Advocacy services, support groups, and crisis intervention available for relative caregivers who have taken on the role of parent to their child, rather than placing them in the welfare system.
*For more information, please call Manatee Children's Services at 941-345-1200 or GAP Warmline at 941-756-8197.

Special Olympics Florida provides year-round training and competition in many Olympic type sports for people with intellectual disabilities.

Programs include:

• Sports
• Health & Fitness
• Unified Champion Schools
• Youth & Adaptive Sports
• Athlete Leadership
• Camp Shriver
• Home Fitness

Please call or visit website for more information.

Healthy Families Manatee is a free program that gives families useful information on parenting and child development. They offer tools to make parenting easier.

What can Healthy Families do for you and your family?
A family support worker will visit you in your home to:

• Check to see if your child is developing as expected
• Connect you to other community services your family may need
• Help you learn healthy ways of dealing with everyday stress
• Offer you encouragement
• Provide information on your child's growth and development
• Teach you positive parenting skills

Please call to see if you are eligible for services.

The Able Trust High Tech program (HSHT) helps students with disabilities prepare for jobs in tech. They offer educational and career development resources across 42 locations in Florida. It is a community-based program. Participating students are more likely to graduate high school and have improved self-esteem. Please call or visit the website for more information.

The Home Free Program helps runaway, homeless, and exploited youth. Eligibility and restrictions apply. Please call or visit the website for more information.

24/7 Toll Free: 800.786.2929 (800.RUNAWAY)

24-Hour Help-Line 941.755.6805 (V/TTY)

Outreach Office 941.747.8499 (V/TTY)

The Emergency Safe Shelter offers free counseling, food and clothing to shelter residents. It is in a safe place.

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It is the mission of HOPE Family Services to promote safety, strength and well-being for those affected by domestic violence in Manatee County.

HOPE offers:

• 24-hour Helpline - 941.755.6805 (Voice/TTY)
• Advocacy - case management
• Children's program - individual and group counseling
• Counseling
• Emergency Safe Shelter - safe, confidential housing
• Hope Chest - resale shop
• Primary Prevention Program - youth-based program
• Social change - speaker's bureau

JFCS provides counseling and social services to those in need. They offer a helping hand and never turn clients away because they are unable to pay. Please call or visit our website for more info.

Current Range of Services:

• Adolescent & Children’s Services
• After School Programs
• Building Strong Families Homelessness Prevention Services
• Counseling & Psychotherapy to individuals and families
• Elder Care, Senior Outreach Services and Case Management
• Family Life Education
• Food Pantry for the needy
• Friendly home visitors to those hospitalized or residing in a nursing home
• Jewish Healing Program
• Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities / Age-In-Place Services
• Operation Military Assistance Program (MAP)
• Safe Alternative to Out-Of-School Suspension (SATOSS) programs for at-risk middle school students
• Substance Abuse Prevention and Counseling Services