County Funded Agencies

The county provides funding to non-profits who provide various types of services to address a multitude of unmet needs within our community that may not otherwise be addressed. The county provides this funding out of a longstanding commitment to improve the quality of life of its residents.

Are You Looking for Help from Local Charities and Non-profit Groups? To find community assistance groups in Seminole County, please utilize the free 2-1-1 service.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, Inc.

The East Altamonte Branch is a Supportive Service which will provide after school and summer programs to at-risk youth. The core areas emphasized by this program will be Character and Leadership Development, Education and Career Development, Health and Life Skills, the Arts and Sports, Fitness, and Recreation.

• Address:801 N. Magnolia Avenue, Suite 305 Orlando, FL 32803
• Phone: 407-841-6855
• Web Site: http://www.bgccf.org/

Boys Town Central Florida, Inc.

The Emergency Intervention and Assessment Center is an Essential Life Service that provides emergency shelter to abused, neglected, abandoned, runaway, and delinquent children between the ages of 10-18 years old. In addition to shelter every child is provided a clean, warm bed, wholesome nutritious meals, clothing, personal hygiene products and other basic items needed for daily survival as well as being evaluated by trained staff within 24 hours of their arrival to determine their specific needs. Boys Town Family Home Program provides care for youth ages 10 to 18 who can’t live at home and whose special needs require more intensive care. Children living in family-style homes and receive treatment and care from specially trained married couples called Family-Teachers. Boys Town In-Home Family Services help at risk families in the community by preventing children from being placed outside of their home, or reunifying them with their family if outside placement is necessary. At this fastest-growing continuum level, trained Family Consultants deliver services to families in their homes and provide support 24/7. Boys Town Common Sense Parenting® offers training for parents who want to build on their existing skills or learn new ways of dealing with their children’s difficult behaviors. CSP adapts Boys Town’s proven child-care methods for troubled children to meet the needs of just about any family. A six-session workshop (12 hours total) allows parents to learn, practice and demonstrate new parenting skills. The Behavioral Health Clinic offers a wide range of outpatient services for children of all ages who are experiencing behavioral, emotional, academic, or substance use concerns. The Clinic serves youth of all ages, from infancy to 19, and offers families a wide range of specialized services.

• Address: 975 Oklahoma Street Oviedo, FL 32765
• Phone: 407-588-2170
• Web Site: http://www.boystown.org/central-florida

Catholic Charities of Central Florida, Inc.

The Pathways to Care Program is an Essential Life Service that provides shelter and recuperative care to homeless individuals who are discharged from hospitals, emergency rooms, and other medical agencies. In addition each client is offered mental health counseling and case management and encouraged to complete a social recovery plan which addresses the root causes of their homelessness.

• Address: 1819 North Semoran Blvd. Orlando, FL 32807
• Phone: 407-658-1818
• Web Site: http://www.cflcc.org/

The Christian Sharing Center, Inc.

Food and other non-cash assistance is provided to families, individuals and homeless persons Monday through Friday, 9am to noon.  Clients are required to bring in documentation each time they visit.  (If you need help with food, please visit the Get Help page at (http://thesharingcenter.org/get-helpayudar/3066832) to plan your visit with us.) People in need of food will first meet with a case manager for a comprehensive review of their needs.  Each family receives two bags of hand-selected, customized, nutritionally balanced food for each member of the family. A homeless individual will be given enough food to last 2-3 days, or as much as they can carry and store. Clients may request "regular" food assistance up to 5 times per year (a minimum of 30 days in between requests), and may also receive special holiday food at Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

• Address: 600 N. Hwy 17-92, Suite 158, Longwood, FL 32750
• Phone: 407-260-9155 (Longwood)
• Web Site: http://www.thesharingcenter.org/

Heart of Florida United Way, Inc.

The 2-1-1 Information and Referral helpline is a Supportive Service that will service Seminole County along with the Tri-County area by connecting callers facing foreclosure, eviction, hunger, health care resources and other emergencies with appropriate resources to stabilize their families. In additional to assisting callers with resources, 2-1-1 is also trained to provide crisis and suicide intervention services.

• Address: 1940 Traylor Blvd. Orlando, FL 32804
• Phone: 407-835-0900
• Web Site: http://www.hfuw.org/

Lighthouse Central Florida, Inc.

The Early Intervention Services Program is a Supportive Service serving infants and children of Seminole County who are blind and visually impaired and who often have additional disabilities. Each child is paired with a Mentor who develops a Plan of Service with the family that identifies goals for the child and helps the child reach these goals until they are ready to transition into Kindergarten.

• Address: 215 E. New Hampshire St. Orlando FL 32804
• Phone: 407-898-2483
• Web Site: http://www.lighthousecentralflorida.org/

Intervention Services, Inc.

The Village Transitional Housing Program is an Essential Life Service that provides a housing option for former Seminole County foster youth who turn 18 and “age out” of the foster care system. The Village assists them is accomplishing their employment and educational goals, while teaching them independent living skills and providing a range of essential services such as behavioral health services and accessing medical services.

• Address: 150 Spartan Drive Maitland FL 32751
• Phone: 407-478-4034
• Web Site: http://www.interventionservices.com  

Jewish Family Services of Greater Orlando, Inc.

The Family Stabilization Program (FSP) is a Supportive Service which entails a six-month intensive case management program that provides an array of wraparound services to stabilize Seminole County families before they descend into homelessness. The FSP addresses money management skills, effective family functions, emotional and mental health coping skills, employability or job security, and improving or maintaining housing.

• Address: 2100 Lee Rd. Winter Park, FL 32789
• Phone: 407-644-7593
• Web Site: http://www.jfsorlando.org/

Kids House of Seminole, Inc.

Kids House is an Essential Life Service that provides critical services to abused children and their families in Seminole County. These services provided include crisis intervention consisting of face to face intensive crisis counseling, child advocacy during the judicial process, and risk reduction services which consist of emergency assistance with emergency funds and/or referrals for the victim and non-offending family members in need.

• Address: 5467 North Ronald Reagan Blvd Sanford, FL 32773
• Phone: 407-324-3036
• Web Site: http://www.kidshouse.org/

Meals on Wheels, Etc., Inc.

The Meals on Wheels program is an Essential Life Service that provides the elderly of Seminole County with home-delivered meals and medical/shopping transportation. Two home-delivered meals are provided daily to home bound seniors who cannot prepare a nutritious meal for themselves. The transportation services assist those seniors who cannot afford private fare and are not capable of walking to a bus stop or getting on and off a bus by themselves.

• Address: 2801 S. Financial Court Sanford, FL 32773
• Phone: 407-333-8877
• Web Site: http://www.mealsetc.org/

Safehouse of Seminole County

SafeHouse is an Essential Life Service that provides 24-hour emergency shelter to Seminole County victims of domestic violence and their children who are in imminent danger and are seeking safety. Residents receive food, clothing, safe shelter, safety planning sessions, individual crisis counseling, support groups, case management (including individual need assessment, development of service plans, written safety plans and the coordination of appropriate services and follow-up), referrals to community resources, child assessments, children’s healing programs, transitional housing and personal advocacy.

Seminole County Victims’ Rights Coalition (Y.A.N.A) – The “You Are Never Alone” or Y.A.N.A. Project is a Supportive Service that offers supervised visitations which consist of on-site visitations with a trained supervisor who is present with the children at all times, safe monitored exchanges which are on-site supervised exchange of child(ren) between custodial and non-custodial parties, and parenting classes. These services provide a safe space for children to visit with the non-custodial parent, help keep children and adult victims of domestic violence safe during exchanges and visitation, and provide access to meaningful referrals.

• Address: P.O. Box 2921 Sanford, FL 32772
• Phone: 407-302-5220
• Web Site: http://www.safehouseofseminole.org/

The Seminole County Coalition for School Readiness, Inc.

The Early Learning Coalition of Seminole is an Essential Life Service that provides assistance to low/moderate income working families with the cost of child care in settings that build the foundation children need to enter school ready to learn. This program reduces out-of-pocket childcare costs for struggling Seminole County families with children birth to 12 years and gives their children access to reliable care in quality learning environments.

• Address: 239 Rinehart Road Lake Mary, FL 32746
• Phone: 407-871-1101
• Web Site: http://www.seminoleearlylearning.org/

The Foundation for Seminole County Public Schools, Inc.

The Midway Safe Harbor program is a Supportive Service providing community-based learning and enrichment opportunities for students within the northeast sector of Sanford. This program presents opportunities for remedial education and academic enrichment in reading, math and science, physical education and recreation, dropout prevention and character education, and adult family member educational support.

• Address: 2405 Rightway Sanford, FL 32771
• Phone: 407-320-5995
• Web Site: http://www.scps.k12.fl.us/district/departments/title-1-special-projects/21st-century-cclc-sites/midway-safe-harbor.stml

Seniors First, Inc.

Community Care for the Elderly (CCE) provides community-based services that meet Supportive Service needs and are organized in a continuum of care to assist seniors to live in the least restrictive environment suitable to their health conditions and abilities. Support is provided to Seminole County elderly clients as needed and can include case management, case aide, homemaker, personal care, adult day care, home delivered meals, respite, companionship, emergency response, medical supplies, and nutritional counseling.

• Address: 5395 LB McLeod Rd. Orlando, FL 32811
• Phone: 407-292-0177
• Web Site: http://www.seniorsfirstinc.org/

Special Olympics Florida, Inc.

Special Olympics Seminole County is a Supportive Service that provides free year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for individuals with intellectual disabilities who wish to participate, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in the sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympic athletes and the community. They will provide at no charge uniforms, equipment, transportation and lodging which is all needed to ensure that individuals with intellectual disabilities residing in Seminole County can participate safely in program activities and develop as individuals in the community.

• Address: PO Box 520742 Longwood, FL 32752
• Phone: 407-782-0525
• Web Site: http://www.specialolympicsflorida.org/

Special Service Contracts

These funds are designated to the division for services mandated by Florida statue or federal regulations to help cover the costs of services primarily needed by indigent families who have no other means of paying. Funding designated for these projects are another example of the County’s efforts to care for their residents which ultimately enhances communities within Seminole County.

Seminole Community Mental Health Center

• Services: Provides in-patient and out-patient mental health services to low income Seminole County residents.
• Address: 237 Fernwood Boulevard Fern Park FL 32708
• Phone: 407-831-2411
• Fax: 407-831-0195
• Web Site: http://www.scmhc.com

Central Florida Regional Hospital (Indigent Care)

• Services: Provides financial assistance for indigent Seminole County residents who have needed emergency medical assistance.
• Contact: Heather Hoover
• Address: 1401 W. Seminole Blvd. Sanford, FL 32771
• Phone: 407-321-4500
• Web Site: http://www.centralfloridaregional.com

Child Protection Team

• Services: Provides medical exams and assessments on children where "alleged abuse" has occurred.
• Address: 5467 North C.R. 427 Sanford, FL 32773
• Phone: 407-324-3036
• Fax: 407-324-3045
• Web site: www.kidshouse.org

 

Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)

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Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Training Program

The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Training Program will provide financial assistance to eligible individuals for training program tuition, books and training supplies. Financial assistance will be provided to individuals that need training in order to attain employment, maintain employment or to increase employment income and/or benefits. This program will begin accepting applications through Orientation beginning at 8:15 a.m. Orientation check-in is from 8:00 a.m.-8:15 a.m., Monday and Wednesday mornings. Applications are also accepted online at APPLY.

Click on the above link for more program information. Click on the Application link to view the application version submitted at an in-house orientation only.

Tuition assistance is available to eligible individuals to a school listed on the CareerSource Central Florida Approved Classes Matrix.

Please Note: Seminole County and the approved school/training provider must enter into an agreement before scholarships can be provided. Seminole County has obtained agreements with the following schools for County fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.

Training Providers

AAA School of Dental Assisting

Seminole State College

Truck Drivers Institute

If the school/training provider you would like to attend is not listed above it will take 60 days for an agreement to be entered into if the school/training provider is willing to work with Seminole County Government.

Community Services Block Grant - Family Self Sufficiency Program

The Family Self Sufficiency Program is a voluntary program offered to Seminole County individuals and families to help them in becoming more self-sufficient. These services help overcome the barriers to self-sufficiency and are the tools to help achieve economic independence. When individuals or families enter the program, they meet with the FSSP Case Manager to discuss their needs and to set goals. Together, the FSSP Case Manager and applicant(s) set goals that can be achieved.

This program is closed and no longer accepting applications.

Community Services Summer Day Camp Scholarships

The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) provides Summer Day Camp Scholarships to income eligible Seminole County families to send their children to a summer day camp program. The purpose of the Summer Day Camp Scholarship Program is to provide a safe environment for youth during the summer months. Additionally, this program enables youth to avoid risk-taking behavior for a defined period of time. This program pays 1 to 10 weeks of summer camp tuition/fees, depending on the day camp provider chosen.  The program is administered through the Early Learning Coalition Web-Site.

Pre-applications for Summer Camp are now being accepted by the Early Learning Coalition.  If you have any questions please call the Early Learning Coalition at (407) 960-2468.  Click here for the application.  

Please note that approval is based on funding and Board of County Commissioner approval. 

Community Services Extended Day Scholarships

The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) will provide Extended Day Scholarships to eligible students. The purpose of the Program is to provide a safe environment for youth before and after school while helping their parents maintain employment. Additionally, this program will enable youth to avoid risk-taking behavior for a defined period of time.  For more information contact Early Learning Coalition Web-Site
 

To be eligible for this program the applying household must meet the minimum criteria below:

• Household must reside in Seminole County; and
• Household’s income must be at or below 125% of the Federal Poverty
  Limit; and
• One adult in the household must be working or enrolled in school full time
• In addition, the household’s child(ren) must meet the following criteria to be determined eligible:
  • Child(ren) must reside in Seminole County (at least 50% of the time); and
  • Child(ren) must be in grades Kindergarten through 5^th Grade; and
  • Child(ren) must be enrolled in Seminole County Public School system

Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Advisory Board Meeting Schedule

The CSBG Advisory Board meets every other month, on the third Thursday of the month, in the large conference room located at the Division of Community Assistance office in the Reflections Plaza, at 534 W. Lake Mary Boulevard, Sanford, FL, 32773-7400. These meetings begin at 6:30pm. For more information, call 407-665-2300.

2018/2019 Meeting Dates:

• November 15, 2018
• January 17, 2019
• March 21, 2019
• May 16, 2019
• July 18, 2019 
• September 19, 2019