Family Assistance

Children & Youth Services

• City of Orlando Families, Parks & Recreation - Provides a variety of low-cost affordable after-school and summer programs for youth and adults.
   
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, Inc. - serves youth between the ages of six and eighteen and provides them with a safe place to learn and grow.
   
• Heart of Florida United Way’s 2-1-1 - Provides a free, one-stop source for referrals to approximately 800 health and human service agencies and 2,000 programs and services in Central Florida 24 hours per day. Bilingual operators connect people in need with child care and much more.
   
• Summer Food Service Program - provides nutritious meals to children during school vacations that are comparable to those served under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.  Call 1.800.442.7122 for information.
   
• Central Florida Police Athletic League, Inc. - Programs for at-risk youth ages 5 to 18, involving positive activities, sports, recreation, events focused on building strong, successful, positive and confident youth.
   
• Children's Home Society of Florida - Child care at the Orange County Court House to keep children from being exposed to the harsh realities of adult-focused court experiences. Individual and family counseling.
   
• The Devereux Foundation, Inc. - Supervised visitation, parenting classes, transportation to supervised visitations at the Family Support and Visitation Center and case management.
   
• Community Coordinated Care for Children, Inc.. - Provides funding for child care and case management for families in need.
   
• Orlando/Orange County COMPACT, Inc. - Adult mentors for elementary, middle and high school students.
   
• Christian Service Center for Central Florida, Inc. - Case management and direct referral to other agencies.
   
• Harbor House - Provides a therapeutic childcare center to provide children with constructive and structured activities and child therapeutic counseling. Provides Court Advocacy Program at the Orange County Courthouse.
   
• Howard Phillips Center for Children & Families - Provides individual, group and family therapy, assessment, case management, clinical staffing and supervision, crisis intervention and referral.
   
• Lynx Discount Rates - Riders age 18 and younger are eligible for Youth Pass discounts.
   
• Legal Aid Society - Provides quality legal services for low-income residents, the working poor, children and disadvantaged groups with special legal needs. Including Family Law and Guardian ad Litem, Welfare, food stamps, Medicaid, Social Security, SSI and Health cases.
   
• Orlando Day Nursery Association, Inc. - Childcare and early childhood education for children ages six weeks to five years who are at risk from low-income families.
   
• QUEST, Inc. - Providing residential and employment options, behavioral therapy and recreational programs to children and adults with disabilities.

Homeless Assistance

• Downtown Service Guide - A comprehensive guide to services available in Downtown Orlando for those in need. (A full-size map is also available.)
   
• Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, Inc. - Shelter for homeless. Case management for homeless families and individuals.
   
• Christian Service Center for Central Florida, Inc. - Food pantry, meals for the homeless, transitional housing.
   
• Homeless Services Network - provides resources to assist people experiencing homelessness.
   
• IDignity - Provides Florida ID Cards, Birth Certificates and Social Security Cards with assistance from legal counsel.
   
• The Salvation Army (Orlando) - shelter nights for homeless men, women and children.
   
• Heart of Florida United Way’s 2-1-1 - Provides a free, one-stop source for referrals to services in Central Florida 24 hours per day.  Bilingual operators connect people in need of housing assistance and much more.
   
• Legal Aid Society - Provides quality legal services for the low-income residents, the working poor, children, and disadvantaged groups with special legal needs.