Communities Connected for Kids
1860 SW Fountainview Blvd Suite 200
Port Saint Lucie, Florida 34986

Phone: 772.873.7800
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Website: cckids.net/about

Program Description

Communities Connected for Kids offers a full range of care for children, adolescents, young adults and family members in Okeechobee and the Treasure Coast. We offer our services through a wide variety of approaches including in-home parenting and prevention services, family preservation, case management, residential programs and extended foster care services for teenagers and young adults.

Services Available Through This Program

Abuse Prevention- Child , Adoption and Foster Care Services , Community Activities- Mentoring

Hours of Operation

Eligibility Requirements and Important Information

Languages Spoken: English - Contact for services that enables access to interpreters. Areas Served: Martin, St. Lucie, Okeechobee and Indian River Counties

Availability and Fees

Current Wait List:	NO
Handicapped Access:	YES
Accepts Medicaid:	NO
Accepts Medicare:	NO
Accepts Private Insurance:	NO
Financial Assistance Available?:	NO
Sliding Scale:	NO

Other Fee Information

Contact agency.

Other Useful Information

We provide some services and programs directly to the community. Those include: ‣Road to Success: Prepares teens and young adults for life outside of the foster-care system. ‣Caregiver and Adoption Support: Offers support groups, educational seminars, peer mentoring and an emergency fund to caregivers of children who have been removed from their homes. ‣Family Group Conferencing: Empowers the family to identify all essential players in a child?s case plan (such as parents, grandparents, helpful neighbors, school teachers) to help them keep the child safe and prevent him from entering the foster-care system. ‣Foster Parent Mentor Program: Helps retain foster parents by ensuring they are supported in their roles. ‣Training: Communities Connected for Kids conducts pre-service and in-service training for dependency case managers and opens them to the community. National experts provide community training opportunities in the areas of substance abuse, brain development, domestic violence, staff development and other related fields. The trainings are free to the community and help ensure that those in service are exposed to the most relevant, cutting-edge research. Sponsored by the State of Florida Department of Children & Families