Place of Hope

To empower youth with the confidence and understanding to take control of their futures and be equipped to achieve their dreams, working to enable youth to learn the skills to meet the demands and realities of the 21st century economy. Using integrated models focused on entrepreneurship, financial literacy and workforce competencies we are bridging the […]

To prevent child abuse, preserve the family, and treat children who have been abused and neglected through vital maternal health programs, Healthy Start and Healthy Families, providing at-risk families with education and supports needed to create healthy, strong bonds with their children, promote developmental growth and implement a strong family structure.

To care for the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless through services that alleviate suffering, promote dignity, and instill self-sufficiency with initiatives for children to improve progress toward developmental and social-emotional milestones for children experiencing poverty and homelessness.

To positively transform the lives of vulnerable babies, mothers, and families to ensure that children are healthy in our most vulnerable communities, breaking intergenerational cycles of poverty and abuse by partnering first-time moms with specially educated nurses starting early in the pregnancy and continuing until the child’s second birthday.

To serve vulnerable children and struggling families by providing foster care, abuse prevention, adoption and and pregnancy support services that ensure the safety and well-being of children throughout Florida.

To create safer, more productive lives for infants, children, young adults and families by supporting the needs of foster youth, victims of child abuse and domestic violence through education and individualized services promote healing and holistic development.

To advocate for the best interests of the children who are abused, neglected or abandoned and who are involved in court proceedings, providing support for the Guardian ad Litem program and fully centralized access to services and resources to meet their physical, social and emotional needs in South Florida.

To provide critical support for children in the dependency system in Tampa Bay who have been abused, neglected or abandoned, providing support for the Guardian ad Litem program and to ensure that children’s essential needs are met.

To provide Home, Hope, and Healing to abused and neglected children and teens in Southwest Florida with emergency and residential shelter, evidence-based care and advanced case management services encompassing life skills training, mental health care, enrichment activities, and therapy.