Community Support Services

1. Community Support Services Cooperative Extension CHOICES Crisis Center Social Services Veteran Services Victim Services Community Partnerships Partners For a Productive Community Poverty Reduction Elmira K Warren, Director 218 SE 24th St. Gainesville, FL 32641 (352) 264-6704 http://www.alachuacounty.us/government/depts/css/

2. Community Support Services Mission Statement To provide comprehensive health and human services and establish partnerships to positively impact the well-being of individuals, families and communities.

3. Community Support Services is Comprised Of The Following Divisions CHOICES Cooperative Extension Crisis Center Community Partnerships PPC – Partners For a Productive Community Poverty Reduction Social Services Veteran Services Victim Services

4. CHOICES Health Service Plan Senior Dental Health Education & Wellness Program Equal Access Clinic Helping Hands Clinic Community Mobile Health Clinic Flumist Program Meridian Mental Health Disease Management

5. Cooperative Extension Livestock Programs: Animal Nutrition, Animal Reproduction , Forage Production , Fertilization, Marketing 4H Programs: Leadership, Camping, Clubs, Volunteer Recruitment & Development, School Enrichment, Curriculum Development Community Horticulture Programs: Crop Production, Best Management Practices, Square Foot Gardening, Growing Mushrooms, Fruit Trees Family Consumerism: Nutrition, Food Safety, Housing , Financial Mgmt, Before You Tie the Knot, Home & Community. Environmental Horticulture: Marketing, Organic gardening, Fertilization & Irrigation, Master Gardener Program

6. Crisis Center 24/7 Emergency Response Crisis Line Crisis Counseling Care Team Rumor Control 311 Information Community Trauma Response Community Education Survivors of Suicide Support Services AIDS/HIV Support Services Regional Suicide Information Line

7. Community Partnerships Community Agency Partnership Program (CAPP) County funded non-profit agencies Foster Grandparent Program Volunteer services for seniors 60 + years old

8. 2011/12 Community Agency Partnership Programs(CAPP) Alachua County Organization for Rural Needs Medical & Dental Clinic Alachua County Coalition for The Homeless & Hungry “HOME & HOME Pantry” Programs ARC of Alachua County “Developmentally Disabled Elderly Day Program" Big Brothers Big Sisters Mid-Florida “Bigs in Schools & Sites” Boys & Girls Club of Alachua County “Education & Career Development” Bread of the Mighty Food Bank “HOPE Preserved for Alachua” Catholic Charities “Weekend Hunger School Backpack” & “Arbor House” Programs Child Advocacy Center “Reducing Trauma to Abused Children” Children’s Home Society “Family Partners and Court-Monitored Visitation” Programs Easter Seals “Altrusa House for Adults with Severe Cognitive/Memory Impairment” Early Learning Coalition of Alachua County “School Readiness for Children of Employed Poor” Elder Care of Alachua County “Meals-on-Wheels & Alzheimer’s Day Center” Programs Epilepsy Foundation of Florida “Medical Care for the Indigent & Underserved with Epilepsy” Florida Organic Growers (FOG) “GIFT Gardens & Farmer’s Market EBT Project” Friends of the Micanopy Library “Micanopy Collaborators for Educational Excellence Homework Assistance & Tutoring” Gainesville Harvest “Surplus Food Rescue & Redistribution” Girls Place “After-School Academic Mentoring” Interfaith Hospitality Network “Shelter for Homeless Families” Peaceful Paths “Gallenkamp Accredited Emergency Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence” Planned Parenthood of North Florida “Teen Clinic” for At-Risk Teens Rebuilding Together North Central Florida “Emergency Housing Rehabilitation & Home Weatherization” Reichert House “Tutorial Assistance & Career Development” St. Francis House “Food, Housing & Case Management” Three Rivers Legal Services “Housing Advocacy & SSI/SSDI for Homeless ” Programs

9. Partners for Productive Communities (PPC) South West Advocacy Group (SWAG) Preservation and Enhancement District Community Revitalization - Beautification Prevention and Intervention Programs Alachua County Community –Wide Food Drive Partnerships Educational and Recreational opportunities for adults and youth in underserved communities Girl Scouting HUD Grant – S.E. 35th Street and Chestnut Park

10. Poverty Reduction Respite Care for Homeless Emergency Sheltering for Homeless Annual Homeless Breakfast Homeless Veteran Stand-Down SNAP – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Assist w/homelessness, hunger, food and community development programs

11. Social Services Rent, Mortgage & Utility Assistance Transportation Assistance (Bus Passes) Primary Care Prescription Assistance Animal Services Fee Waiver Solid Waste Assessment Waiver Indigent Burials & Cremation Urgent Special Needs Self-Sufficiency Employment Training Initiative Vision Exams & Eyeglasses Information & Referral

12. Veteran Services Adaptive Equipment Aid & Attendance Appeals Automobile Grants Burial Benefits Children's Benefits Clothing Allowance Death Pension Dependent's Benefits Disability Compensation Domiciliary Care Drugs & Medicines DV Plates Education Benefits Employment Homestead Tax Exemptions Hospital Care Housebound Benefits Housing Loans Insurance Medical Care Military Discharge Review Mortgage Protection Insurance Nursing Home Care Pension Benefits Prosthetics Rehabilitative & Therapeutic Devices Specially Adapted Housing State Bonuses Travel Allowances Tutorial Assistance Unauthorized Medical Expenses Vocational Rehabilitation Wheelchair Plates Widows Benefits

13. Victim Services & Rape Crisis Center 24/7 Emergency Crisis Intervention Outreach 24/7 Emergency Hotline Face-to-Face Counseling & Therapy Sexual Assault and Homicide Survivor Support Groups Criminal Justice Support & Accompaniment Assistance With Crime Victim Compensation Emergency Legal Advocacy Personal Advocacy Awareness, Education & Risk Reduction Activities Confidential HIV/AIDS Testing Assistance With Urgent Special Needs Transportation Child Protective Team (CPT)

14. Community Support Services 2012 Adopted Budget $18,822,800

15. Breakdown of Community Support Services Budget

16. Grants, Donations, Special Revenue • Child Care - $12,000.00 • Choose Life - $60,000.00 • Sugarfoot P&E District – $43,000.00 • PPC Donation Fund - $500.00 • Crisis Center Donation Fund - $4,000.00 • FGP Grant - $498,793.00 • RSVP Grant – $199,063.00 • Victim Services Grant – $273,931.00 • Victim Services Donation Fund - $ 3,500.00 • Total Grants, Donations, Special Revenue $1,094,787.00

17. State Mandated Costs • Medicaid - $1,547,250 • Medical Examiner - $727,600 • Indigent Burials - $94,270 • Health Care Responsibility Act (HCRA) - $20,000 • Child Protective Team (CPT) - $120,000

18. Volunteer HoursFY10/11

19. Disaster Response • ESF-6 - Lead Agency for the County’s Emergency Operations Plan re: Shelters • ESF 14 - Rumor Control • ESF 15 – Volunteer & Donations • ESF17 – Ag & Livestock

20. Policy Issues • Child Protection Team (CPT) • CHOICES ending 12/2013 • Health Department • Indigent Burials & Cremation • Medicaid • Medical Examiner • Meridian • Pharmacy Program • Poverty Reduction Program

21. Budget Meeting Schedule for FY 2012