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Devereux Florida - Prevention Services

Devereux Kids:  Neighborhood Family Centers

Purpose:   Address the prevention and diversion of abuse and neglect by engaging families in services that will promote family well-being, safety, and health.

How do we get it done?

Community Facilitators are working everyday with resident leaders and community partners to:

  • Identify and use existing resources available but not necessarily accessible to families living in the target areas
  • Connect resources to families and services to neighborhoods
  • Facilitate, network, and coordinate with other partners and stakeholders to secure additional resources
  • Seek out new avenues for resources and accessibility to under-served communities

Who are our partners?

 Neighborhood Family Centers benefit from the collaboration of Advisory Councils who have a shared interest in bringing and maintaining a quality life within their own back yard.  Our councils are comprised of dedicated professionals from:

  • Community and faith-based organizations
  • Businesses
  • Concerned citizens

What do they do?

Neighborhood Advisory Councils determine community needs and establish a sound priority plan to address these needs.  They are instrumental in the creation and distribution of newsletters and serve as a voice for informing residents of services and events taking place in their communities.  They are the Champion for others.

Where can you find existing Neighborhood Family Centers?

Since early 2009, Devereux Kids has established 7 Neighborhood Programs throughout Circuit 5 in Marion, Lake, Sumter, Citrus, and Hernando Counties.  The following partners helped to implement the Neighborhood Family Centers Project in this area:

  • Kids Central, Inc
  • The Department of Children and Families
  • Residents of West Ocala, Leesburg, Spring Hill, Crystal River, Lake Panasoffkee, Eustis, and Marion Oaks

Why did Devereux Kids Neighborhood Family Centers begin in Circuit 5?

The project was developed after it was determined that the highest reports of abuse and neglect of children were coming from these zip codes.  The data showed an immediate need to reach out and help these families.  In order to be successful at helping them, we needed to teach them to help themselves first.

Devereux Kids Neighborhood Family Centers’ leadership believes and the data shows in order to be successful in a community intervention project there needs to be a comprehensive community focus that is community driven and founded upon a strength based community development strategy.  Once this has been established we can truly begin to address these issues from a prevention and diversion perspective.
Tampa Bay (Serving Tampa Bay)
Children's Board

Tampa Bay Rays
Central Office
10069 N. Florida Avenue, Suite B-8
Tampa, FL 33612
(813) 915-7101
(866) 611-5610 - Fax
Circuit 5 (Serving Marion, Lake, Sumter, Citrus & Hernando counties)
Kids Central

Department of Children and Families
507B N. Market Street
Bushnell, FL 33513
(352) 793-0801
(352) 793-0804 - Fax
Circuit 10 (Serving Polk, Hardee & Highlands counties)
Heartland For Children

Department of Children and Families
1021 Lakeland Hills Blvd.
Lakeland, FL 33801
(863) 534-0076
(866) 610-1491 - Fax

Tampa Bay Rays
Devereux Kids Receives All Star Grant from Rays Baseball Foundation

 

Tampa Bay Rays
Devereux Kids Receives Grant from Tampa Bay Rays Foundation




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