Investing In Our Youth, Inc

*After school programs for girls ages 10-17: social and life skills, promotes sexual abstinence until marriage, mentoring and motivation for African American girls, HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention, substance abuse prevention *Positive contacts with law enforcement as delinquency prevention *Summer Camp which includes educational and recreational activities *Offers rent deposit and utility payment assistance for homeless individuals in Gadsden County, those with children are the priority

Services: AIDS/HIV Prevention Counseling, Camps, Extended Child Care, Juvenile Delinquency Prevention, Life Skills Education, Mentoring Programs, Rent Payment Assistance, Substance Use Disorder Education/Prevention, Utility Deposit Assistance, Youth Centers, Youth Enrichment Programs

Leon County Schools, Early Childhood Programs

*Assists all school personnel in identifying, placement, and programming for exceptional students *Individualized Education Plan meeting with parents or guardians to help place students in appropriate programs *Parents receive feedback about student's progress and how parents can be involved in solutions *Information about transitioning options and post-secondary services for students

Services: Gifted Education, School Placement Services, Special Education, Student Financial Aid

Leon County Schools, Exceptional Student Education

*Offers specialized educational services for toddlers, children, and adults with exceptional needs *3 to 5 years, provides developmentally appropriate educational programs at settings such as private child care centers and Leon County schools *Kindergarten to grade 12 and Adult and Community Education: provides instruction and related services based on individual needs of students *Programs include Educational and psychological testing services provided to public school students for purposes of identifying exceptional educational needs as defined by State of Florida, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Dual Sensory Impaired (Deaf-Blind), Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities, Gifted, Homebound or Hospitalized, Intellectual Disabilities, Specific Learning Disabilities, Speech or Language Impaired, and Visually Impaired *Individual Education Plans (IEP) developed as required *Related services may be designed for persons needing transportation, various therapies, counseling and medical services as may be required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education *McKay Scholarship information

Services: Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays, Gifted Education, School Placement Services, Special Education, Student Disability Services

Leon County Schools, Families in Transition Program (FIT)

*Provides school enrollment assistance, school supplies, tutoring and linkages to community resources for homeless Leon County students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 *Homeless children include those who are sharing housing of other persons due to loss of housing, as well as children living in motels or campgrounds due to lack of alternative accommodations *Ensures right of child to go to either their school of origin (the school attended when permanently housed or last enrolled), or the school for which the child is currently zoned, with transportation provided to either school, unless the child lives within 2 miles of the school; in that case transportation is not guaranteed

Services: Homeless School Transition Programs, School Placement Services, School Supplies

Leon County Schools, Reassignment Office

*Information for parents desiring to reassign their children to different school *Upon completion of forms, reassignment committee for hardship requests meets to consider the request *All other requests will receive a decision within 24-72 hours once paperwork is submitted

Services: School Placement Services

Marine For Life Network

*Connects Marines transitioning out of service and their family members to employment, education and community resources *Assists transitioning Marines and veterans seeking long term careers with resources outside miliitary education benefits including over 30 program tracks with industry recognized credentials, comprehensive career coaching and job placement services, professional certificate programs available to those who qualify *Provides job specific interviews, comprehensive career coaching and job placement services along with several Recruit Military Career Fairs and networking events connecting veterans and transitioning Marines to potential employers *Eligibility: Active Duty military member (and spouse) who are 6 months away from being discharged from military active duty service with an honorable discharge Any veteran with an honorable discharge status, and their spouses National Guard/Reservists and spouses are eligible if they are an active member on a part-time status

Services: College/University Entrance Support, Employment Preparation, Military Student Transition Assistance, Military Transition Assistance Programs, Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits, Veteran Employment Programs

Minority Alliance for Advocating Community Awareness and Action, Inc.

*Confidential HIV testing and referrals *Does street outreach to offer mobile testing in certain neighborhoods *Offers HIV/STD Prevention Counseling and Peer Navigators *Advice on how to navigate the health care system *HIV peer social group; call for dates, time and location *Positive Youth Group *Volunteers accepted

Services: AIDS/HIV Prevention Counseling, Confidential HIV Testing, Health/Disability Related Support Groups, Peer Counseling, Volunteer Opportunities

National Runaway Safeline/CINS/FINS

*24-hour hotline counseling for runaway youth 12-21 or those considering running away, their families and friends; crisis intervention; information and referral; message delivery; conference calls *Referrals to Safe Place locations for local youth needing shelter or other youth service agency *Free bus rides home to qualified youth (12-21 who call the hotline) via Greyhound's Home Free program; conference call and follow-up services to help facilitate the transition *Shelters, law enforcement or social service agencies can contact the National Runaway Safe Line to secure services for a child *Bullying information and response *Qualified children and families provided: intake and assessment, crisis and general counseling targeted toward family stabilization, networking with other agencies to provide needed services, case management, and facilitation of temporary shelter when needed *Information and referral resource for the CINS/FINS (Children in Need of Services/Families in Need of Services) for families with a child habitually truant from school, runs away, or persistently beyond the reasonable and lawful control of parents or guardians; interested callers should ask specifically for the CINS/FINS program *Chat, text and email options available through website

Services: Bullying Prevention, Juvenile Delinquency Prevention, Runaway/Homeless Youth Counseling, Runaway/Homeless Youth Helplines, Truancy Counseling, Youth Shelters

Operation Hope, National Call Center

*Offers information, referrals and counseling related to the following concerns: *Financial disaster recovery after a natural or man made disaster; Mortgage foreclosure counseling: negotiating with lender; how to apply for loan modifications; avoiding foreclosure; Restructuring existing debt and obligations; How to sell a house and purchase an affordable home *Serve adults, youth, disaster survivors, and employees with financial dignity programming and coaching to equip them with the financial knowledge and tools to create a secure future *Programs include Credit and Money Management, Home Ownership, Small Business Development, Employee Financial Wellness, Youth Financial Literacy, Yuuth Entrepreneurship, Youth Job Skills, Financial Disaster Recovery *All programs and services are offered at no cost to the client

Services: Credit Counseling, Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling, Personal Financial Counseling, Specialized Information and Referral

Planned Parenthood SEN, Tallahassee

*Counseling for women in evaluating options in unplanned pregnancies; some services available through telehealth *Pregnancy testing, emergency contraception, abortion referral, family planning *Women's health services, gynecology, pap test, breast exams *Men's health services *LGBT services, including hormone replacement therapy *Anonymous, confidential and Rapid HIV testing and counseling *STD testing, treatment and vaccines

Services: AIDS/HIV Prevention Counseling, Anonymous HIV Testing, Birth Control, Confidential HIV Testing, Gender Identity Counseling, Gynecology Services, Pregnancy Counseling, Pregnancy Testing, Rapid HIV Tests, Sexually Transmitted Disease Screening, Sexually Transmitted Disease Treatment, Telemedicine