Partnership for Strong Families Hosts Holiday Toy Drive
GAINESVILLE, FLA – Partnership for Strong Families (PSF) is hosting its annual Wish Upon a Star toy drive to benefit local children victimized by abuse or neglect. This drive helps children who are not able to be home for the holidays have a merrier Christmas. PSF is the lead community-based care agency for Florida’s Judicial … Continued
Resource Center Brings Focus to Mental Health Resources in SW Gainesville
GAINESVILLE, FLA – With the support of the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners, the SWAG Family Resource Center (SWAG FRC) is working to strengthen the mental health services and resources available to children and their caregivers in southwest Gainesville. The Resource Center’s enhanced focus on mental health will include a series of programs and … Continued
Community Support Helps Local Foster Youth Get Prepared for New School Year
GAINESVILLE, FLA – Partnership for Strong Families (PSF), the lead community-based care agency in North Central Florida, and the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) have partnered to ensure local children who have experienced abuse and neglect are prepared for their first day of school. On Wednesday, August 3, representatives from ACSO will join PSF staff … Continued
Tri-County Community Resource Center Celebrates One Year
CHIEFLAND, FLA – The Tri-County Community Resource Center (TCCRC) will be celebrating its first year of providing services and resources to Dixie, Gilchrist and Levy Counties with a free community-wide celebration on Saturday, April 30, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The event will take place at the center, which is located at 15 North … Continued
Local Organizations Come Together for Child Abuse Prevention Month Event
GAINESVILLE, FLA – On Saturday, April 2, the Alachua County Child Abuse Prevention Task Force will host Celebrate the Child at the Rotary Boys and Girls Club on SE 17th Dr. to kickoff Child Abuse Prevention Month, an awareness campaign celebrated nationally each April. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Click … Continued
Supehero 5K Aims to Recruit Foster, Adoptive Parents for Local Youth
Gainesville, Fla – Partnership for Strong Families (PSF), the lead community-based care agency for Florida Judicial Circuits 3 and 8, will host a “Superhero 5K” on November 14 at Kanapaha Park in Gainesville. All funds raised from the event will go toward recruiting foster and adoptive families for local foster youth. Click here to read … Continued
Back To School Drive
Gainesville, Fla – Partnership for Strong Families (PSF), the lead child welfare agency for Florida Judicial Circuits 3 and 8, announced today the completion of their “Back to School Drive,” preparing youth who have experienced abuse or neglect for the first day of school with the supplies they need for academic success. The agency also … Continued
Florida Coalition for Children Foundation Honors Local Child Advocates
Orlando, Fla – The Florida Coalition for Children Foundation’s (FCCF) annual awards were presented last Wednesday to child welfare professionals, advocates and legislators during a lunch reception hosted in Orlando. Click here to read the entire press release.
Local Foster Families Honored for National Foster Care Month
Gainesville, Fla – Partnership for Strong Families (PSF), the lead child welfare agency for 13 North Central Florida counties, will host a banquet to honor local foster parents at the Santa Fe River Ranch in Alachua on May 19 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Click here to read the full press release.
Local Agency Launches Child Safety Campaign to Celebrate Child Abuse Prevention Month
GAINESVILLE, FLA – Partnership for Strong Families (PSF), the lead community-based care agency for Florida Judicial Circuits 3 and 8, announced today the launch of a multi-tiered campaign to increase the safety and well-being of children in the community. Click here to read the entire press release.