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Provider Name |
Contact |
Services Provided |
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ACT Corporation |
1220 Willis Ave. |
Act Corporation is a community mental health center serving Volusia and Flagler counties. Act has three major lines of business -- services to adults with serious mental illnesses, services to adults with addictions and criminal involvement, and services for children, those at risk for delinquency and those with serious emotional disturbances. |
Action Disability Advocates, Inc. |
8 Echo Woods Way |
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ARC Nassau |
1105 Hamilton St. |
ARC/Nassau meets the needsof people with disabilities who reside in Nassau County. The programs of ARC/Nassau include Adult Day Training Program, Supported Living Services, Supported Employment, In-Home Supports, Personal Care and Respite Care. |
ARC of Bradford County |
1351 South Water St. |
The ARC advocates for persons with developmental disabilities. They provide direct services including adult day programs, supported employment and supported living services. |
ARC of Jacksonville |
1050 North Davis St. |
The ARC of Jacksonville serves residents with developmental disabilites. Services available include group home services, community based employment, supported living, personal care, community/specialized enclaves, respite, in-home supports, companion services and house maker services. |
ARC of Putnam County |
1209 Westover Dr. |
The Arc of Putnam County currently provides services for adults in Putnam County, Florida who have developmental and physical disabilities, autism, hearing impairments, epilepsy and mental health issues. Services include facility based residential services (group homes and supervised apartments), supported living (individualized supports provided in private homes), employment services (job development, job placement, and job coaching), and adult day training (sheltered employment, self-care, daily living, and community access training.) |
ARC of St. Johns |
2101 ARC Dr. |
The ARC of St. Johns serves individuals with different levels of abilities and enables each person to live up to their potential. Services provided include adult day training, personal, social and community skills training, behavioral management, employment program, supported independent living and a therapeutic learning center. |
ARC Volusia |
PO Box 9658 |
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Baptist Association for Special Children & Adults |
841 Plainfield Ave. |
BASCA offers disabled children and adults an opportunity to socialize, participate in sports activities, and make new friends in a wholesome environment. A few of the BASCA’a programs include Highrollers II, an organized bowling league; Camp Promise and Camp Dare, a summer camp for adolescents age 14 and over; and quarterly socials for the family. |
Bureau of Braille and Talking Book Services |
420 Platt St. |
The Bureau serves over 41,500 Florida customers who cannot use regular print due to a visual, physical, or reading disability. It is the largest library of its kind in the U.S. with a collection of 2.1 million items on audiocassette and in Braille and annual loans exceeding 1.36 million items. The Bureau offers services such as offering magazine subscriptions with over 100 popular titles available, loaning out equipment, and mailing catalogs out with updated book listings bimonthly. |
CARC |
512 S.W. Sisters Welcome Rd. |
The CARC (Advocates for Citizens with Disabilities) serves Columbia county residents at least 14 years old with disabilities. CARC’s services include personal care assistance, job training, socialization and self help skills, transistion training and group homes. |
CCAR Services, Inc. |
3530 Enterprise Way |
CCAR Services provides meaningful program opportunities for people with a wide variety of physical and intellectual challenges. Educational, prevocational, residential, job training and other support programs are provided by CCAR professionals and volunteers. |
Celestial Therapeutic & Ornamental Gardens |
11141 Key Haven Blvd. |
The Celestial Therapeutic & Ornamental Gardens teach the elderly and disabled how they can adapt gardens and tools; teach the needy how to grow plants to nourish the body and soul; and reach those who need Horticultural Therapy and guide them through the process with care and support. |
Center for the Visually Impaired |
1187 Dunn Ave. |
Center for the Visually Impaired serves visually impaired individuals in Volusia, Flagler, Putnam and Brevard counties. CVI's core services include independent living classes, adjustment to blindness counseling, orientation/mobility, low vision services and computer instruction. |
Chamber Network International |
1204 Wood Hill Place |
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Community Rehabilitation Center, Inc. |
623 Beechwood St |
CRC's mission is to create a comprehensive multicultural mental health, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS services and psychosocial programs that are effective and responsive to the needs of consumers in Duval, Nassau and Clay counties. CRC's programs include Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Medication Management, HIV/AIDS Testing and Case Management Services, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Social Rehabilitation and Counseling, HIV/AIDS Counseling, Individual and Group Therapy, Vocational Assessment via Apticom and Transportation. |
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services of Volusia and Flagler |
116 South Palmetto Blvd. |
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services of Volusia and Flagler Counties, Inc. is a non-profit organization. Any hearing-impaired or deaf person is eligible to receive these services. Their services include Information and Referral, Interpreting, Advocacy and Education, Florida Telecommunication Relay, Inc., Special Needs Services and Sign Language Classes. |
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. |
First Coast Disability Conference |
P.O. Box 24570 |
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Florida Association for the Deaf and Blind, Inc. |
119 W. 8th St. |
This organization provides advocacy to persons who are multi-sensory impaired with additional disabilities, and to their families. Direct services include but are not limited to specialized supportive living, community accessibility and supports, and functional communication. Services are developed on an individual basis so that consumers may attain their personal goals. |
Florida Lions Conklin Center for the Blind |
405 White St. |
The Conklin Center provides services to multihandicapped blind adults and children. Their programs includeAdult Basic Education, Daily Living Skills, Residential Training, Vocational Evaluation and Training, Orientation and Mobility, Supported Employment, Supported Living, Community Access, and an Early Intervention Program. |
Goodwill Industries of North Florida |
4527 Lenox Ave. |
Goodwill of North Florida serves over 10,000 individuals with disabilities and special needs annually and over 5,000 of these individuals are placed into employment. Goodwill not only employs individuals with disabilities, but they also provide programs such as School-to-Work, Job Placement Assistance, Ticket-to-Work, Supported Employment, Adult Basic Education, Soft Skills Workshop, Benefits Planning Assistance and Outreach Services, Office Skill Training, Career Counseling and Mobility Training. |
Grove House of Jacksonville Inc. |
2700 University Blvd. West |
The Grove House assists adults with developmental and acquired disabilities. Their programs include Supported Living, Affordable Housing Assistance and Employment Services. |
Hope Haven Children's Clinic and Family Center |
4600 Beach Blvd. |
Hope Haven’s services include the diagnosis and treatment of children from birth to age twenty-one with single or multiple disabilities, dysfunctions, or handicapping conditions of any nature. Their programs range from Adult Day Training to Team Supported Employment to Assistive Technology Services. Summer camps and tutoring programs are also available. |
Independent Living for Adult Blind Programs (ILAB) |
101 West State St. |
ILAB provides vision rehabilitation to residents of Duval and surrounding counties. Classes are held at FCCJ Downtown campus, and in outlying sites as needed. Transportation is provided to the FCCJ location. Home instruction is provided for those students who are too frail to attend group classes. ILAB students are referred through the Division of Blind Services. |
Independent Living Home and Resources |
1373 Beach Ave. |
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Independent Living Resource Center of Northeast Florida |
2709 Art Museum Dr. |
The Independent Living Resource Center of Northeast Florida assists consumers who have disabilities with skill development in areas such as money management, goal setting, accessing community transportation, utilization of equipment, and employment readiness. Their programs include Peer Counseling, High School/High Tech, Deaf Consumer Program, Temporary Loan Closet, Benefits Planning Assistance and Outreach and Interpreter Services. |
Jacksonville Deaf Center |
9951 Atlantic Blvd. |
The Jacksonville Deaf Center offers Sign Language Interpreting, sign language classes, and soon a full Deaf Advocacy program. |
JP Expression Ministries, Inc. |
1159 Day Ave. |
JP Expression Ministries assists community and faith based organizations to develop strong programs to meet the needs of the disabled and impoverished. Their focuses include supporting persons with disabilities through training and direct employment placement services, health awareness, education, prevention, patient care, follow-up, linkage, skill development, mentoring, information and referral, tracking and intensive follow-up, transistional housing, client advocacy, non-traditional case management, research and evaluation. |
L'Arche Harbor House |
700 Arlington Rd. |
L'Arche Harbor House serves adults with developmental disabilities and operates four residential homes based on a Christian community model. A day workshop is also offered based on an arts and crafts model. |
Mental Health Resource Center |
900 University Blvd. N. |
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National Multiple Sclerosis Society, North Florida Chapter |
4237 Salisbury Rd. |
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society offers support services to indiviuals with MS and their families. Their services include information sessions, recreational activities, needs assessment, family support programs and a loan closet. |
Pine Castle, Inc. |
4911 Spring Park Rd. |
Pine Castle is an organization that serves adults with developmental disabilities. Pine Castle provides programs in Adult Day Training, Residential Services and Supported Employment Services. Programs consist of facility employment, community employment, group homes, senior services, adult basic education, activities in daily living skills and community inclusion activities. |
Project Special Care |
2200 N. Ponce DeLeon Blvd. |
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Rehabilitation Center for the Blind |
1111 Willis Ave. |
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Renaissance Behavioral Health Systems, Inc. |
900 University Blvd N |
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The Spina Bifida Association of Jacksonville, Inc. |
807 Children's Way |
The Spina Bifida Association of Jacksonville (SBAJ) currently assists 1,500 members throughout the state of Florida. Members consist of children and adults with spina bifida, their families, medical specialists and others interested in the cause. Ongoing programs of the SBAJ include monthly support group character meetings, resource libraries, monthly newsletters, social and enrichment functions, scholarships and financial assistance. |
Volusia\ Lake\ Flagler P.I.C. |
1901 Mason Ave. |
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WORC/United Cerebral Palsy of East Central Florida |
1100 Jimmy Ann Dr. |
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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.
