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Alliance For Families With Deaf Children               

954-370-1145  Spanish: 305-588-5857

1350 E. Sunrise Blvd, #105

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33304

www.affwdc.org

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Serves families who have a deaf or hard of hearing child.  Provides  parent education, sign language, child literacy, workshops, resources and home visits by a deaf mentor.  Offers early childhood program for deaf or hearing impaired pre-school children ages 15 months - 2 1/2 years.

 

Arc Broward      

954-746-9400      TDD:  954-577-4101

10250 NW 53rd Street     

Sunrise, FL 33351

www.arcbroward.com

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In-Home Parents As Teachers Program (PAT)

Behavioral parent-training program which includes family education and support for children 0-5 years.

Mental Health Center

Serves children 5-18 years.

Preschool Education & Developmental Training

Full day, year-round instructional curriculum offers activities and therapies to facilitate growth for children with and without special needs.  Developmental preschool for children 0-5 years. Classroom structure includes individual and small group active and passive activities and multi-sensory learning opportunities.  Extended care available between 8:00AM-9:00AM and 3:00PM-6:00PM.

Rehabilitation Therapy (OT, PT, Speech)

Provides education, screenings, evaluations and treatment for speech language, feeding, and fine and gross motor skills.

Respite Care

Offers families the opportunity to attend to other responsibilities while arrangements are made for their child or adult to attend day programs or stay overnight in a residential setting.  Specialized in-home respite services for children are available.

Specialized After-School Program for Children (ABLE)

Provides behavior intervention for children 6-21 years who are unable to stay at home after school without        significant family disruption and who cannot participate in other programs due to behavior issues.

Summer Camps

Kamp Krayola - for children 3-14 years with behavioral challenges.

Transitional Services - Youth Links

Provides individual advocacy services to targeted students and their families.  Includes IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) and its legal and practical implications for parents, the active participation of “Transition Advocates” at IEP meetings for students, and mediation of grievances against public or private providers when rights have been violated.

 

Broward Children’s Center, Inc.

954-943-7336

1801 E. Atlantic Blvd.

Pompano Beach, FL 33060

www.bcckids.org

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Programs include pediatric skilled nursing facility, group homes for infants, children and young adults with special needs, licensed home health care, PPEC (medical daycare), developmental preschools for special needs and typically developing children, in-home and facility-based respite care, social services/counseling, education for children who are medically complex, medical transportation, physical, occupational & speech/language therapy, before & after-school programs, facility-based primary medical care, and Kids Klinic mobile service for on-site immunizations and physicals at preschools and day care centers. Primary pediatric clinic accessible evenings and Saturdays for children under 18 years.

Comp Care

954-943-7638

200 SE 19th Avenue

Pompano Beach, FL 33060

Group Home I

954-786-1609

1216 NE 6th Street

Pompano Beach, FL 33060

Group Home III

954-785-6207 

207 SE 20th Avenue

Pompano Beach, FL 33060

Kids Clinic - Mobile Medical Outreach

954-933-0597

114 SE 20th Avenue

Pompano Beach, FL 33060

Preschool North

954-946-7503

205 SE 20th Avenue

Pompano Beach, FL 33060

Preschool South

954-587-0891

2250 SW 31st Avenue

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312

Respite

954-783-8347

200 SE 19th Avenue

Pompano Beach, FL 33060

Respite Home Care

954-783-1267

200 SE 19th Avenue

Pompano Beach, FL 33060

Therapy North

954-943-9589

104 SE 20th Avenue

Pompano Beach, FL 33060

Therapy South

954-587-0891

2250 SW 31st Avenue

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312

 

Broward County Public Schools

754-321-0000

600 SE 3rd Avenue

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

www.browardschools.com

Florida First Start/Parents as Teachers 754-321-3302
Home-school partnership for children at-risk of school failure that supports parents as their children’s first teachers and emphasizes intellectual, physical, language and social development. Provides monthly home visits, developmental screenings, parent groups and resource coordination.

 

Camelot Community Care, Inc.

954-958-0988

1925 S. Perimeter Road, #120

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309

www.camelotcommunitycare.org

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Family Development Program

Provides in-home clinical services for families with a child 3-18 years with moderate to severe emotional and/or behavioral problems.

Monitor Prime Program

Provides functional family therapy to youth and families with a child 11-18 years dealing with abuse & neglect, domestic violence, delinquency or substance abuse and offers 24-hour crisis intervention for clients.

Youth Transitions Program

Prepares foster care and other adjudicated youth 15-22 years for independent living.

Children’s Center For Development & Behavior

954-745-1112   866-290-6468

2771 Executive Park Drive, #6

Weston, FL 33331

www.childpsych.org

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Provides interdisciplinary developmental/behavioral assessments, fully integrated therapy programs (ICBAM), speech therapy, occupational therapy, STEP (specialized training empowering parents) and ABA programs (CBAM) for children with developmental delays, including autism. 

 

Children’s Harbor, Inc.      

954-392-5689

19425 SW 58th Manor

Pembroke Pines, FL 33332

www.childrensharbor.org

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          Family Intervention Program

Provides in-home counseling and case management for children and families to prevent abuse, and neglect and keep families intact and psychiatric evaluations   and medical follow-up visits for children under 18 years.  Outpatient therapy is available.

 

          Residential Group Home       

          954-252-3072  x205

          19421 SW 58th Manor               

          Pembroke Pines, FL 33332

Provides 24-hour care and supervision for pregnant and/or parenting teens and their infants to transition the teen and her child into a stable living environment by the baby’s 2nd birthday.

 

Children’s Home Society of Florida   

954-763-6573

401 NE 4th Street

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

www.chsfl.org

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Provides intensive immediate in-home intervention crisis counseling to help prevent the removal of children from the home during crisis situations.  Provides supportive family counseling, "Keeping Families Together" program, children's emergency home, foster care homes and adoptive services.

          Pregnancy/Parent Support Services

Voluntary counseling and support services for parents and expectant parents who are potentially “at-risk” for abuse or neglect of their children including information and referral, financial assistance and/or counseling.

 

CINS/FINS Provider Agencies

Local social service agencies provide help to children and their families to reduce or stop behaviors that may otherwise require families to go to court as last resort.

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          Child In Need of Services (CINS)

          Services provided to a child who has been found by the court to be                    runaway, truant or ungovernable.

 

          Families In Need of Services (FINS)

Services provided to a family that has a child who is displaying behaviors such as truancy, runaway, who will not follow directions or is beyond parental control. 

 

                   Devereux    954-739-9123

                   (Non-Residential)

                   4782 W. Commercial Blvd.

                   Tamarac, FL 33319

                   www.devereux.org

                   Friends of Children        954-578-8399

                   (Non-Residential)

                   7272 W. Oakland Park Blvd.

                   Lauderhill, FL 33313

                   Lippman Youth Center 954-568-2801

                   (Residential)

                   221 NW 43rd Court

                   Oakland Park, FL 33309

                   Lutheran Services of Florida   954-486-4222

                   (Non-Residential)

                   4675 N. State Road 7

                   Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33319

                   Mount Bethel       954-763-5010

                   (Non-Residential)

                   1021 NW 6th Street (Sistrunk Blvd.)

                   Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311

 

Healthy Families Of Broward      

954-561-9681

915 Middle River Drive, #120

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33304

www.brhpc.org

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Provides voluntary community-based home visitation services focused on promoting the positive parenting skills needed to create a stable home environment.

Healthy Families Plus

Provides relationship building skills for parents

Parent Education

Provides in-home services for pregnant women and infants including parenting, childbirth, breastfeeding and nutritional support, education, supportive counseling and referrals for additional resources.

 

Healthy Mothers,       

Healthy Babies Coalition of Broward County, Inc.

954-765-0550

P.O. Box 350446

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33315

www.hmhbbroward.org

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          Healthy Families

          Offers birth education, prenatal and breastfeeding workshops and support.

          Teen Collaborative

Provides intensive case management services and education for teens to assist with the prevention of subsequent pregnancies, finishing school, life skills,

employability skills and positive parenting skills as a way to prevent maltreatment, abuse and/or involvement in the foster care system.

          Fetal & Infant Mortality Review

Partnership of medical and social professionals that offers free autopsy for families who have experienced fetal or infant death.

          Maternal Nurturing Program

          Provides in-home counseling for postpartum women diagnosed with depression.

 

Henderson Mental Health Center, Inc.

954-677-3113 x 2135

2900 West Prospect Road

Ft. Lauderdale, FL  33309

www.hendersonmhc.org

         

Henderson Mental Health Center offers an array of behavioral health services to children and families residing in Broward County.  To see if you or someone you know needs any of our services please call.

Youth Emergency Services (Y.E.S.)  954-677-3113 option 3

The YES team is available 24/7 to provide mobile crisis intervention, support, counseling, linkage and referral.

Alternative to Residential Treatment (A.R.T.)

Provides individualized, intensive services to severely emotionally disturbed children and families in their home by a team that includes a case manager, therapist, behavior tech, parent advocate, psychiatrist and natural supports, available on-call 24 hours, 7 days.

Bridge Project

Provides a continuum of care ranging from outpatient services to inpatient hospitalization for adolescents with co-occurring disorder through a collaborative between Henderson Mental Health Center, Memorial Healthcare System, the Starting Place and Spectrum Programs, available on-call 24 hours, 7 days.

Connections Youth Case Management

Case Management for children up to the age of 18 or 21, if enrolled in school, who are experiencing behavioral health problems and/or at risk of out of home placement.  Case managers utilize the best practice support and planning model known as Wraparound.

Family Counseling Program

Offers 6-8 weeks of brief, solution-focused individual, family and group therapy to school children 2-17 years provided in the office, home or school, based on the needs of the clients.

Family Intervention Team

Offers 16 weeks of home-based intervention to families with children 0-18 years (who are referred by Child Net or BSO) to preserve the family unit through individual and family therapy.

Family Resource Team

Provides linkage and referral for families who are designated at-risk of abuse/neglect by BSO and require behavioral health intervention to keep the family intact.

Medical Services

Psychiatric and nursing services to children 0-18 years.

M.S.T.  (Multi-Systemic Therapy)

Offers intensive 4-6 month, home-based therapy for children 10-18 years with behavioral and legal issues and their families.

Outpatient Services

Provides office, home and school-based counseling (12 sessions) for children 2-18 years including individual, family and group therapy, and parenting classes.

Overlay Program

Provides solution focused individual and family therapy (average 6 months) for children 0-18 years who are in foster care or at risk of removal from the home.

Placement Partnership Program

Prevents disruption of foster care youths’ placement and assists with their re-entry into the community from psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment centers and detention centers. 

Project Connect

Provides intensive reunification services to families whose children have been removed from the home due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment and who have a case plan goal of Reunification.  This may include child’s return to the parent(s) or other primary caretaker(s) from whom the child was removed or the achievement of permanency through placement with a relative.

Residential (Charlee House and Henderson House)

Provides foster care residential services for male adolescents 11-17 years.

Start Program

16 week in home substance abuse therapy program for adolescents and their families.  Services include individual, family and group counseling as well as drug testing.  The program utilizes the best practice model of Motivational Interviewing.

 

Home Instruction For Parents Of

Preschool Youngsters (H.I.P.P.Y.)

954-724-4619

Offers a home-based school readiness and parent involvement program that teaches parents to be the primary educators of their children including foster parent involvement in school and community life to maximize the chances of successful early school experiences.

 

Institute For Family Centered Services

www.ifcsinc.com 

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          North Broward Region    954-977-9775
          2301 W. Sample Road, Bldg 3 # 4A

          Pompano Beach, FL 33073

          South Broward Region   954-929-1215
          4101 Ravenswood Road

          Dania, FL 33312

 

Provides intensive in-home, family-based treatment focused on improving family functioning to prevent the need for out-of-home placements as a result of child abuse and neglect, and reducing anti-social behaviors of children and teenagers.

 

Kids In Distress                                         

954-390-7654

819 NE 26th Street

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33305

www.kidsindistress.org

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     Clinic Services

     Provides infant mental health, family reunification, adoption services,

psychological and psychiatric evaluations, and individual and family therapy on-site or in the community. 

     Developmental & Therapeutic Pre-Schools

Provides preschool for children 13 months - 5 years who are developmentally delayed with severe behavioral acting out issues, at-risk of abuse or neglect or victims of confirmed child abuse.

     Family Intervention Service

     Referrals by BSO & ChildNet only.

     KID First

Provides intensive, in-home services for families at risk of having their children removed from the home. 

     TWIG Program

     Provides services for foster care children 4-11 years with emotional and behavioral

     issues, including individual instruction focusing on adult and peer relations, self-help

     skills, school success and remediation.

 

Lighthouse Of Broward County      

954-463-4217

650 N. Andrews Avenue

Ft Lauderdale, FL 33311

www.lhob.org

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     Bright Beginnings Early Intervention Program

     Provides special early intervention services to help a child lead a successful, self-

     sufficient life and gives parents and caregivers tools to help their child reach critical

     developmental stages that are normally achieved through visual interaction with the

     world.  In-home services also available.

     Summer Program (Beacons of Light)

Offers 9-week summer camp for blind children 6-14 years with transportation provided.

Lutheran Services Florida

954-486-4222

4675 N. State Road 7

Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33319

www.lsfnet.org

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Broward Family Center & Lippman Youth Shelter

Lippman Youth Shelter 10-17.  Youth and Broward Family Center in-home and residential crisis intervention, counseling, case management, and referral service for children and families at risk.

 

Medi-Nurse Behavioral Solutions, Inc.

954-484-0051

2800 W. Oakland Park Blvd., #206

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311

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Provides in-home therapy for children and families, including psychiatric assessments and medication management for children, 6-18 years, and intensive onsite individual therapy for children and families, including techniques to decrease behavioral problems at home and school.

 

Mount Bethel Human Services Corp., Inc. 

954-763-5010

1021 NW 6th Street (Sistrunk Blvd.)

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311

www.mountbethel.org

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          Family Resource Center

Provides intensive case management for families and after-school program for middle and high school youth to enrich and empower for positive youth development.

          Effective Black Parenting

Provides training especially for Black parents by focusing on many of the challenges and problems that are involved in raising their children.

          Neighborhood Partnership

Provides supportive counseling through education, awareness, training and group interactions to individuals and their families with past substance abuse and/or at-risk of becoming substance abusers.

          CINS/FINS

          Provides monitoring, education and referrals for children with serious truancy.

          Neighborhood Accountability Board Project

          Provides services for 1st and 2nd time juvenile misdemeanor offenders.

          Child Care Subsidy

Provides financial assistance for child care to parents within Fort  Lauderdale's zip code 33311.

 

Spectrum Programs 

954-781-4405

450 E. Atlantic Blvd.

Pompano Beach, FL 33060

www.spectrumprograms.com

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Community Based Children’s Services Program Working closely with the Broward County School Board, provides services in the home and in school to help children with behavioral problems, mental health issues and/or substance abuse issues to each their potential.

Residential Services

220 SW 2nd Street

Pompano Beach, FL 33060

Residential, day treatment and outpatient facility for the treatment of boys 12-18 years with a substance abuse diagnosis. 

 

 

 






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