The Children's Board of Hillsborough County 
The Children’s Board of Hillsborough County (CBHC) 2012 Plan focuses on assisting children and families by promoting services and supports that will achieve outcomes in the areas of healthy births, school readiness and early school success. The CBHC strives to improve service delivery in partnership with local providers, neighborhoods, residents and community-based organizations while building and maintaining the infrastructure necessary to provide children’s services throughout Hillsborough County.

The Child Abuse Council 
For more than 25 years, the Child Abuse Council has been dedicated to helping children and strengthening families in Hillsborough County through prevention, education and treatment programs. Their mission is to prevent abuse before it occurs, stop abuse that is occurring and rebuilding the child and family after abuse.

The Healthy Start Coalition of
Hillsborough County 
Healthy Start Coalitions are unique in that they are formed with a defined membership, mission, scope of authority and accountability. There are 32 Coalitions in Florida that are responsible for assessing community needs; developing a community-based service delivery plan; ensuring integration of local providers and services; and emphasizing positive patient outcomes.

St. Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa 
Since 1993 the Children’s Advocacy Center has served the community by promoting the health and well-being of children. The center is a resource that collaborates with other organizations to help enhance the health, education, safety and future of the children in our community.

Healthy Families Florida & Healthy Families Hillsborough
Healthy Families Hillsborough is part of Healthy Families Florida, a community-based, voluntary home visiting program designed to promote positive parent/child interaction and healthy childhood growth and development, thereby preventing child abuse and neglect. The program is modeled after the highly successful national Healthy Families America Initiative. Healthy Families offers families of newborns living in targeted areas and who are experiencing stressful life situations, home visiting services that are delivered by trained family support workers. The intensity of service is based on the family’s needs.

School District of Hillsborough County 
Their mission is to provide all students the knowledge and skills necessary to reach their highest potential.

Children's Home, Inc. - Tampa 
What began as an orphanage, the Children’s Home has now become one of Tampa Bay’s preeminent children and family organizations. Their mission is to create opportunities for children to be successful, valued and respected, in safe and nurturing families.

Rural Social Services Partnership (RSSP) 
The mission of RSSP, Inc. is to develop and enact a comprehensive plan of action to address the social and human service needs of the East and South County areas in partnership with community members and social service agencies that plan, provide and integrate services. For a list of partner service providers in rural east or south Hillsborough County, visit our website.

Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities was created as a non-profit corporation in June 1968, when the Diocese of St. Petersburg was established. From 1945 to 1968, services were provided in the area under the auspices of the Diocese of St. Augustine as the Tampa Office for Charity. The agency serves all residents of Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas counties regardless of race, creed, gender, national origin, handicapping condition or socio-economic status.

Allegany Franciscan Ministries
Since 1998, Allegany Franciscan Ministries has supported programs assisting underserved and economically poor residents in the Tampa Bay community, continuing the work begun by the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany when they arrived in the region in 1931. Through investing in community-based strategies that utilize effective partnerships, they strive to increase access to health services and expand wellness education opportunities of underserved populations in Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties.

Children's Future Hillsborough
Children's Future Hillsborough was created to provide an integrated network of care for early childhood services and supports in Hillsborough County.

National Family Week
The National Family Week premise is: Children live better lives when their families are strong, and families are strong when they live in communities that connect them to economic opportunities, social networks, and services.

Family Finances
United Way of Tampa Bay - My Family's Future
Here you can get information about financial institutions, checking and savings accounts, access budgeting information and tools, learn about home buying and access dozens of local organizations that can help you take a course, see a financial counselor and more.

COMMUNITY RESOURCES
for children and young adults with
special needs in Hillsborough County

FDLRS (Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resource System)
Parent Services
(Parent Liaison Project)
Developmental Screening Program,
Child Find
(813) 837-7777

Early Steps
Early Steps is provided as a locally based program to meet the needs of infants and toddlers with special needs and their families.

Childcare Resource & Referral
Early Childhood Readiness Program
(813) 740-4713, ext. 239
Contact: Diana Pulido
Specialist for special needs

Independent Living
Self-Reliance Center for Independent Living
Assists individuals with disabilities to live as independently as possible; services provided at no cost, including help with housing, job readiness, equipment, transportation, counseling, recreational and social opportunities.
8901 North Armenia Avenue
Tampa, FL 33604
813-375-3965
Plant City office: 813-707-7328