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Provider Name |
Contact |
Services Provided |
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Abilities of Florida, Inc. |
2735 Whitney Rd. |
Abilities of Florida, located in Clearwater, Florida, is an affiliate of the ServiceSource Network. As a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, Abilities offers rehabilitation and employment services to people with disabilities. It also can offer outsourcing labor options to businesses and government agencies in a variety of fields, including food service, mail management, administrative services, warehousing, shipping and receiving, and logistics. |
Advance Ability Solutions |
2215 E. Henry Ave. |
AdvanceAbility Solutions operates a Child Care Outreach Program which serves Pinellas County. Services include: training for child care operators and staff, technical consultation services for child care center staff caring for children with special needs, assistance to families in choosing appropriate child care for their children and follow-up services to assure that quality care is provided. |
Agency for Community Treatment Services, Inc. |
1608 E.Hillsboro |
Agency for Community Treatment Services, Inc. (ACTS) is a not-for profit, charitable organization incorporated in 1978. ACTS operations are organized into four functional areas, Adult Services, Youth Services, Juvenile Justice Services and Administrative Services. Under Adult Services, ACTS provides a basic continuum of substance abuse treatment services including detoxification residential treatment, and outpatient services, with a special emphasis on pregnant and postpartum women in day treatment services. Other Hillsborough County Adult Services include homeless outreach services through the homeless day shelter program and transitional and independent living services that specialize in treatment and support of the chronically substance impaired, particularly those with mental illness. |
Aids Community Project of Tampa Bay |
410-A N Ft. Harrison Ave. |
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ARC Nature Coast |
5283 Neff Lake Rd. |
The ARC Nature Coast serves individuals with disabilities providing a full range of residential, day training and support services in the areas of Personal and Social Services, Employment and Job Placement Services, Residential and Independent Living Supports and Transportation Services. |
ARC Upper Pinellas |
1501 North Belcher Rd. |
The ARC Upper Pinellas County serves adults and children with developmental disabilities. Their services include Early Intervention, Preschool, Homebound and Family Resources, Residential Homes, Habilitation Centers, Personal, Social and Community Services and a Medical and Elderly Division. |
Axon Technologies, Inc. |
6041 Siesta Lane |
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Bayfront Health Systems |
701 6th St. South |
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Blind Americans, Inc. |
6055 North Carl G. Rose Highway |
Blind Americans, Inc, a United Way agency, is the only agency that provides services for the visually impaired in Citrus County. The organization has a journeyman carpenter for cabinetry and woodshop classes, an instructor with a Master’s Degree in Special Education for computer, mobility and financial management instruction, a rehabilitation instructor, qualified arts and crafts instructors, and counselors. |
Boley Center for Mental Health |
2901 44th Ave. North |
Established in 1970, Boley Centers for Behavioral Health Care, Inc., is a private, not-for-profit organization serving persons with emotional, psychiatric and behavioral problems. With more than 30 housing and service center locations scattered throughout Pinellas County, the Organization comprises a wide variety of treatment, rehabilitation and vocational services; a network of living opportunities in community residences and apartments and a large staff of dedicated people. |
Caring & Sharing Center for Independent Living |
12552 Belcher Rd. South |
CASCIL serves persons with disabilities and their families who reside in Pinellas and Pasco counties. Their services include Information and Referral, Advocacy, Peer Mentoring, Independent Living Skills Training, Housing, Employment, Transportation and Equipment Loaning. |
Center for Autism and Related Disabilites CARD |
MHC 2113A |
The Center for Autism and Related Disabilities is a community-based project that provides information and consultation to individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and related disabilities. CARD-USF offers instruction and coaching to families and professionals through a training and assistance model. |
Children's Haven & Adult Community Services |
4405 DeSoto Rd. |
Children's Haven and Adult Community Services,Inc. creates solutions and makes changes in the lives of children, teens, and adults with disabilities by providing a variety of specialized programs and services, such as Early Childhood Intervention, Occupational Rehabilitation, Work Force Development, Employment Opportunities, and Community Living. |
Commonwealth Rehabilitation Centers |
6117 Trouble Creek Rd. |
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Creative Clay, Inc. |
1124 Central Ave. |
Creative Clay is a cultural arts program providing individuals an environment to learn and express themselves through art. Everyone in the community is invited to attend classes at Creative Clay, but they are licensed to work with persons who are diagnosed developmentally challenged. |
DACCO |
4422 Columbus Dr. |
DACCO is a major comprehensive community-based substance abuse service system reaching over 25,000 persons annually through prevention, intervention and treatment programs to primarily Hillsborough County residents. |
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services of Pasco/Hernando Co, Inc. |
8610 Galen Wilson Bend |
The Deaf Service Center of Pasco/Hernando, Inc. (DSCPH) is a non-profit organization that provides quality services and programs for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Speech Impaired, and Hearing Individuals. DSCPH provides information and referral services, consulting services, support groups, job placement, American Sign Language classes, Certified interpreters, Children and Families Services, Community Education, and free Hearing Screenings. |
Deaf and Hearing Connection for Tampa Bay, Inc. |
7545 83rd St. North |
The Deaf and Hearing Connection for Tampa Bay, Inc. serves deaf and hard of hearing residents of Pinellas and Hillborough counties. The agency provides services to those who are deaf and hard of hearing as well as the people that need to communicate with them including: case management and counseling; hearing aid testing, fitting and repair; community education and independent living skills training, telephone and assistive device distribution and sales; and a 54-unit apartment comlex for deaf and hard of hearing low income residents. |
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation |
Check the website for local offices in your county |
The Florida Department of Education’s Division of Vocational Rehabilitation is an employment program assisting individuals with disabilities, including Floridians with the most severe disabilities, to pursue meaningful careers commensurate with their abilities and capabilities. Their services include counseling, job coaching, medical services, therapy services, adaptive aids, vocational assessment and training, employment services, supported employment, transition services, referral source and mental health services. |
Easter Seals/MARC Southwest Florida |
350 Braden Ave. |
Easter Seals offers a variety of services to help people with disabilities address life's challenges and achieve personal goals. Primary Easter Seals services include Medical Rehabilitation, Early Intervention, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Hearing Therapy, Job Training and Emloyment, Child Care, Adult Day Services and Camping and Recreation. |
Epilepsy Services of Southwest Florida |
1900 Main St. |
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Employment Options, Inc. |
P.O. Box 46694
St. Petersburg, Fl 33741 |
Employment Options, Inc. is a nationally approved Employment Network under the Social Security Ticket to Work Program that provides evaluation, coaching using the job seeking skills manual Disabilities / Different Abilities: A New Perspective for Job Hunters which teaches job hunters their rights under the ADA, job placement and follow-up services. |
Family Network on Disabilities of Florida |
2735 Whitney Rd. |
Family Network on Disabilities of Florida, Inc. is a statewide network of families and individuals who may be at-risk, have disabilities, or have special needs and their families, professionals, and concerned citizens. They seek to provide All individuals who may be at-risk, have disabilities, or have special needs and their families in Florida with the information and resources necessary to make fully informed choices from a full continuum of services and delivery options. |
Florida Rehabilitation Association |
4221 North Hines Ave. |
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Friends of the Deaf Service Center, Inc. |
PO Box 2730 |
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Goodwill Foundation, Inc. |
7501 15th St. East |
Goodwill Industries is a mission-integrated nonprofit enterprise with one goal - the development and operation of high-impact social services that result in good jobs, good homes, and good neighborhoods. Goodwill’s services include providing jobs and skills training to individuals with disabilities, counseling individuals on home ownership, and offering living options such an afforable, barrier free apartment complex. |
Goodwill Industries Suncoast, Inc. |
10596 Gandy Blvd. |
Goodwill Industires of Suncoast, Inc. helps people achieve their full potential through the dignity and power of work. Their mission is accomplished through employment services, independence preparedness services and affordable housing. The agency offers a variety of employment and training services, promotes self-sufficiency, and contributes to community conservation through recycling. |
Goodwill Industries-Manasota, Inc. |
8490 N. Lockwood Ridge Rd. |
Goodwill Industries serves people with disabilites in Manatee, Sarasota, Hardee and DeSoto counties. Not only does Goodwill Industires offer job opportunies to people with disabilities, but they also offer services such as job coaching and assistance in home ownership. |
Gulf Coast Community Care |
14041 Icot Blvd. |
Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services has been helping infants, children, families and elders in serious physical, medical, mental, social and financial crisis, enabling them to remain free and independent with families and loved ones. Their services include employment and job training, mental health services, affordable housing and homeless programs, case management and homemakers services. |
Hillsborough ARC |
220 East Madison St. |
Over 315 youths and adults with developmental disabilities are served daily through Hillsborough ARC’s day programs, employment programs, rsidential facilitites, transportation services and community inclusion initiatives. |
James A. Haley Veterans Hospital |
13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. |
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Lighthouse for the Visually Impaired and Blind |
8610 Galen Wilson Blvd. |
The Lighthouse serves individuals who are visually impaired or blind helping them to learn skills for independence. The Lighthouse provides orientation and mobility classes, independent living class, low vision resources, support services and technology training. |
Louise Graham Regeneration Center |
2301 3rd Ave. South |
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MacDonald Training Center, Inc. |
5420 W. Cypress St. |
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Mana-Soto Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. |
7318 N. Tamiami Trail |
The Mana-Sota Lighthouse for the Blind provides education and training to blind and visually impaired residents, children and adults, in Sarasota and Manatee Counties. |
Mental Health Care, Inc. |
5707 North 22nd St. |
The area's largest and most comprehensive provider of mental health services, delivering a full spectrum of mental health services - from training foster parents to care for disturbed children to crisis intervention for those at risk of injuring themselves or others. |
Mental Health Community Centers, Inc. |
1823 Buford Court |
Mental Health Community Centers, Inc., operates four drop-in centers for adults with mental illness and disabling emotional problems. MHCC's community based drop-in centers meet a critical need for direct, non-medical support services, activities, and programs, designed to reduce and prevent the need for hospitalization. |
National Multiple Sclerosis (FL Gulf Coast) |
550 N. Reo St. |
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Northside Mental Health Center |
12512 Bruce B. Downs Bld. |
North Mental Health Center’s services are for adults with severe and persistent mental illnesses, or who require both mental health and substance abuse services. Services include counseling, clinical case management, family and school support teams, family intervention and reunification, short-term residential treatment, concurring residential treatment and community based care. |
PAR, Inc. |
6655 66th St. North |
Staffed with more than 533 employees, Operation PAR provides integrated addiction and mental health services at its various sites in Pinellas, Pasco, Lee and Manatee counties. |
Paralyzed Veterans Association |
121 W 1022nd Ave |
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Pinellas Association for Retarded Children (PARC) |
3190 North Tyrone Blvd. |
PARC provides services to children and adults with disabilities, as well as their families. Their programs include Adult Services, Children Services, Discovery Learning Center, Day Programs, Supported Living and Employment Support. |
Pinellas Technical Eduation Centers |
6100 154th Ave. N. |
PTEC provides students an opportunity to develop national workplace competencies to fill the needs of business and industry. Their services include guidance, assessment, resources, job placement and scholarships. |
Rehabilitation Solutions |
10500 U. Center Dr. |
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Self Reliance, Inc. |
8901 N. Armenia Ave. |
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Sickle Cell Disease Association of Florida |
PO Box 11982 |
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Suncoast Center for Community Mental Health, Inc. |
4024 Central Ave. |
Suncoast Center for Community Mental Health is anoutpatient community mental health and social support services center, serving children and adults of all ages. |
Suncoast Center for Independent Living |
1945 Northgate Blvd. |
The Suncoast Center for Independent Living, Inc. is a non-profit organization that assists persons with significant disabilities to live successfully in their communities. Their programs include independent living skills, equipment recycling, home modification, information and referral, advocacy, peer support, computer loan program, Brain and Spinal Cord Waiver Program and Americans with Disabilities Act Surveys. |
Suncoast Epilepsy Association, Inc. |
5700 54th Ave. North |
Suncoast Epilepsy Association (SEA) is the sole provider of services to individuals with epilepsy in Pinellas and Pasco Counties.m Their services include case management, job training and placement, advocacy and support groups. |
Tampa Bay Alliance for the Mentally Ill |
11405 Orilla Del Rio |
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Tampa Lighthouse for the Blind |
1106 West Platt St. |
Tampa Lighthouse for the Blind provides comprehensive rehabilitation programs for persons who are blind or visually impaired in Tampa and Winter Haven. Services offered include Case Management/Social Services, Computer Training, Direct Job Placement, Early Intervention for infants and young children, Independent Living Skills Training, Orientation and Mobility, Rehabilitation, Technology, Supported Employment, Vocational Evaluation and a Low Vision Clinic. |
The Center for Independence, Inc. |
7027 US 19 North |
CFI serves people with a variety of developmental disabilities (including autism, cerebral palsy, Downs Syndrome, mental retardation and brain injury) in Pasco County. CFI provides the following programs: Group Home Living, Supported Living, Supported Employment, Respite Care, Advocacy Services, Guardianship and Transportation Services. |
The Dream Society |
2659 East Gulf to Lake Highway, PMB# 108 |
A non-profit organization in Citrus County assisting people with physical challenges to be independent. |
The Harbor BHCI |
6641 Industrial Ave. |
The Harbor BHCI offers a full range of comprehensive mental health and substance abuse treatment services to adults and children. |
The Watson Center |
6925 112th Circle North |
The Watson Center offers classes and services to over thousands of visually impaired Pinellas County residents annually in the areas that include training in safe travel, communication skills, home and personal management as well as personal and family support groups. |
United Cerebral Palsy of Sarasota-Manatee & SW Florida |
1227 S. Tamiami Trail |
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United Cerebral Palsy of Tampa Bay |
2215 E. Henry Ave. |
United Cerebral Palsy of Tampa Bay assists children and families with any developmental disability and those “at risk” of becoming developmentally delayed due to poverty, environment and illness. Programs provided by United Cerebral Palsy of Tampa Bay include Child Care Outreach Program, Child Developmental Program, Elderlylink Consortium, Community Doula Program, Early Intervention Consortium, Employment and Training Services, Family Support Services, Home Care Services, Information, Referral and Follow-along Services, Respite Care Services, Therapy and Supported Living Services. |
VSA Arts of Florida |
University of South Florida |
VSA arts of Florida's mission is to create a society where people with disabilities can learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts. Their programs are extensive and fall into the following categories: Educational Programs including Teaching Artist Residencies, Professional Development and Technical Assistance Programs, Cultural Access and Inclusive Arts Services and Public Awareness and Outreach. |
This information has been compiled by The Able Trust as a public resource about organizations providing services to Florida citizens with disabilities. The Able Trust does not investigate or endorse any agencies listed above and does not seek to exclude any agency not currently listed. If you are seeking additional information about disability services in Florida, contact the the Clearinghouse on Disability Information at 1-877-232-4968 Toll-free Voice and TTY or www.abilityforum.org.
