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Hands of Mercy Everywhere

A Christian home for teen girls, teen moms, and their babies, 12-17 years of age providing all services and resources they require. Referrals come through CBC, DCF and other agencies.  They provide housing for 24 girls total in 3 houses on their property; placement assistance available; age out at 18 years of age.

Healthy Families Florida

The Healthy Families Florida program is a family support and coaching program. It is for parents expecting a baby and parents with newborns. Parents can learn about their babies' needs. Parents can learn how to do positive discipline. Parents can learn healthy ways to cope with stress. Please call or go to the website.

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Healthy Start Program - Healthy Start of Central & North Florida Coalitions

The Healthy Start Program is a home visiting program. They help mothers through pregnancy and after the baby is born. It is free to pregnant women and infants. Healthy Start helps families with children up to age 3 who are at-risk or need help with their development. They focus on pregnancy, breastfeeding, and newborn care. Please call 877.678.WELL or go to the website to learn more.

Interfaith Emergency Services - Eyeglasses

There are currently two eye glass programs:

Prescription Glasses

A client that needs glasses must have an employment letter from their employer stating the need to have glasses to perform the job. Or, for Children in Marion County. When children need glasses for school, they must have a letter from their school of attendance stating the need. They must also have a parent letter, proper ID, and social security cards for both parent and child.

Reading Glasses

Reading glasses are given away at the office. They have a small reading chart to determine the strength needed for each client.

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Interfaith Emergency Services - Food 4 Kids Program

Food 4 Kids is a “backpack program” for hungry children in Marion County. Guidance counselors at the schools provide each child’s name to them, including the number of siblings in the household. Volunteers pack durable, rolling backpacks full of food for each household. The volunteer delivers the backpacks directly to the school, tagged for each child. The child takes the backpack home on Friday afternoon and returns them to school on Monday morning. Then, the volunteers pick up the backpacks at the school and the process starts all over again.

Backpacks include:

  • Canned meat
  • Canned pasta
  • Cereal
  • Crackers
  • Juice boxes
  • Macaroni & cheese
  • Non-candy snacks
  • Peanut butter and jelly
  • Pop tarts
  • Pudding & fruit cups
  • Shelf-stable milk
  • Snack bars
  • Soup

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Kids Central, Inc.

Kids Central recruits, trains, licenses, and supports foster parents and children who have suffered abuse, abandonment, and neglect.
Kinship Care Program offers case management services along with support groups for children cared for by relatives. Additional services include advocacy, resource center, legal assistance and intergenerational activities.