School Counselor Resources: Community Resources

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Hope Haven
http://www.hope-haven.org/
Hope Haven works with each child to increase his or her success in the classroom, on the playground and in family life. Hope Haven Children’s Clinic and Family Center, a nonprofit organization, serves children, young adults and families with a variety of educational, developmental and mental health needs.

College of Medicine-Jacksonville
UNIVERSITY of FLORIDA
http://www.hscj.ufl.edu/college-of-medicine/

Child Guidance Center
http://www.childguidancecenter.org/
Since 1951, the Child Guidance Center has specialized in helping children, adolescents and their families cope with the stresses of life. Our staff of more than 120 professionals are committed to meeting your needs.

Our staff of trained professionals can help:
• Anxiety Disorders
• Communication Breakdown
• Emotional/Behavioral Issues
• Low Self-Esteem
• Attention Deficit Disorders
• Sexual, Physical or Emotional Abuse
• Delinquency Issues
• Suicidal Thoughts
• Divorce Adjustment
• Depression
• Family Reunification
• Baker Act Diversion
• Assessment for Substance Related Disorders
• Child Care Consultant
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Assessments
• Infant Mental Health

CGC is a fee-based agency and accepts payment for services rendered. We currently accept Medicaid, Harmony Healthy Kids, TriCare, TANF, First Coast Advantage (Shands), Magellan, United Behavioral Health, Ped-I-Care, Sunshine State Health Plan, and Children's Medical Services insurance payments. Other insurance may also be eligible. Please call to inquire. Qualified families may be eligible for assistance programs so financial problems may not be a barrier to obtaining services. Child Guidance Center also provides services based on a sliding fee scale.

Job help needed?

Goodwill Northeast Florida hosts 6 Job Junction sites to help people find jobs. This includes resume writing, business card printing, job search assistance, and job placement within Goodwill. Goodwill currently hires almost 700 employees through its lawn service company, laundry service, Goodwill stores, and ecommerce unit. Yes, you can buy from Goodwill online through Amazon.com!

Goodwill also assists with employment of ex-felons and disabled persons, which is an important resource for some of our families. For people without phones, they also host a “hello line” which provides a call-back number for job applications. When the employer calls back, instead of getting, “Hello, this is Goodwill Job Junction,” a person answers, “Hello” just like you are calling someone’s home!

The sites are located at: