THE OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND OF FLORIDA INC

PREVENT CHILD ABUSE FLORIDA (037)PREVENT CHILD ABUSE FLORIDA'S MISSION IS TO PREVENT THE ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF FLORIDA'S CHILDREN. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING ADVOCACY, PUBLIC AWARENESS, TRAINING/EDUCATION, PREVENTION PROGRAMMING, COALITION BUILDING, AND CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH ACTIVITIES. OUR ORGANIZATION RESEARCHES AND DEVELOPS EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, RESOURCES AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH AND/OR FOR FAMILIES.MIECHV (175)THE FLORIDA MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING (MIECHV) PROGRAM IS A FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCE FOR HEALTHY FAMILIES FLORIDA. THE GOAL OF FLORIDA MIECHV IS TO FUND PROVEN PROGRAMS THAT LEVERAGE ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND WORK WITH FAMILIES TO SEEK HELP IN A TRUSTED ENVIRONMENT, THEIR HOMES. MIECHV FUNDS HEALTHY FAMILIES FLORIDA TO OFFER HOME VISITING TO EXPECTANT AND NEW FAMILIES IN TWO HIGH NEED COMMUNITIES AND WORK WITH PARENTS TO BUILD THEIR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE IN RAISING HEALTHY, SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL CHILDREN.FCI (206 / 212 / 213)A FLORIDA CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE (FCI) IS A NEIGHBORHOOD OR COMMUNITY IN FLORIDA WHERE THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT MIDDLE-CLASS COMMUNITIES TAKE FOR GRANTED ARE NONEXISTENT OR INEFFECTIVE. FCLS ARE MODELED AFTER THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE. FLORIDA STATUTE 409.147 ESTABLISHES A PROCESS THAT CLEARLY IDENTIFIES SEVERELY DISADVANTAGED AREAS AND PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR DEVELOPING A NEW SOCIAL SERVICE PARADIGM. THIS MODEL SYSTEMATICALLY COORDINATES PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE CRITICAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.