don’t use a grill, generator or camping stove inside your home, garage or near a window. Don’t use your oven or stovetop to heat your home. • If you need to warm a vehicle, remove it from the garage immediately after starting. Don’t leave a car, SUV or motorcycle engine running inside a garage, even if the doors are open.

• Make sure babies sleep on their backs and in their own crib, bassinet or play yard. Room sharing is a safer option than having your baby sleep in bed with you. • Choose a firm mattress covered with a tight-fitting crib sheet for your baby’s crib. Avoid using soft bedding, pillows, stuffed animals and bumpers in the crib.

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A Tip Sheet for Parents:

MENTAL HEALTH, SUICIDE PREVENTION AND FIREARM SAFETY

This three-part resource will help you: 1) Know what behaviors to watch for in your teenagers that could point to suicide or self-harm risk; 2) Identify the steps to take if you are concerned about your child; and 3) Learn home safety steps to prevent unauthorized access to firearms or access to firearms by a person at risk for suicide.

WARNING SIGNS TO WATCH Suicide most often occurs when several stressors or health issues converge to create a feeling of hopelessness or despair. Watch for the following signs and behaviors in your teen: Talks about killing themselves, feeling hopeless or having no reason to live. Expresses being a burden to others, feeling trapped or experiencing unbearable pain. Appears depressed, anxious, disinterested, irritable, humiliated or agitated, or suddenly appears to have rapidly improved after previously displaying those moods. Increases use of alcohol or drugs. Withdraws from activities and isolates from friends and family. Reduces effort at school, stops trying academically or increases absences. Exhibits changes in sleeping or eating patterns; is always fatigued or not sleeping. Conducts internet searches for materials/ways for self-harm. Says goodbye to family or friends; gives possessions away. Displays aggressive behaviors. Makes unusual or cryptic social media posts related to the above (being a burden, saying goodbye, etc.).

OUTREACH STEPS TO TAKE Don’t wait — trust your gut. If you notice changes in your teen’s normal behavior, such as becoming more withdrawn, disconnecting from friends, or grades dropping, or they’re just not being themselves, that’s a time to connect and talk with them about their feelings and mental health and consider reaching out to a healthcare professional. Talking about mental health or suicide does not increase risk of suicide. Ask your teen specifically about suicide and suicidal thoughts. Here’s how: “Sometimes when people are feeling overwhelmed, they may have thoughts of suicide. Have you had those kinds of thoughts?” If your teen indicates suicidal thoughts or you are left feeling uneasy, reach out to a healthcare professional for further assessment. Hold all discussions in a nonjudgmental, empathetic manner. Listening and conveying that you are here to help is more important than giving advice. Stay in regular touch with teachers and coaches, as well as your teen’s friends and teammates. Follow up regularly and express your care and concern. If you don’t see any improvements or your child continues to struggle, seek help from a healthcare professional. Contact a healthcare professional. While a mental health professional is ideal, you can also turn to your child’s primary care physician or even a walk-in clinic,urgent care center or your local emergency room if you are concerned about your child’s safety.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: CALL 988

Crisis Text Line: TEXT “TALK” TO 741741

Lifeline Chat: SUICIDEPREVENTIONLIFELINE.ORG/CHAT

Emergency Response: CALL 911

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SAFETY STEPS TO TAKE While safe firearm storage is always important, it’s imperative when you are worried about the mental health of a loved one. Decide which safe firearm storage option makes the most sense for your family.

A cable lock to prevent a gun from being loaded and fired

A gun case with an external lock

A lock box featuring a passcode or biometric access

A full-size gun safe that fits multiple firearms

Additional Safe Storage Guidelines: Firearms should be stored locked and unloaded when not in use. Read your firearm’s manual and know how to safely remove any ammunition from the firearm and its magazine. When possible and where permitted by law, consider storing firearms offsite or away from the home so they are not accessible to the person at risk. Store firearms disassembled and when possible store ammunition separately. If using a key lock, keep the keys on your person or inaccessible to the person at risk. Always unload and securely store your firearms immediately after returning from a hunting trip or a day at the range. A gun lock should be used as an additional safety precaution and not as a substitute for secure storage. Educate everyone in your family about firearm safety and preventing unauthorized access.

Medicines, alcohol, chemicals and knives can also be used to harm oneself. Consider the following steps: Secure medicine or chemical storage cabinets with a lock, or consider a medicine lock box. Remove medicines, chemicals and alcohol from the home as appropriate. Keep keys inaccessible to the person at risk. Ensure all family members with access take serious precautions to re-secure items after use.

To learn more about how to talk to your children about mental health, including videos and conversation starting tips, visit Seize the Awkward (SEIZETHEAWKWARD.ORG).

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: CALL 988

Crisis Text Line: TEXT “TALK” TO 741741

Lifeline Chat: SUICIDEPREVENTIONLIFELINE.ORG/CHAT

Emergency Response: CALL 911

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Tips for Survivors: COPING WITH GRIEF AFTER COMMUNITY VIOLENCE It is not uncommon for individuals and communities as a whole to experience grief reactions and anger after an incident of community violence. Grief is the normal response of sorrow, emotion, and confusion that comes from losing someone or something important to you. Most people will experience a natural occurrence of grief after the death of a loved one, but grief and anger can be the result of other types of losses. In situations of community violence, people may experience the loss of their sense of safety, their trust in those who live in their neighborhood, or their trust in local government. The trauma and grief of community violence can be experienced by all involved. This tip sheet contains information about some of the signs of grief and anger and provides useful information about how to cope with grief. In addition, the Helpful Resources section provides hotline numbers and treatment locators for those who may want further help.

Grief Reactions to Violence Often after a death or loss of some kind, many people express feeling empty and numb, or unable to feel. Some people complain that they become angry at others or at situations, or they just feel angry in general, even without a reason. Some of the physical reactions to grief and anger may include the following:

year. It’s different for each person depending on his or her health, coping styles, culture, family supports, and other life experiences. How long people grieve may also depend on the resilience of the community and the ability of its members to take on roles and responsibilities that will help restore the basic needs of the community, such as getting children back to school and businesses back to working again.

Reactions to Community Violence in Children Witnessing community violence and death can be traumatic experiences that cause negative mental health outcomes, particularly for children. Close relationships are important to children’s development, and the loss of family or a community member can represent the loss of social capital—the emotional support that enhances their well-being. Children may experience depression, posttraumatic stress, anxiety, aggression, poor academic achievement, hopelessness, and risky behavior. These losses can even affect their capacity for relationships and diminish future expectations.

Tips for Helping Children Cope With Grief n

Allow children to talk about their feelings and to express their grief (e.g., crying, being sad).

Try to follow the same routines as usual.

Encourage them to play and laugh. Limit exposure to violence on TV news. Encourage them to get adequate rest and to eat healthy meals.

Trembling or shakiness

Muscle weakness

Nausea, trouble eating

Trouble sleeping, trouble breathing

Dry mouth

People experiencing grief may have nightmares, withdraw socially, and may have no desire to participate in their usual activities, work, or school.

How Long Do Grief Reactions Last? Grief lasts as long as it takes you to accept and learn to live with the changes that have occurred in your community due to the violence and its aftermath. For some people, grief lasts a few months; for others, it may take more than a

What Can Communities Do To Cope With Their Grief? Often the community needs to come together to honor those who died and find meaning in their deaths in a way that will help everyone in the community recover. People may create a memorial and decide together that this will remind them never to allow such violence in their community again. It may help them be determined to work out their differences in other ways in the future—for example, by forming a community advisory group or identifying a local leader to be their liaison with law enforcement and other government entities.

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TIPS FOR COPING WITH GRIEF AFTER COMMUNITY VIOLENCE

What Can Individuals Do To Cope With Their Grief?

Helpful Resources

Talking to others who understand and respect how you feel— family members, faith leaders, people you trust—is a helpful way to ease your grief. Recognize that although you might still have these feelings over a long period, they will likely be less and less intense over time. Make sure to exercise and eat healthy meals. Do the things that you used to enjoy doing, even if you don’t always feel like it. This will help you get back into your routines. Allow yourself to feel joy at times and to cry when you need to.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Disaster Technical Assistance Center (SAMHSA DTAC) Toll-Free: 1-800-308-3515 Website: http://www.samhsa.gov/dtac SAMHSA Behavioral Health Disaster Response Mobile App Website: http://store.samhsa.gov/product/PEP13-DKAPP-1 Administration for Children and Families* Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov

Even though they may be experiencing grief, some individuals also exhibit positive changes from their experience of loss, such as the following:

Treatment Locators

Mental Health Treatment Facility Locator Toll-Free: 1-800-789-2647 (English and español) TDD: 1-866-889-2647 Website: http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/MHTreatmentLocator

MentalHealth.gov Website: http://www.mentalhealth.gov MentalHealth.gov provides U.S. government information and resources on mental health.

Becoming more understanding and tolerant Having increased appreciation for relationships and loved ones Being grateful for what they have and for those in their community who are loving and caring

Experiencing enhanced spiritual connection

Becoming more socially active

If you have experienced the death of a friend or loved one—or if you have been exposed to community violence—feelings of grief and anger are a normal reaction. But, if these feelings persist, access the resources on this page for more information on getting help.

Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator Toll-Free: 1-800-662-HELP (1-800-662-4357) (24/7 English and español); TDD: 1-800-487-4889 Website: http://www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov

If you or someone you know is struggling after a disaster, you are not alone.

Hotlines National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Toll-Free: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) TTY: 1-800-799-4TTY (1-800-799-4889) Website: http://www.samhsa.gov This resource can be found by accessing the Suicide Prevention Lifeline box once on the SAMHSA website. National Domestic Violence Hotline* Toll-Free: 1-800-799-7233 TTY: 1-800-787-3224 Website: http://www.thehotline.org

WEB: http://disasterdistress.samhsa.gov

*Note: Inclusion of a resource in this fact sheet does not imply endorsement by the Center for Mental Health Services, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Call 1-800-985-5990 or text “TalkWithUs” to 66746 to get help and support 24/7. ∙

HHS Publication No. SMA-14-4888 (2014)

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P l a n n o i t a c i n u m m o C Let them know Family

Emergencies can happen at any time. Does your family know how to get in touch with each other if you are not all together? Before an emergency happens, have a family discussion to determine who would be your out-of-state point of contact, and where you would meet away from your home — both in the neighborhood and within your town.

you’re OK!

Pick the same person for each family member to contact. It might be easier to reach someone who’s out of town.

Important Information

Fill in this information and keep a copy in a safe place, such as your purse or briefcase, your car, your office, and your disaster kit. Be sure to look it over every year and keep it up to date.

Out-of-Town Contact

Neighborhood Meeting Place:

Name: Home: Cell:

Regional Meeting Place:

Email: Facebook: Twitter:

Work Information

School Information

Workplace:

School:

Address:

Phone:

Facebook:

Facebook: Twitter:

Twitter: Evacuation Location:

Evacuation Location: School:

Workplace:

Address:

Phone:

Facebook: Twitter:

Facebook:

Evacuation Location:

Twitter: Evacuation Location:

School: Address: Phone: Facebook: Twitter:

http://www.ready.gov/kids

Evacuation Location:

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Important Information (continued) Family Information Name:

Medical Contacts

Date of Birth:

Doctor:

Social Security Number:

Phone:

Important Medical Information:

Doctor: Phone: Pediatrician:

Name:

Date of Birth:

Social Security Number:

Phone: Dentist:

Important Medical Information:

Phone: Dentist:

Name:

Date of Birth:

Phone:

Social Security Number:

Specialist:

Important Medical Information:

Phone: Specialist: Phone:

Name:

Date of Birth:

Social Security Number:

Pharmacist: Phone:

Important Medical Information:

Veterinarian/Kennel: Phone:

Name:

Insurance Information

Date of Birth:

Social Security Number:

Medical Insurance:

Important Medical Information:

Phone: Policy Number: Homeowners/Rental Insurance:

Name:

Date of Birth:

Phone: Policy Number:

Social Security Number: Important Medical Information:

Text, don’t talk!

http://www.ready.gov/kids

Unless you are in danger, send a text. Texts may have an easier time getting through than phone calls, and you don’t want to tie up phone lines needed by emergency workers.

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How to Use The Child Care Listings

1. Determine your family’s child care requirements by considering your child’s individual needs, the location, the hours of care required, the cost of care and other child care issues.

2. Review the Child Care section so you will know the criteria upon which to evaluate your family’s needs and select an appropriate provider.

3. Find the child care options available in your area in the listings section. The caregivers are separated by type of care with contact information listed after the name of the provider.

There are three types of child care providers listed: child care centers, family child care homes and school age (afterschool) programs. To decide which is more suited for the needs of you and your child, refer to the articles in this directory on choosing quality child care. The listings of providers offer several types of information. This information includes the days the program is available, hours of operation, the ages of children accepted, and services offered.

4. Verify your information, discuss your choices and resolve other concerns you may have by calling the Early Learning

Coalition of Escambia County at 850-595-5915 or by email at CCRR@elcescambia.org. Ask to speak to the Resource & Referral Counselor.

5. Now you are ready to visit your child’s potential caregivers. Visits should be unannounced to better determine which program best meets your needs and your expectations regarding quality child care.

Information is current as of March 2023. Providers wishing to update their information should contact Kimberly Krupa at kkrupa@escambiachildrenstrust.org. Information and entities listed here are provided by the Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County. The listings are intended solely as additional resources and do not imply a recommendation of any specific provider. We hope you will find this information useful as you decide what’s best for you and your family.