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Provider Name |
Contact |
Services Provided |
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Against All Odds -Muscular Degeneration Network |
5333 N. Dixie Hwy. |
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American Foundation for Visual Rehabilitation |
5333 North Dixie Hwy. |
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American Habilitation Services, Inc. |
14250 SW 119th Ave. |
American Habilitation Services, Inc. provides support to individuals with disabilities and offers a total array of support from 24-hour residential assistance to individually designed support arrangements. Individual support solutions offered by AHS include In-Home Support, Residential Support, Live-In Companions, Foster Care, Supported Employment, Adult Day Training, Behavior/Medical Support, Community Integration Services and Support Coordination. |
Ann Storck Center, Inc. |
1790 SW 43rd Way |
The Ann Storck Center is a non-profit human service organization serving the needs of children and adults in South Florida who present severe and multiple developmental disabilities including Epilepsy, Cerebral Palsy, Autism, and Mental Retardation. The Ann Storck Center offers Residential, Preschool, and Adult Day Training services to adults and children. Life-enriching opportunities include the Fine Art Program, Arts in Motion Program, recreational services, and annual events and celebrations. |
ARC , Inc. |
P. O. Box 428 |
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Glades Area Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc. |
4250 NW 16th St |
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ARC of Broward |
10250 NW 53rd St. |
ARC Broward is a private, not-for-profit organization providing supports and assistance primarily to children and adults with mental retardation, autism, Down's syndrome, cerebral palsy, and other developmental disabilities. Their services cover the areas of Workforce Development, Habilitation Services, Childrens Services, Behavioral Health and Health Therapies. |
Arc of Palm Beach County |
1201 Australian Ave. |
Through 13 program locations throughout Palm Beach Couny, The ARC anually provides direct services for more than 1,800 individuals and their families. The ARCs direct services include infant education, toddler centers, therapy services, child care for high risk infants, school for 3-10 year olds with severe physical disabilities and limited communication skills, respite services, recreation/leisure services, residential services, vocational training, job placement and parent support groups. |
ARC South Florida, Inc. |
5555 Biscayne Blvd. |
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Archways Behavioral Healthcare |
919 NE 13th St. |
Archways is a not-for-profit, privately- governed organization. It has provided a wide array of social services in Broward County (Greater Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood) since its incorporation in 1982. Adults with severe and persistent mental illness, or with co-occurring substance abuse and mental illness, are served in a clubhouse milieu with medication management, case management, psychosocial rehabilitation, individual therapy, supported housing, residential services at several levels, and supported employment services. Archways also provides substance abuse and violence prevention programs in collaboration with organizations around the county. |
Association for the Development of the Exceptional |
2801 North Miami Ave. |
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Autism Society of Palm Beach |
2262 Prairie View Dr. |
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Bayview Center |
1300 Hibiscus Dr. |
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Bayview Center for Mental Health, Inc. |
12550 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 919 |
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Brain Injury Association of Florida |
201 E. Sample Rd. |
BIAF is the official state association of the Brain Injury Association (BIA) in Alexandria, VA and as such is tied to a nationwide network. The organization assists individuals with brain injuries, their families and professionals by providing: Statewide Information and Resource Center, Education and Training, Support Services, Toll-free Help line, Awareness and Prevention Programs and Legislative Advocacy |
Center for Independent Living of Broward |
4800 N. State Road 7, Building F, Suite 102 |
Our mission is to offer assistance to people with disabilities in fulfilling the goals of independence and self-sufficiency. |
Center for Independent Living of Palm Beach County |
2328 S. Congress Ave. |
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Center for Independent Living of South Florida |
6660 Biscayne Blvd. |
The South Florida Center for Independent Living provides direct services to individuals with disabilities such as job placement, pre-employment skills, independent living skill training, transistion services, social/recreational activities, peer support, housing, internship placement for undergraduates and a loan closet. |
Center for Independent Living of the Florida Keys |
103400 Overseas Hwy. |
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Center for Positive Connections |
12570 NE 7th Ave. |
The Center for Positive Connections provides educational, emotional, holistic and social support to all individuals living with HIV/AIDS, with emphasis on heterosexuals, the newly diagnosed & their family & friends. Their driect services include peer groups, educational lectures, therapies, social activities and resource assistance hotlines. |
Coalition for Independent Living Options, Inc. |
6800 Forest Hill Blvd. |
The CILO provides services to people with disabilities including Independent Skills Training, Information and Referral, Advocacy, Peer Support, Accommodations, Equipment Lending, Homeless Assistance, Community Inclusion and Disability Sensitivity Training. |
Community Committee for Developmental Handicaps, Inc. (CCDH) |
8585 Sunset Dr. |
CCDH provides services to people with physical, developmental, and sensory disabilities. Direct services provided by CCDH are in-home support and various therapies. |
Deaf Service Center of Palm Beach County, Inc. |
3111 South Dixie Hwy. |
The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Wellness Center is dedicated to meeting the needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing children and adults. The services provide by the center include answering questions, providing assistive living equipment and aid those who need hearing assistance. |
Disabilities & Possibilities Foundation, Inc. |
14895 NE 20th Ave. |
The Disabilities & Possibilities Foundation, Inc. is a television news magazine who has created segments displaying the positive lives of persons with disabilities. |
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation |
Check the website for local offices in your county |
The Florida Department of Educations 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. |
Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health |
701 Lincoln Rd. |
Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health provides behavioral health care for adults and children, case management, substance abuse counseling, and housing assistance for people with mental illness. |
Easter Seals Broward County |
6951 West Sunrise Blvd. |
Easter Seals Broward County medical rehabilitation services provide the first steps toward helping people with disabilities gain greater independence. The Easter Seals direct services include Audiology Services, Early Intervention, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Psychology Services, Speech-Language Therapy and Vocational Evaluations. |
Easter Seals Miami-Dade |
1475 NW 14th Ave. |
Easter Seals Miami-Dade provides services to children and adults with or without disabilities and other special needs. Through their services, they also give support to their families. Direct services provided include Child Development Center, Demonstration School, Vocational Services, Adult Day Care Services, Culinary Arts Program and Medical Rehabilitation. |
Epilepsy Foundation of South Florida |
7300 N. Kendall Dr. |
The Epilepsy Foundation of South Florida, Inc., exists to advocate for and to provide education and assistance to all people with epilepsy and their families. Direct services of the Epilepsy Foundation of South Florida include Employment Assistance; Case Management; Information, Referral, and Support; Medical Services; Neuropsychological Services; Development and Fundraising; Prevention and Education; and Resource Materials. |
Fellowship House |
5711 South Dixie Hwy. |
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Florida Aids Action Council |
12490 NE 7th Ave. |
The Florida Aids Action Council is a lobbying/advocacy agency dedicated to fighting for HIV/AIDS issues locally, statewide and nationally. They help to build capacity in minority organizations, provide peer Education for people living with HIV, provide treatment education, and conduct grassroots advocacy training. |
Florida Council of the Blind |
7106 NW 75th St. |
The Florida Council of the Blind (FCB), a state affiliate of the American Council of the Blind (ACB), is a statewide organization of blind people working to make life better through public education, legislative actions, and providing a statewide information and referral service through Project Insight. |
Florida Keys Employment & Training Council |
3112 Flager Ave |
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Florida Lighthouse for the Blind |
601 SW 8th Ave. |
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Floridas Voice on Mental Retardation |
5591 NE 28 Ave. |
A volunteer grassroots advocacy and networking organization for families and friends of persons with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities. |
Good Hope Equestrian Training Center |
22155 S.W. 147th Ave. |
Good Hope Equestrian Training Center (GHETC) offers unique educational, vocational and recreational programs to individuals with special needs living in Miami-Dade, Monroe and Broward County residents. |
Goodwill Industries of Broward |
2104 W. Commercial Blvd. |
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Goodwill Industries of South Florida, Inc. |
2121 NW 21 St. |
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Guidance Clinic of the Middle Keys |
3000 41 St. |
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Gulfstream Goodwill Industries, Inc. |
1715 Tiffany Dr. E |
Gulfstream Goodwill Industries, Inc serves individuals with disabilities and offers supported living services, transition programs, social security assistance and outreach, deaf services, a public charter school, job assessments and job placement and support. |
Habilitation Center for the Handicapped |
22313 Boca Rio Rd. |
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Henderson Mental Health Center, Inc. |
1957 Jackson St. |
The Henderson Mental Health Center, Inc. provides mental health care at several locations throughout Broward County. Services include supported employment, crisis intervention, community support, youth and family therapy, psychosocial rehabilitation and residential homes. |
HOPE Center |
666 SW 4th St. |
Hope Center is a non-profit, nonsectarian organization providing residential and day training programs for individuals with developmental disabilities. Their services include a multi-tiered residential program, survival education, vocational training and community-based employment. |
Horses and the Handicapped of South Florida, Inc. |
P.O. Box 273542 |
Horses and the Handicapped of South Florida, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing effective therapeutic horseback riding and equine activities for children and adults with physical, mental, and emotional difficulties. |
Jeff Industries |
115 East Coast Ave. |
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Jewish Association for Residential Care |
21160 95th Ave South |
The Jewish Association for Residential Care (JARC), located in Boca Raton, Florida provides group homes, apartments and vocational training for adults with developmental disabilities and strives to assist each individual to become all he or she is capable of being. |
Jewish Association of South Palm Beach County |
9901 Donna Klein Blvd. |
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Jewish Community Services of South Florida, Inc. |
735 NE 125th St. |
JCS is social service agency serving more than 33,000 clients annually. The four focus areas of JCS include Behavioral Health Services, Kosher Food Service, Rehabilitation and Employment Services and Senior Adult Services, including Senior Kosher Meals on Wheels - offering the community a vast array of services and programs. |
Jewish Family Services |
21300 Coleman Blvd. |
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League for the Hard of Hearing |
2800 West Oakland Park Blvd. |
The League for the Hard of Hearing serves infants, adults and children who are deaf and hard of hearing. Their services include rehabilitation and communication therapy. |
Learning Experience School, Inc. |
5650 SW 82nd Ave. Rd. |
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Lighthouse for the Blind of the Palm Beaches, Inc. |
7810 South Dixie Hwy. |
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Lighthouse of Broward County, Inc. |
650 North Andrews Ave. |
The Lighthouse of Broward County, Inc. was created to provide social support and recreational activities for blind people to a full service educational and rehabilitation agency. |
Lincoln-Marti Community Agency |
904 SW 23rd Ave. |
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Lock Towns Community Mental Health Center, Inc. |
20201 NW 37th Ave. |
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Log Cabin Enterprises, Inc. |
8128 Collins Ave. |
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MACtown, Inc. |
6250 NE 1st Place |
MACtown provides services to individuals who are developmentally disabled. Their direct services include Residential Services, Health Services, Therapies, Nutrition Services, Behavior Analysis, Recreation Services and Case Management. |
Marianne Center Services |
15701 NW 37 Ave |
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Mental Health Association of Broward County, Inc. |
7145 West Oakland Park Blvd. |
Medical Health Association is a private, non-profit association. They sponsor prevention programs, provide community education, advocate for improved services and create opportunities for empowerment of persons with mental illness. |
Mental Health Association of Palm Beach County |
909 Fern St. |
The Mental Health Association of Palm Beach County is a nonprofit organization who is dedicated to promoting mental health, preventing mental disorders and achieveing victory over mental illnesses. Their program Wellness Recovery Action Planning Program (WRAP) teaches participants Hope, Personal Responsibility, Education, Self-Advocacy, Support, Getting Good Health Care and Medication Management. |
Miami Dade City Disability Services and Independent Living |
1335 NW 14th St. |
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Miami Dade College |
300 NE 2nd Ave. |
The MEED Program provides short-term career training and customized competitive job placement assistance to adults with all types of disabilities, ages 18-65, and their prospective employers in Miami-Dade County. Over 250 MEED Program graduates work successfully at major corporations, government organizations, colleges, small to medium-sized business and nonprofit organizations. |
Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired |
601 SW 8th Ave. |
The Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired provides individuals who are blind or visually impaired and their families with an environment, programs, and resources that empower them to lead full independent lives. Their direct services and programs include Computer and Technology Training, Daily Independent Living Skills, Case Management and Social Services, Orientation/ Mobility Skills, Employment Skills, Low Vison Services, Youth Summer Employment Experience, Youth Summer Keys to Independent Living and Life Enrichment Classes. |
Miami Projects, Inc. |
945 S.W. 3rd Ave. |
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Monroe Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc. |
P.O. Box 428 |
The Monroe Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc. serves individuals with developmental disabilities. Their services include Residential Long Term Care & Training, Supported Living, Adult Day Training, Supported Employment, Community Inclusion, Transportation, Medical and Therapeutic Supervision Services and Respite. |
National Multiple Sclerosis Society |
3201 W. Commercial Blvd |
The Society and its network of chapters nationwide promote research, educate, advocate on critical issues, and organize a wide range of programsincluding support for the newly diagnosed and those living with MS over time. |
National Wheelchair Sports Fund |
251 S. County Rd. |
The National Wheelchair Sports Fund (NWSF) raises funds to finance wheelchair athletes and wheelchair athletic programs. |
New Hope Drop In Center, Inc. |
1251 NW 36th St. |
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New Horizons Community Mental Health Center, Inc. |
1313 NW 36th St. |
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Palm Beach Habilitation Center, Inc. |
4522 South Congress Ave. |
The Palm Beach Habilitation Center provides a wide variety of services to adults who are developmentally, physically and/or emotionally disabled. Current programs include on-campus employment and training, supported emloyment, work evaluation, competitive job placement, computer and food service training, case management services, support services including mobility training, community based residential options, retirement services, recreation and community inclusion opportunities. |
Paralyzed Veterans Association of Florida |
6200 North Andrews Ave. |
PVAF is a non profit organization focused on improving the lives of veterans with a spinal cord injury or dysfunction (SCI/D) and other persons with disabilities to achieve maximum health, productivity and self esteem in their daily lives. |
Pathways to Independence Inc. |
4360 Northlake Blvd. |
Pathways to Independence is a non- profit organization whose mission is to assist adults with severe physical developmental disabilities, live the most independent lives possible. By maximizing their sense of dignity and self worth the participants, select life goals that help them gain access to new experiences and additional choices. Pathways presently provides Adult Day Training, Occupational, Physical, and Speech Therapy. |
Possibilities Foundation, Inc. |
14895 NE 20 Ave. |
The Possibilities Foundation is a nonprofit organization who developed a televison newsmagazine to provide information about resources available to persons with disabilities. Project Ink, a program started by Possibilities Foundation,provides training and job placement for disabled students interested in the printing industry. |
Rehabilitation Services, Inc. |
10765 SW 104th St. |
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Samuel's House |
1614 Trusdell Ct. |
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Seacamp Association, Inc. |
1300 Big Pine Ave. |
Seacamp is a non-profit, marine science education facility located on Big Pine Key in the tropical Florida Keys adjacent to Looe Key and Florida's fragile coral reefs. |
Seagull Industries for the Disabled, Inc. |
3879 West Industrial Way |
Seagull Industries for the Disabled has serves mentally retarded and developmentally challenged individuals in Palm Beach County, Florida. They offer a variety of educational, social, vocational and residential programs to their clients. |
Shake-A-Leg Miami |
2620 South Bayshore Dr. |
Shake-A-Leg Miami strives to bring hope, confidence, social integration, independence and fun back into the lives of people with disabilities and their families. They provide affordable and effective services and programs that will enhance the participant's independence, employment potential, and quality of life. |
SOS Children's Village of Florida |
3681 NW 59th Place |
SOS Childrens Village of Florida provides a home, family and support services to abused, abandoned or severely neglected foster children who have no imminent plan for adoption or reunification with their birth families. |
South Palm Beach County Jewish Federation |
9901 Donna Klein Blvd. |
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South Region |
211 Broward, Inc. |
211 Broward is a 24/7/365 Helpline providing information and referrals and crisis intervention. Special Needs Counselors are available to navigate callers through the complex system of care and services for individuals with disabilties as well as legal, medical, and recreational referrals. Dial 2-1-1 on any phone. |
Spinal Cord Living-Assistance Development, Inc. (SCLAD) |
240 E. First Ave. |
SCLAD offers direct and referral vocational, employment, housing and related support services to individuals with disabilities. |
Stand Among Friends |
777 Glades Rd., Bldg. NU-84 |
Employment services, supported employment services, disability sensitivity training, pre-employment services. |
Stein Gerontological Institute |
5200 NE 2nd Ave. |
The Stein Gerontological Institutes mission is to improve the quality of life and increasing independence for the aging and disabled. |
Sunrise Community of Southwest Florida |
P.O. Box 185 |
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Sunrise Community, Inc. |
9040 Sunset Dr. |
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Sunrise Opportunities, Inc. |
11300 SW 80th Terrace |
Sunrise Opportunies, Inc. is a nonprofit organization specializing in addressing the needs of those persons with mental retardation, developmental and other disabilities. It offers an array of individually customized residential support services, therapeutic supports and assistance, and day services that range from Adult Day Training programs to supported community employment. |
Susan B. Anthony Recovery Center |
3500 North State Rd. 7 |
The Susan B. Anthony Recovery Center is for women who are recovering from substance abuse. As part of the centers mission to enhance the lives of women who are recovering from substance abuse, the Center teaches women vocational skills, gives them on-the-job training experiences and helps women to attain their GED. |
Tandem Health & Behavioral Dimensions, Inc. |
5220 SW 101 Ave. |
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The Learning Experience School |
5651 S W 82 Ave. Rd. |
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Trumen Worden Training Center |
2331 North Dixie Hwy. |
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Tyler Institute |
3301 College Ave. |
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United Cerebral Palsy of South Florida Broward County |
3117 SW 13th Court |
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United Cerebral Palsy Association of Miami |
1411 NW 14th Ave. |
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United Cerebral Palsy of Palm Beach & Mid Coast Counties |
3595 2nd Ave., North |
United Cerebral Palsy of South Florida serves more than 1,200 infants, children and adults with developmental disabilities at over 60 locations in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties. They have a scope of programs that include Early Intervention and Early Childhood Daycare, Educational Program, Homebound Program, Supported Employment, Vocational Training Program, Intermediate Care Facilities, Residential Homes, Supported Living, After School Care and In-Home Respite Care. |
Victory Living Programs |
851 W. Dania Beach Blvd. |
Victory Living Programs is a non-profit agency which serves developmentally disabled and brain/spinal cord injured adults. The agency provides supervised residential living, supervised independent living in the community with supports, and employment services. |
Vocational and Adult Community Education |
600 SE 3rd Ave. |
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Working Solutions |
1274 SW 16th Ave. |
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YMCA of South Palm Breach County |
6631 Palmetto Circle South |
The Chase Donoff Special Needs Program located at the YMCA of Boca Raton, offers School Age childcare during after school hours and camp during the summer school break. The program is open to children with developmental disabilities, ages 5 to 18. It is inclusion-based and provides appropriate staff-to-child ratios as well as counselor shadows to accommodate children who are high and low functioning. Children who are higher-functioning enjoy 75% of the day integrating with typically developing children. They participate in playground time, homework, snacks, arts and crafts, recreational and sports games and field trips. |
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.
