Highlands County Partners - United Way of Central Florida

Highlands County Funded Services

Agency	Program	Description
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Suncoast Highlands County	One-to-One Mentoring	The One to One Mentoring Program provides at-risk youth with trained mentors who guide them toward progressing academically, avoiding risky behaviors, and achieving financial self-sufficiency.
Boy Scouts of Greater Tampa Bay Area Council	School Based Scouting	Boy Scouts of America prepares our nation’s youth to become participating citizens and responsible leaders through value-/ethics-based educational opportunities and critical life skills development.
Boys and Girls Club of Highlands County	Project Learn	Project Learn will lead 85% of participants, who attend 75% of its sessions, to promotion to next grade levels, improving chances to earn a diploma.
Champion for Children Foundation of Highlands County, Inc.	Emergency Rescue Fund	Emergency Rescue Fund (ERF) assists by providing financial assistance to those facing emergency needs and short-term crisis situations, ensuring a safe environment and financial stability.
Champion for Children Foundation of Highlands County, Inc.	Prevention Services and Assistance	Prevention Services and Assistance (PSA) strengthen families, prevent abuse, stabilize and reduce trauma for those demonstrating risk-factors for potential abuse and coming from prior abuse.
Champion for Children Foundation of Highlands County, Inc.	Health Quest	Health Quest services assist families who receive abnormal screenings, or unmet medical needs to gain follow-up care and improve their physical, mental and behavioral health.
Early Learning Coalition (Highlands Co)	Learning Accomplishment Profile (LAP)	The ELCFH assures families have access to developmental screening to support children’s readiness for school entry.
Early Learning Coalition (Highlands Co)	School Readiness	The ELCFH School Readiness program assures that economically disadvantaged working families have access to quality based child care services.
Heart of Florida Legal Aid Society, Inc.	Legal Services	Attorney representation in legal proceedings significantly increases favorable financial outcomes for clients, including monetary relief, work authorization, financial education, and income stability.
Heartland Horses Equine Activities and Learning, Inc.	Horse Therapy	HHEAL is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to serving children and adults with mental, physical, emotional or developmental disabilities through the use of horses.
Highlands County Family YMCA	Summer Camp Scholarship Program	The YMCA supports the financial needs of children and families through scholarships for Y activities and programs that impactts Youth Development, Healthy living, Social Responsibility
NU-HOPE Elder Care Services, Inc.	Home Delivered Meal Program	This program reduces the occurrence of nursing home placements among elderly/at-risk individuals by providing nutritionally-balanced meals and comprehensive services to at-risk or isolated individuals.
Peace River Center for Personal Development, Inc.	Domestic Violence (Sebring)	Empower and assist survivors of domestic violence in creating paths to self-sufficiency, and saving lives by decreasing the deadly occurrence of domestic violence.
Ridge Area Arc	Adult Day Training	Arcs Adult Day Training Program offers individuals with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to receive training that will lead to employment and independence.
Ridge Area Arc	Supported Employment	Arc’s Supported Employment program gets individuals with disabilities to competitive integrated employment thereby reducing a life-long reliance on governmental programs to stay independent.
Ridge Area Arc	Residential Services	Ridge Area Arc’s residential program provides training to increase health equity and knowledge so that people with disabilities can stay independent.
Youth & Family Alternatives, Inc.	George W. Harris Youth Shelter	George Harris Residential Care strives to motivate youth to succeed in school and strengthen a nurturing family environment to return to after discharge.