Giving Back Through Service

from Ocala Magazine Charity Register 2022-23

by ocalamag

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The Rotary Clubs of Marion County Support Many Charitable Causes. Some of those include:

• Interfaith Emergency Services

• Discovery Science Center

• Annual Rotary Discover Fest Fundraiser

• Boys & Girls Club of Marion County

• Wear Gloves

• Kimberly's Center

• Marion County Literacy Council

• Domestic Violence Center of Marion County

• Honey Packs, Inc.

• Pace Center For Girls

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Goal and Objective of 2023: To develop additional resources to support the entire family unit during the loss of a baby. We want to not only support the mom but the father and siblings as well. We hope to do this by developing new books, print and digital resources, and community events.

PACE Center for Girls

328 NE First Ave., Suite 500, Ocala, FL 34470

352.369.0571 | www.pacecenter.org/locations/marion

Executive Director, Carole Savage carole.savage@pacecenter.org

Mission Statement: PACE provides all girls and young women an opportunity for a better future through education, counseling, training, and advocacy.

Goal and Objective of 2023: To serve the needs of teenage girls in Marion County.

Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.)

9474 SW 86th Street Road, Ocala, FL 34481 360-981-1551 | www.peointernational.org

Christy Cathcart | cathcart@telebyte.com

Mission Statement: P.E.O. is a philanthropic organization where women celebrate the advancement of women; educate women through scholarships, grants, loans and stewardship of Cottey College; and motivate each other to achieve their highest aspirations.

Goal and Objective of 2023: We continually raise money to support all of our funds that support women’s educational goals.

Women Veterans In Crisis (WVIC)

Post Office Box 770306, Ocala Fl 34477-0306

352.533.2789 | WVICrisis.org

Executive Director, Mitchell Coulton | Mitchell.coulton@ wvicrisis.org | CommunityOutreach@WVICrisis.org

Mission Statement:Provide transitional mental health, behavioral and life skills services which enhance the ability of people with mental illness, addictive disease and co-occurring disorders to live and thrive in their community, and do so with compassion, respect, excellence and integrity.

Education for Life DBA Women’s Pregnancy Center

1701 E. Silver Springs Boulevard, Ocala, FL 34470

352-629-2811 | val@educationforlife.org

Executive Director, Val Reed

Mission Statement: Education for Life provides education through medically accurate, truthful information surrounding the ongoing physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of sexual health and pregnancy decisions to women, men, and families.

Youth

Arnette House, Inc.

2310 NE 24th St., Ocala, FL 34470

352.622.4432 | www.arnettehouse.org

CEO, Cheri Pettitt | cpettitt@arnettehouse.org

Mission Statement: To provide safe and effective programs to strengthen youth and families.

Goal and objective of 2023: Our goal is to continue to provide a safe place for youth who have nowhere to go or are struggling at home or in school. We will provide individual, group, and family counseling as well as specialized programs for those youth with specific behavioral issues.

The Boys & Girls Club of Marion County

800 SW 12th Ave., Ocala, FL 34471

352.690.7440 | www.bgcofmarion.com

CEO, April Savarese | asavarese@bgcofmarion.com

Mission Statement: To enable all young people, especially those who need it the most, to become caring, productive, responsible citizens.

Goal and objective of 2023: World Class Club Experience. We want every young person to want to be a member of the club and every parent to want their kids to be members.

Children’s Home Society of Florida

226 NE Sanchez Ave., Ocala, FL 34470

352.732.1355 | www.chsfl.org

Regional Executive Director, Jessica Davis jessica.davis@chsfl.org

Mission Statement: Building bridges to success for children. Goal and Objective of 2023: Expansion of the Mid-Florida Community Counseling Program in Marion County to include tele-health services which will alleviate delay to services and provide the opportunity to serve more individuals.

Covenant Children’s Home

11350 N. Covenant Path, Dunnellon, FL 34434 352.489.2565 | www.cchfl.org

Debbie Davis | deborah@covenantchildrenshome.org

Mission Statement: Covenant Children’s Home exists to provide children a home where a Christ-centered environment promotes health, hope, healing, and a brighter future in the lives of children who need the care and support of a loving community.

Florida Kids Helping Kids

3560 SE 137th Lane, Summerfield, FL 34491 352.347.0883 | www.florida-kids-helping-kids.com

Gerri Gerthe | floridakhk@gmail.com

Mission Statement: Empowering kids to help other kids while making them better citizens as we give back to our community in which we serve.

Motto: Small Voices Big Ideas.

Hands of Mercy Everywhere

6017 SE Robinson Road, Belleview, FL 34420 352.347.4663 | www.handsofmercyeverywhere.org

Diane V. Schofield | diane@handsofmercyeverywhere.org | info@handsofmercyeverywhere.org

Mission Statement: To provide a Christian-based residential group home for teenage girls and pregnant or parenting teens in the foster care system.

Kids Central, Inc.

901 Industrial Drive, Suite 200, Wildwood, FL 34785 352.387.3419 | www.kidscentralinc.org

CEO, John Cooper | info@kidscentralinc.org

Mission Statement: Kids Central Central’s mission to protect children, support families and engage communities leads our agencies services and programs to ensure every family is successful. In 2022, Kids Central will continue to work to lead the state in child welfare outcomes and innovate to continue to meet the needs of the children and families we serve in this ever changing environment.

Kimberly’s Center for Child Protection

2800 NE 14th St., Ocala, FL 34471 352.873.4739 | www.kimberlyscenter.org

Development Director, Kristina Donohue | kristina@ kimberlyscenter.org

Mission Statement: Our community working together to protect, serve, and advocate for abused and neglected children. Goal and Objective of 2023: Kimberly’s Center will continue to educate the community on child abuse prevention and awareness, while continuing to focus on providing excellent trauma-related services to children healing from abuse and neglect.

Signature Events:

Art & Soul: Thursday, November 16, 2023 (location TBD)

10th Annual Race Against Child Abuse: Saturday, April 29, 2023 at Calesa Township

Marion County Children’s Alliance

3482 NW 10th St., Ocala, FL 34475

352.438.5990 | www.mcchildrensalliance.org

Executive Director, Beth McCall | executivedirector@ mcchildrensalliance.org

Mission Statement: To improve the lives of Marion County children.

Vision: To Serve as the voice of Marion County children

Goal and objective of 2023: To continue efforts to better serve our children by providing prevention services through the Community Council Against Substance Abuse (CCASA) and our SADD Clubs (Students Against Destruction Decisions), by providing emergency services to women and children in unsafe and dangerous environments, and to provide mentoring, tutoring and family engagement opportunities to at risk students and families.

Marion County Junior Golf, Inc. 3130 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, FL 34470 352.629.8412 | marioncountyjuniorgolf.com ocalagolfclub.com

Jason Lenhart | jlenhart@ocalagolfclub.com

Mission Statement: We are organized to impact the lives of young people by providing learning facilities and educational programs that provide character development, instill life-enhancing values, and promote healthy choices through the game of golf.

Goal and Objective of 2023: Continuing to provide a safe environment in which young people can excel in learning, experiencing life, and being involved in a sport that could result in educational advancements as they near the college time frame.

Southeastern Youth Fair

2232 NE Jacksonville Road, Ocala, FL 34470 352.629.1255 | https://seyfair.com

Executive Director, Sara LeFils | seyfair@gmail.com

Mission Statement: To recognize the outstanding youth of Marion County through the Southeastern Youth Fair as a showcase for competition, exhibition, enhanced educational opportunities, and to promote self-esteem, personal growth, and development while aiding in the education of the Citizens of Marion County regarding the importance of agriculture and related industries in our area.

Signature Event: Southeastern Youth Fair 2023, February 23 thru March 4.

The Pearl Project 625 NE 12th Ave., Ocala, FL 34470 352.405.5005 | www.thepearlprojectcf.org

Executive Director, Joy Zedler | joy@thepearlproject.org

Mission Statement: We help vulnerable children discover their value.

Goal & Objective of 2023: We are committed to building a trauma-informed and healing-centered community. We provide Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®) and Circle of Security Parenting training and support groups for caregivers of children with trauma. We now offer camps and retreats to foster/adoptive families. We also train professionals (teachers, case workers, guardians ad litem, group home moms, and more), as we believe everyone who works with vulnerable children can be a part of their healing. We lead caregivers in the Making Sense of Your Worth Program, as we know that caregivers can only lead children to a place of healing that they have experienced themselves. Our Kid-2-Kid Closet provides foster and adoptive parents with diapers, clothes, shoes, baby gear and more. We train cuddlers for Advent Health’s Cuddle Care Program for substance-exposed newborns, to give them the best start in life. We provide ongoing support and training to the caregivers of SEN babies.

Voices for Children of North Central Florida, Inc. P.O. Box 4062, Ocala, FL 34478-4062 352.484.0319 | voices4childrenfl.org

President, Sue Carpenter | sue@voices4childrenfl.org

Mission Statement: help provide for the unmet needs of children who have been placed in the custody of the state and have a Guardian ad Litem assigned to them.

Goal and Objective of 2023: Provide for essential needs of the children who are in the judicial system and who have a Guardian ad Litem appointed to their case. Develop/expand our programs including Kids Aging Out, normalcy, and the Tree of Angels program.

Signature Event: Watch for our annual auction dinner in early summer.

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