Central Florida CARES

Since July 2012, Central Florida Cares (CFC) has managed substance use and mental health services (also known as behavioral health services) for Brevard, Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties, and is supported by Florida’s Department of Children and Families. Central Florida Cares fund a services network comprised of many organizations offering various levels of treatment options. These options include prevention, interventions, crisis support, residential treatment and outpatient services for adults, children, as well as families, to include opioid and medication assisted treatment. It is important to note Central Florida Cares is not a hospital and we do not provide direct service to patients/clients/customers, but help to make it possible for our network organizations to provide direct services. Keeping in line with our vision to achieve a comprehensive and seamless behavioral health care system and understanding the system is complex, CFC focuses on the Recovery Orientated System of Care (ROSC) philosophy that focuses on strength-based approaches that promote hope.

CFC is dedicated to serving persons in need of mental health and/or substance use services by providing the best possible information, options, and resources available in our community. Furthermore, it is our primary objective to ensure that all individuals are given their “first step towards success” by putting the person served “first” in all aspects of our operation.

Family Partnerships of Central Florida

Family Partnerships of Central Florida is a community-based care lead agency under contract with the Department of Children and Families. We partner with the community to provide foster care, adoption, child abuse prevention and independent living services for children and families in Brevard, Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties. Our system of care is family-centered, strength-based and community-driven. We believe all children deserve to grow up in safe, healthy and nurturing families that love and care for them.

Boys Town

Boys Town has been dedicated to saving children and healing families for over 100 years. Boys Town Central Florida offers a variety of services based on the research-proven Boys Town Model.

Children and parents can tap into a wide variety of resources to learn how to help themselves through advice from our experts or receive direct care through specialized services. Most resources focus on prevention rather than intervention. If you’d like to learn more about any of the below programs, please contact our main office at 407-588-2170.

Sunshine Health

Sunshine Health has a commitment to improving the health of the community one individual at a time. We do this through our focus on the individual, whole health and local involvement.

FDLRS

The Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS) is an IDEA Funded State Project of the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services (BEESS). BEESS directly supports the FLDOE’s Guiding Principles and Strategic Initiatives. 

UCF CARD

The Center for Autism and Related Disabilities at the University of Central Florida provides support to the Central Florida area, including Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia Counties.

UCF CARD was established by the Florida Legislature in 1998 and is governed by Section 1004.55, Florida Statutes and Rule 6A-7.0335, Florida Administrative Code.

APD Central Region

APD supports individuals with disabilities and their families in living, learning and working within their communities by creating multiple pathways to possibilities. APD identifies the service needs of people with developmental disabilities, and those individuals may receive social, medical, behavioral, residential, and/or therapeutic services.

Early Learning Coalition

Whether you want to apply for school readiness child care services, enroll in VPK or get information about other early education resources, the place to start is with your local early learning coalition.

DCF

Working in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

HOPE Florida

Connects individuals and families with community-based Hope Navigators who create personalized action plans to overcome barriers and achieve long-term self-sufficiency. Participants are linked to a wide network of nonprofits, faith-based organizations, government services, and businesses to address needs like housing, employment, and food. Hope Florida serves a wide range of people, including those on public assistance, foster youth, single parents, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.