PACE Center for Girls, Leon County

*Drop-out prevention alternative school for girls in middle or high school ages 11-17 in school, at home, and online at no charge to the families; the Center Day Program provides year round education, counseling; the Reach Program is a therapeutic and counseling program offering social, emotional, and behavioral health and support services and life skills training *Provides skills to become independent, self-reliant, and economically self-supporting through individual counseling, parent/caretaker involvement, work closely with schools, set individualized goals, volunteering, and teach life management skills *3 years of case management monitoring after program completion

Services: Alternative Education, Child Guidance, Counseling Services, Dropout Programs, Juvenile Delinquency Prevention, Telemental Health

Refuge House

*Domestic violence and sexual assault hotline and shelter, available to all genders *Persons unable to call due to safety or other reasons may email the emergency hotline at helpdesk@refugehouse.

Services: Crime Victim Support, Domestic Violence Hotlines, Domestic Violence Shelters, Domestic Violence Support Groups, Sexual Assault Hotlines, Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling

SEDNET Areas 2B, 3A

*Multi-agency network for severely emotionally disturbed children, youth, and those at risk of emotional disturbance *Provides mental health consultation to Department of Children and Families, facilitates the coordination of services across agencies *Assists parents/caregivers in navigating schools and children's mental health systems *Area 2B covers Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla Counties *Area 3A covers Madison and Taylor Counties

Services: Adolescent/Youth Counseling, Anger Management, Family Preservation Programs, Juvenile Delinquency Prevention

Seniors vs Crime

*Assists Florida Attorney General in preventing crimes against the elderly, educates seniors about consumer scams and frauds, assists senior victims through volunteer mediation services or through referral to other agencies, and promotes senior involvement with law enforcement *Helps seniors make good financial decisions and avoid being cheated and to recognize the patterns of fraud and schemes that are used to cheat seniors *Assist with identity theft, billing charges, reimbursement of funds, auto sales, timeshares, tree service scams, car payment problems, and more

Services: Consumer Fraud Reporting, Crime Victim Support

State Attorney's Ofc, Victim/Witness Assistance Program

*Support for victims of crime or witnesses of crime providing support of and advocacy for victims; status of court cases and explanation of legal system; assistance with filing for victim compensation benefits; referral to other agencies as needed; crisis intervention, and bereavement counseling for victims of violent crimes: rape, child abuse, domestic violence, surviving family members of homicide, DUI crash victims and other violent crime victims; court preparation and accompaniment

Services: Crime Victim Support, Crime Victim/Witness Counseling

Survive & Thrive Advocacy Center

*Provide emergency and joint case management for victims of human trafficking by working with existing agencies and organizations as a single point of contact for those who are assisting victims victims re: shelter, case management, health care, legal services, education, job assistance and counseling *Services and Referral Directory on-line, can be downloaded as PDF and printed *Promote public awareness of human trafficking; offer training and outreach; free, certificate-based training the third Friday of each month geared toward the general public and industry professionals, and focused on sex and labor trafficking

Services: Case/Care Management, Human Trafficking Hotlines, Human Trafficking Prevention

Tallahassee, City Police Department

*Provides law enforcement and many crime prevention programs including: 1) Neighborhood Watch; 2) Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design; 3) Business Watch; 4) Adult crime prevention such as Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) classes *Victim Advocates are available for crisis intervention 24/7 to assist victims and/or families; it is not necessary to have a police report to talk to one of the advocates

Services: Community Crime Prevention Programs, Crime Victim Support, Municipal Police, Self Defense Training

Tallahassee, City TEMPO

*Services for disconnected youth, ages 16-24, who are not in school and may or may not be employed, depending on employment circumstances *Path to essential services, vocational education opportunities, short-term apprenticeships with local organizations, and workforce training through job placement *Participants referred for screening and assessment for GED examination; assigned to a specialist and complete a five-week course until exam administration *If a participant already has a diploma or GED, a CSCR specialist will assist with job training and placement *Proactive crime prevention initiative which connects with at-risk youth and addresses underlying issues *Employment partnerships in retail, hospitality, education, government, info technology, healthcare, and manufacturing *While in the program, a participant will be dismissed for an arrest or if on probation, a violation

Services: Employment Preparation, Juvenile Delinquency Prevention, Vocational Education

Tallahassee Urban League, Inc

*Food pantry 9am-5pm, M-F *Urban Youth Employment Program offers hands-on work experience and access to employers, GED instruction, work and life skills training, additional education and personal development, financial literacy training *Nulites Club provides guidance for youth toward educational programs, community involvement and service, self-esteem building, and leadership training for young people, ages 10-18 *Crime prevention: behavior modification for first time juvenile offenders; gang awareness education; Black on Black Crime Prevention *Housing: major home repairs for homeowners in Leon County (generally repairs that bring the housing up to code standards); counseling on finding low-cost permanent housing; workshops on home buying *Victim and witness advocacy: information on criminal justice system, victim's rights, grief/bereavement counseling and accompaniment services/transportation of victim or witness to court if needed

Services: Adolescent/Youth Counseling, Crime Victim Support, Employment Preparation, Food Pantries, Home Rehabilitation Programs, Housing Search Assistance, Job Finding Assistance, Juvenile Delinquency Prevention, Mentoring Programs, Tutoring Services, Youth Enrichment Programs

Tree House of Tallahassee

*Program of the Children's Home Society that Big Bend Community-Based Care uses to place abused and/or neglected children, ages 2-12, referred by DCF *Provides food, clothing, health services, counseling and recreation in a safe family environment *Children must be referred by DCF; does not take self-referrals *Location is confidential

Services: Child Abuse Counseling, Child Abuse Prevention, Youth Shelters