Partner Agencies

American Red Cross - Maintains emergency preparedness, helps disaster victims, and provides health, safety, CPR, first aid and HIV/AIDS education. www.flcoasttocoastredcross.org 564-8455
Annie W. Johnson Sr. Service Center - Provides services for all ages including the elderly and needy, congregate dining, food, Furniture, clothing, crafts, transportation and social activities. 352-489-8021
Big Brothers Big Sisters - Serves children with identifiable needs. These children are mentored by a caring adult either through the one-to--one program or the school volunteer program. www.bbbspc.org 344-0400
Blind Americans - Assists the visually impaired persons, through education, training, rehabilitation, and alternative techniques, to be as independent as they would like to be. www.blindamericans.net 637-1739
Boy Scouts of America - Gulf Ridge Council - Serves others by helping to instill values in young people and prepare them to make ethical choices during their lifetime. www.boyscouting.com 888-533-2775
Boys and Girls Clubs - Provides a positive place for children from grades 1 - 12 providing opportunities to become responsible and productive citizens. www.citrusbgc.com 621-9225
Catholic Charities - Confidential individual, marriage, family, child therapy on a sliding-fee scale. Center-based respite care for those with Alzheimer's and other memory loss illnesses and their caregivers. www.ccdosp.org 800-242-9012
Children's Home Society - Provides pregnancy counseling, adoption and foster care services, counseling for child abuse prevention and services to families with developmentally delayed children. www.chsfl.org/MidFlorida 352-334-0955
Citrus Abuse Shelter Association (CASA) - Interrupts the cycle of domestic violence in our community and provides counseling and a safe haven from abuse. Also provides parenting classes and counseling. www.casafl.org 344-8111
Citrus County Family Resource Center - Provides parent training, support groups, clothing, food, baby items and 24 hour warm line. www.ccfrc.org 344-1001
Citrus County Family Visitation Center - Provides children in divorce, domestic violence and abuse situations, and a safe, neutral environment for Court-ordered supervised visitations with a parent or monitored weekend exchanges between parents. 637-3154
Citrus County Hearing Impaired Program Services (CHIPS) - Provides services to the deaf, hard or hearing and speech impaired individuals of Citrus County. Advocacy information and referral, continuing education, interpreting services for the deaf, training and distribution of telecommunication equipment. 795-5000
Citrus United Basket (CUB) -Provides food and assistance year round with special emphasis on food baskets and toys at Christmas. www.citrusunitedbasket.org 344-2242
Daystar Life Center - Provides food, clothing, prescriptions, financial assistance with utilities and shelter to those in need. www.daystarcitruscounty.org 795-8668
Early Learning Coalition of the Nature Coast - Prepares at-risk children for kindergarten and assists low-income parents in achieving self sufficiency. The Coalition contracts with private child care centers and the school system to offer the Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Program. www.elc-naturecoast.org 563-9939
Girl Scouts of West Central Florida - Inspires girls with the highest ideals of character, conduct, patriotism and service so that they may become happy and resourceful citizens. www.gswcf.org 800-881-4475
Herry's Kids - A Children's Division of Hospice of Citrus County - Recognizes that dying is a part of living, and thereby fosters acceptance and respect for all phases and transitions in life. www.hospiceofcitruscounty.org 527-2020
The Isaiah Foundation - Provides caregiver training and respite care services for children and adults with special needs. Professional support through child and family counseling is also offered. www.isaiahfoundation.org 352-447-1775
Key Training Center - Provides housing, counseling, educational opportunities and job training to allow people with developmental disabilities the opportunity to lead meaningful, productive lives in an atmosphere of kindness, love, dignity and respect. www.keytrainingcenter.org 341-4633
Youth and Family Alternatives - New Beginnings Youth Shelter - Provides counseling for truant or out of control children, and residential shelter services for runaway or homeless youth. www.yfainc.org 727-835-1635