Highlands County-Partner Agencies

United Way Funded Programs by Impact Area

EDUCATION #1 - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT (6 programs)

Alpha-Omega Crisis Center - Potter’s House Girls Home
AMIkids Last Chance Ranch - Last Chance Ranch
Big Brothers Big Sisters - Mentoring
Boy Scouts of America – Gulf Ridge Council - At-Risk Youth
Girl Scouts Gulf Coast - Traditional Troop Membership
Highlands County YMCA - Summer Camp Scholarship Program

EDUCATION #2 – SCHOOL READINESS (3 programs)

Central Florida Speech and Hearing Center - Audiology (Highlands County)
Children’s Services Foundation - Eye Check
Early Learning Coalition - Accessible Childcare

EDUCATION #2 – FOUNDATIONAL (3 programs)

Children’s Home Society - Hansen House
Children’s Services Foundation - Advocacy Center
Youth and Family Alternatives - George W. Harris Youth Shelter (Highlands County)

 INCOME – MAXIMIZE INCOME (4 programs)

Alpha Omega Crisis Center -New Beginnings
American Red Cross - Emergency Services (Highlands County)
Children’s Services Foundation - Emergency Services
Heart of Florida Legal Aid Society - Legal Services (Highlands County)

INCOME – FOUNDATIONAL (1 program)

Peace River Center - Domestic Violence (Sebring)

HEALTH – PREVENTATIVE HEALTH (1 program)

American Red Cross - Health and Safety (Highlands County)

HEALTH – INDEPENDENCE SENIORS (1 program)

NU-Hope Elder Care - Home Delivered Meal Program

HEALTH – INDEPENDENCE DISABILED (4 programs)

Heartland Horses and Handicapped - Horses Program

Ridge Area ARC - Community Employment Adult Day Training
Residential Services