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2-1-1 Tampa Bay A free 24-hour information and referral hotline for non-emergency social services. For additional resources check out the Links section or call the Children's Board at 813-229-2884.
The Children's Board receives many questions regarding where and how to get help for children and families.
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Child Abuse Council |
813-673-4646 |
Child Protective Investigations |
813-627-2000 |
Early Childhood Readiness |
813-744-8941 |
Child Support Enforcement |
800-622-5437 |
Florida Abuse Hotline |
800-96-ABUSE |
Foster Home Licensing |
813-643-KIDS |
Mediation & Diversion Services–Child Custody |
813-272-5642 |
- Mental Health Fact Sheet
- Key Terms and Acronyms
- 12 Questions Every Parent Should Ask
- Warning Signs to Get Help
- Internet Resources
- Helping Children & Families Cope with War & Trauma (brochure) PDF
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Success 4 Kids & Families
THINKids is a comprehensive case management program for children with emotional, behavioral, and/or mental health needs and at-risk youth.
The program provides “wraparound” support that brings services directly to children and families. These services can be traditional therapeutic services as well a.s non-traditional, creative supports that are individualized for each family.
Direct services are brokered by THINKids and provided by independent contractors. THINKids utilizes system of care principles that are strengths based, culturally competent and family driven.
For more information, call 813-490-5494 or visit Success4Kids & Families. You’ll be contacted within 72 hours by an intake coordinator.
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Important Links
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Adoption & Foster Care
- AdoptioNetwork
- A volunteer-operated information resource for the adoption community which includes classifieds, FAQs, chat groups, federal, state, local sites and more.
- AdoptionSearch
- An adoption-focused Internet search engine, plus links to related websites.
- Casey Family Programs
- Provides an array of services for children and youth, with foster care as its core. Casey services include adoption, guardianship, kinship care (being cared for by extended family), and family reunification (reuniting children with birth families).
- Children's Home, Inc. Local
- A residential treatment center for abused and neglected children.
- Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
- The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption supplies various communication materials to adoption agencies and organizations. All of these resources are available to your organization at NO COST. They are to be used to help find homes for children waiting.
- Florida Child Adoption Program
- Department of Children & Families' website with facts about Florida adoptions and pictures of children up for adoption.
- Heart Gallery of Tampa Bay
- The Heart Gallery is a unique photographic exhibit created to find forever families for children in foster care. The touring exhibit specifically recruits for those who have had parental rights terminated and are in jeopardy of aging out of the foster care system due to the lack of recruitment efforts within the overloaded foster care system.
- National Center on Family Group Decision Making
- This website is intended to provide a forum to discuss issues within the area of Family Group Decision Making, and connect with others interested in this area. Family group decision making offers a new approach to working with families involved with the child welfare system.
- Spaulding For Children: National Resource Center for Special Needs Adoption (NRC)
- Information about upcoming training, NRC news, resources for human service professionals, foster care, adoptive families and other concerned parents.
- Sylvia Thomas Center
- The mission of The Sylvia Thomas Center is to promote permanency by providing comprehensive supports to adoptive and foster families.
Affordable Housing
- Florida Housing Coalition
- A non-profit, statewide membership organization that provides information, training and technical
assistance on affordable housing and related issues. - Florida Supportive Housing Coalition
- A statewide organization dedicated to fostering the development of housing for various special
needs populations. - Homeless Coalition
- The Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County has taken the lead since 1986 in training, education, and advocacy on behalf of the homeless population.
- Housing and Education Alliance
- The HEA provides complete housing services to Hillsborough County and City of Tampa residents who want to purchase a home. The staff of HEA has over 100 years of combined experience in the fields of real estate, mortgages, counseling, economic development and business
Child Abuse & Neglect
- Batterer Intervention Services Coalition
- Maintained by Alternatives to Domestic Aggression and Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County, MI, this site includes standards from a number of states for batterers' programs.
- Bureau for At-Risk Youth
- General information resource, including health care issues.
- Center for Posttraumatic Stress
- Information about the National Center for PTSD, a link to the PILOTS database, and other posttraumatic stress sites.
- Child Abuse Council Local
- Is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) agency that provides consultation, education and direct service programs in the areas of child abuse and neglect to Hillsborough County.
- National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse & Neglect Information
- The Clearinghouse is a national resource for professionals and others seeking information on child abuse and neglect and child welfare.
- PAVNET Online
- PAVNET, (Partnerships Against Violence Network) is a virtual library about violence and at-risk youth, representing data from seven different federal agencies. It is a searchable resource that provides comprehensive access to information on states and local communities.
- Sidran Foundation
- A nonprofit agency devoted to education, advocacy, and research to benefit people who are suffering from injuries or traumatic stress.
- University of Minnesota Higher Education Center Against Violence and Abuse
- Links to scholarly papers, resources for educators, health professionals, and law enforcement.
Child Advocacy & Services
- Alliance for Children & Families
- New web site for the organization that is a merger between Family Service America and the National Association of Homes and Services for Children.
- Annie E. Casey Foundation
- A private charitable organization dedicated to helping build better futures for disadvantaged children in the U.S.
- Child Welfare League of America
- The oldest and largest organization devoted to child advocacy and well-being. This web site is a diverse resource of legislative alerts, fact sheets and CWLA publications.
- Child Welfare Research Institute
- A gateway to information related to the welfare of children, including an electronic journal, Child Welfare Review and a library.
- Children's Defense Fund
- Provides an effective voice for children who cannot vote, or speak for themselves, paying particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities.
- Children's Future Hillsborough (CFH)
- Children's Future Hillsborough is an integrated network of services and supports designed to meet the diverse needs of young children and their families in Hillsborough County. Through collaboration and coordination, Children's Future offers prevention and early intervention along a continuum of care for children and families to foster healthy births, school readiness and early school success.
- CLASP - Center for Law and Social Policy
- A national public policy research firm with expertise in both law and policy affecting the poor. CLASP seeks to improve the economic conditions of low-income families with children and secure access for the poor to our civil justice system.
- Community Tampa Bay
- The mission of Community Tampa Bay, formerly known as NCCJ, is to promote dialogue and respect among all cultures, religions and races. A not-for-profit human relations organization based in St. Petersburg, Florida, we work with individuals, groups and organizations to create an inclusive society strengthened and empowered by its diversity.
- Convention on the Rights of the Child
- The Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international treaty that recognizes the human rights of children, defined as persons up to the age of 18 years.
- Daniel Memorial
- Florida's oldest child-serving agency serving Northeast Florida's at-risk youth, it includes a comprehensive list of mental health and social service programs.
- Florida Children's Campaign
- The Florida Children's Campaign educates and inspires voters to elect public officials (of any party) who will make children a priority.
- Future of Children
- The Future of Children, disseminates timely information on major issues related to children's well-being, with special emphasis on providing objective analysis and evaluation, translating existing knowledge into effective programs and policies, and promoting constructive institutional change.
- I Am Your Child
- Provides information on early childhood development, including key issues, brain development facts, and Frequently Asked Questions.
- Kids Campaigns
- This web site contains noteworthy campaigns for children.
- Search Institute
- The Search Institute is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to contributing to the knowledge base about youth development, to translating high-quality research on youth into practical ideas, tools, services, and resources.
- Stand For Children
- A national organization that encourages individuals to improve children's lives by connecting local children's activists as part of local Stand For Children Chapters.
- Urban Institute's State Database
- This database includes information on the 50 states and the District of Columbia in areas including income security, health, child well-being, demographic, fiscal and political conditions, and social services.
Child Poverty
- Institute for Research on Poverty
- A national, university-based center for research into the causes and consequences of poverty and social inequality in the United States.
- National Center for Children in Poverty
- Identifies and promotes strategies that reduce the number of young children living in poverty in the United States. NCCP projects concentrate on early childhood care and education; child and family health; family and community support; cross-cutting, multi-state policy analyses; demographic and evaluation research; and communications.
Community Resources
- Bay Area Legal Services Local
- Provides quality civil services to individuals and families whose circumstances limit their access to legal assistance in Hillsborough and Pasco county.
- Chapin Hall Home Page
- The Chapin Center was conceived as a research and development center dedicated to bringing sound information, rigorous analyses, innovative ideas, and an independent perspective to the ongoing public debate about the needs of children.
- Centre for Women, The Local
- A leader in providing innovative services that strengthen our community, promote self-sufficiency and enrich the lives of women, girls, families and the elderly through . . .supportive counseling, personal development seminars, substance abuse treatment, educational opportunities, employment preparation, and emergency homerepairs.
- Child Abuse Council Local
- Is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) agency that provides consultation, education and direct service programs in the areas of child abuse and neglect to Hillsborough County.
- Crisis Center of Tampa Bay Local
- A private nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing help, hope and healing to people facing serious life challenges. Dial 2-1-1 where you will receive free, confidential crisis counseling, along with information and referrals to Crisis Center programs or over 3,000 other community services- 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
- Community Toolbox
- Promotes community health and development by connecting people, ideas, and resources.
- Education Channel Local
- A noncommercial educational television station devoted to using the power of television as an educational force in Hillsborough County, Florida.
- Everyday Blessings Local
- Everyday Blessings is a non-denominational, cooperative adoption agency and was licensed by the State of Florida as a Child Placing Agency in July 1998. The purpose of Everyday Blessings is to ensure stability and permanency not only in the lives of children whose biological parent(s) recognize their inability to care for them, but also for children who have been permanently removed from their families due to neglect and abuse.
- Family Support America
- For all people interested in helping children and families succeed through empowering families and communities.
- Florida Kinship Center Local
- A Center dedicated to serving kinship care families - grandparents and other relatives raising children - in the State of Florida. We are located at the University of South Florida.
- For The Family - StrongerCommunity.com Local
- StrongerCommunity.com helps people stay on top of personal challenges before they become a crisis. The organization’s FREE services keep the smoke of everyday life from becoming fire. StrongerCommunity.com applies the wisdom and kindness of everyday individuals to help others through tough times. Visit to learn more.
- Hillsborough County Needs Assessment Local
- This is a brief overview version of the local needs assessment made available via the Suncoast Free-Net!
- Nonprofit Leadership Center of Tampa Bay Local
- The resource for nonprofit organizations in the Tampa Bay area seeking to continually develop their leadership and management capacity to provide the highest level of community service.
- Planning Commission Local
- The official land planning agency for local governments in Hillsborough County. Also publishes topical demographical reports, calendar of events, agenda for meetings, and links to GIS information.
- Rural Social Services Partnerships Local
- RSSP is a collaborative of human service agencies and other organizations with the mission of improving delivery of services to rural populations in southern and eastern Hillsborough County, Florida.
- For The Family - StrongerCommunity.com Local
- StrongerCommunity.com helps people stay on top of personal challenges before they become a crisis. The organization’s FREE services keep the smoke of everyday life from becoming fire. StrongerCommunity.com applies the wisdom and kindness of everyday individuals to help others through tough times. Visit to learn more.
- Tampa Bay Kids Net
- If you have kids, this site is the on-line resource for you! Find information about: sports, childcare, family travel, product recalls, entertainment, schools, and more.
Data Links
- Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Kids Count. A national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States.
- America's Children Key National Indicators of Well-Being
- Annual report from The Forum on Child and Family Statistics.
- Child Trends
- Child Trends collects and analyzes data; conducts, synthesizes, and disseminates research; designs and evaluates programs; and develops and tests promising approaches to research in the field.
- FC Stats
- FC Stats is a free online resource that provides users with ready access to a wealth of statistical data on U.S. private and community foundations and their funding patterns. FC Stats currently offers over 760 data tables available only from the Foundation Center.
- FEDSTATS
- More that 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government produce statistics of interest to the public. The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by these agencies for public use.
- Florida Department of Law Enforcement
- - Data & Statistics
- Crime Trend Reports - National Center for Education Statistics
- Collects and analyzes data related to education in the United States and other nations.
- National Center for Health Statistics
- NCHS is the primary Federal agency responsible for the collection, analyses, and dissemination of health statistics.
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service
- NCJRS is a federally sponsored information clearinghouse for people around the country and the world involved with research, policy, and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice and drug control. Find the latest statistics.
- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
- The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics brings together data from more than 100 sources about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States, which are displayed in over 600 tables.
- Trends in the Well-Being of America's Children and Youth: 1998
- Produced by Child Trends for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Click here to get to other links that contain data, statistics, and other relevant information about issues and topics of interest in Hillsborough County
Disability
- Family Network on Disabilities of Florida, Inc.
- Family Network on Disabilities of Florida, Inc. is a statewide alliance of individuals with disabilities, special needs, or at-risk and their families. Our mission is to provide family-driven support, education, information, and advocacy.
- Florida Developmental Disabilities Council
- Guides development and administration of services for people with developmental disabilities by planning and funding research, innovations, and programs to improve the quality of their lives.
- Florida's Protection & Advocacy Programs for Persons w/ Disabilities
- A non-profit organization providing protection and advocacy
services in the State of Florida. Mission is to advance the
dignity, equality, self-determination and expressed choices of
individuals with disabilities. - Hillsborough Coalition for Children & Youth with Special Needs Local
- This is a grassroots initiative to improve the lives of children and adolescents and young adults with disabilities.
- National Information Center for Children and Youth With Disabilities (NICHCY)
- A national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals. The primary focus is children and youth (birth to age 22).
- National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR)
- NCDDR sponsors a series of public meetings on assistive technology. Research results from NCDRR grantees are also available.
Education
- American Educational Research Association
- A professional organization with the primary goal of advancing educational research and its practical application. This web site provides background information about AERA, points of contact, membership, Special Interest Groups, publications, divisions, annual meetings, net resources, and job openings.
- AskERIC
- A personalized Internet-based service providing education information to teachers, librarians, counselors, administrators, and parents.
- Center on Hunger and Poverty
- Helps promotes policies that improve the lives and developmental capacities of low-income children and families in the nation. Established in 1990, the Center conducts applied research and policy analysis, disseminates analytic information on poverty and hunger, carries out public education initiatives, and provides assistance to policy makers and organizations across the country on poverty- and hunger-related issues.
- Child & Family Web Guide Tuft's University
- Links to the best sites about infants, children, and teens supported by the William T. Grant Foundation.
- Continuing Education through Hillsborough Community College (H.C.C.)
- Hillsborough Community College offers a variety of continuing education opportunities that include online courses.
- Early Childhood Association of Florida
- The mission of the Early Childhood Association of Florida is to promote the quality of life, learning and care of young children and their families through leadership, advocacy, and professional development of its members.
- Florida Parent Educators Association
- The Florida Parent-Educators Association (FPEA) exists solely to serve homeschooling families in Florida. The FPEA executes that mission through support for the legal right to homeschool, local school board education and interaction, support group networking, a state convention, local conferences and events, informative communications, and most importantly, by giving individual encouragement.
- Florida School Indicators Report
- Provides ready-reference data on every school for each of Florida's 67 school districts, allowing for quick comparisons between schools and districts using a single source. Figures are compiled from the Department of Education's automated student, staff, and finance databases using data reported by the school districts.
- Frontline Phonics Reading Assessment
- The Frontline Phonics Assessment will give you insights into your child's reading readiness.
- High School Hub
- This website is a noncommercial learning portal to high-quality free online educational resources for high school student. It features interactive learning games, puzzles, and quizzes. It also includes subject guides for English, foreign languages, math, science and social studies.
- HomeSchooling Parent
- Homeschooling is the fastest growing educational market in the United States today. Homeschooling Parent was launched in 2000 to meet the needs of this exploding and forward-thinking community of families from coast to coast.
- Just Read Families
- Governor Jeb Bush has set for us all an ambitious goal-to have all students reading at or above grade level by 2012.
- NAEYC Online
- The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is the nation's largest organization of early childhood professionals dedicated to improving the quality of early childhood education programs for children birth through age eight. This web site features information on conferences, publications, accreditation, and NAEYC membership.
- North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
- Research based information on school improvement. The Pathways site includes pages dedicated to parent and family involvement, assessment, children and youth at-risk, professional development, goals and standards, and governance/management.
- Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)
- Provides national leadership for educational research and statistics.
- Parent Services Project
- A national nonprofit organization dedicated to integrating family support into early childhood programs through training, technical assistance and education.
- Partnership Plus (The) Local
- This is a project with the Florida Partnership Family Involvement in Education. Their goals is to increase parental awareness of education issues, to develop and sustain partnerships and networks with other organizations, agencies and family centers, and to increase numbers and types of partnerships between home and school.
- Report Card on American Education
- A State - by - State Analysis 1976 - 2001 - PDF 140 pages
- Urban Education Web
- Dedicated to urban students, their families, and the educators who serve them. This site offers manuals, brief articles, annotated bibliographies, and reviews of recent publications on family-school-community issues that are important to urban and minority families.
- You & Your Child Parenting Guides
- Dedicated to urban students, their families, and the educators who serve them. This site offers manuals, brief articles, annotated bibliographies, and reviews of recent publications on family-school-community issues that are important to urban and minority families.
Evaluation Resources
- Assistant Secretary Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
- ASPE undertakes a variety of research and evaluation projects regarding issues affecting children and youth. Most studies on children and youth issues originate from the Division of Children and Youth Policy, a component of the Office of Human Services Policy.
- Best Practices Database
- This searchable database stores proven solutions to common urban problems facing communities. Projects include poverty, economic development, and social services. Users can view summaries of innovative projects by geographic region or project initiative.
- Community Atlas - Quality of Life Systems
- Helps communities evaluate their quality of life by creating tools to better balance environmental, social and economic systems.
- Community Indicators Network (CINet)
- This website is intended to facilitate communication and information-sharing among community groups, professionals, and academics. A searchable database of over 100 community indicators projects will provide users with project information of publications and upcoming events.
- Collaborative, Participatory, and Empowerment Home Page
- The home page of David Fetterman's "The Collaborative, Participatory, and Empowerment Evaluation TIG Newsletter." The pages of the newsletters are linked to the Evaluation Exchange, as well as to videoconferencing and other forms of communication over the Internet.
- Harvard Family Research Project
- Conducts research on family support programs and policies, and shapes their development. It publishes and widely disseminates its research findings, and its staff advises and provides technical assistance to a nationwide network of practitioners, policy makers, and educators.
- Pathways Mapping Initiative
- This website displays two Pathways that hold extensive information about what communities can do to improve outcomes for School Readiness and Family Economic Success.
- Promising Practices
- The Promising Practices Network (PPN) web site highlights programs and practices that credible research indicates are effective in improving outcomes for children, youth, and families. The information offered is organized around three major areas: Proven and Promising Programs, Research in Brief, and Strengthening Service Delivery.
- Sociometrics
- A research and development firm specializing in social science research applications, teenage pregnancy and parenthood, AIDS, maternal drug abuse, the American family, growing old in America, and children's adolescents' and adults' physical and mental health status.
- UIC Neighborhoods Initiative
- The Evaluation Component of the UIC Neighborhoods Initiative describes the prospective evaluation of the Initiative.
Federal Government Resources
- Administration of Children and Families, Office of Community Services (OCS)
- The latest programs and funding opportunities made available through of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Census Bureau Data Access Tools
- The Census Bureau offers a series of user-friendly tools for extracting and displaying information on communities across the United States. The interactive software on this site allows users to generate detailed maps with self-selected statistical information.
- Federal Register Online
- Provides official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of federal agencies and organizations (including notices of funding availability), as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents.
- FEDSTATS
- The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by more than 70 Federal Government agencies for public use.
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- Provides agency information on news, publications, grant notices and contracts, model programs, staff directories, and job opportunities; a function of the Dept. of Health and Human Services Public Health Service.
- House of Representatives
- Provides directories to member, committee, and leadership offices, as well as roll call votes on annual Congressional Schedule as This Week on the House Floor.
- Justice Information Center (NCJRS)
- The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is one of the most extensive sources of information on criminal and juvenile justice. NCJRS is a collection of clearinghouses supporting all bureaus of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs: the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
- SAMHSA
- SAMHSA (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Adminstration) is the Federal agency charged with improving thequality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resultingfrom substance abuse and mental illnesses.
- Senate
- Committee hearing schedules, activities, status of appropriations bills, and various directories related to the business of the United States Senate.
- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
- The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics brings together data from more than 100 sources about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States, which are displayed in over 600 tables.
- U.S. State & Local Gateway
- An interagency project developed to give state and local government officials and employees easy access to federal information.
- ADHD Living Guide
- A series of guides for kids, teens, adults, parents, teachers, and health professionals that teaches ADHD coping skills and provides information and resources.
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Dedicated to the health of all children committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
- Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention
- An agency of the Department of Health and Human Service with themission to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.
- Florida Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP)
- The mission of the CLPPP is to promote and protect the health and safety of all people in Florida through the delivery of quality public health services and promotion of health care standards.
- Florida Health
- The mission of the Department of Health is to promote and protect the health and safety of all Floridians. Links here for health statistics.
- Healthy Child Care
- This site contains information on nutrition, safety, caregiver health, and medicines. Information is tailored to child care, but it is relevant for parents and teachers as well.
- Health Councils, Inc
- The Council forecast the health care needs of Florida's growing population, promote responsible health care policy.Educate the public and increase awareness of health issues, and many more things.
- Health Resources & Services Administration
- Publications, resources, and referrals on health care services for low-income, uninsured individuals and those with special health care needs.
- Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County Local
- The purpose of the Coalition is to educate, promote positive birth outcomes, and protect the health and well-being of all mothers and children in Hillsborough County.
- Maternal and Child Health
- HRSA's Maternal and Child Health programs promote and improve the health of our Nation's mothers, infants, children, and adolescents, including low-income families, those with diverse racial and ethnic heritages, and those living in rural or isolated areas without access to care.
- Northside Mental Health Center Local
- Northside Mental Health Center, a nonprofit community mental health center, has provided care to individuals in the community since 1976. They offer innovative and high-quality mental health services that have received national recognition for high standards and effectiveness.
- National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
- The primary mission is to promote health and safety in out-of-home child care settings throughout the nation. This site offers visitors a look at the "National Health and Safety Performance Standards". Other resources also available.
Health
- City of Tampa Local
- Information and tours of the city of Tampa, Florida.
- Department of Children & Families
- Community-based state agencies assisting children, the elderly, and people with disabilities or mental illness. District VI (Local to Hillsborough and Manatee counties, with general population statistics).
- 2009-2010 Directory of Services for Hillsborough County
- This 2009 / 2010 directory is a reference to the many services of your Hillsborough County government. These services are provided to residents by their elected Board of County Commissioners and its various departments and offices. For your convenience, we've also included the services of the Constitutional Officers, the Officers of the 13th Judicial Circuit, and the various boards, councils and authorities that make policy and/or levy taxes in Hillsborough County.
- Florida Communities Network (FCN)
- A shared resource network among the communities of Florida organized around economic development, public safety, health care and access to government.
- Florida Department of State
- Offers information including searchable databases of candidate contributions and expenditures; business, federal lien and Uniform Commercial Code filings; trademark and fictitious name registrations; and the Florida Photographic Archive. The site also offers voter registration, interactive tours of Florida's Ringling Art Museum, information on Florida's culture and heritage, and starting a business in Florida. Provides access to all other state agencies with Internet presence.
- Florida Network on Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting, & Prevention
- Provides a common ground for information sharing between individuals, programs, coalitions, academic institutions, associations and other organizations that have a professional interest in teen pregnancy issues. T
- Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families
- Information on federal programs addressing the needs of children and families, including AFDC, Child Support Enforcement, Child Welfare Services, Family Preservation, Foster Care and Adoption Assistance, Head Start, Runaway and Homeless Youth, and the U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect.
- Hillsborough County Government Local
- Includes information on the Board of County Commissions, Civil Service Board, county services.
- Hillsborough County Government (En Espanol) Local
- The county now has their website in spanish. Esta informaciÛn sobre el gobierno del condado es un servicio a nuestros residentes de habla hispana.
- Online Sunshine - The Florida Legislature
- Includes a citizen's guide to the legislature, daily calendars and journals, the Florida Statutes, lobbyist information, economic & demographic information, Florida Legislature, & bill information.
- State of Florida Phone Directory
- The information in this directory is maintained by the Division of Communications and the Department of Management Services. Only those listings with SUNCOM numbers are included.
- Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System Local
- Library services available to all citizens of Hillsborough County. Connects to the online catalog and utilizes other resources available via the Internet.
- TEAM Florida Partnership
- A state level planning, technical assistance and policy support workgroup made up of representatives from child serving agencies, organizations and programs, advocates, consumers, legislative staff, Governor's staff and community facilitators from each district.
State & Local Government Sites
Information & Referral
- African American Listing
- African-American Listing is to allow minority businesses to realize their full economic and social potential by improving the community's awareness of and access to the unique goods and services that each establishment has to offer.
- Florida Alliance of Information and Referral Services (FLAIRS)
- A statewide association of agencies and individuals committed to the provision of quality information, referral and hotline services. Search FLAIRS Network of human services.
- For The Family - StrongerCommunity.com Local
- StrongerCommunity.com helps people stay on top of personal challenges before they become a crisis. The organization’s FREE services keep the smoke of everyday life from becoming fire. StrongerCommunity.com applies the wisdom and kindness of everyday individuals to help others through tough times. Visit to learn more.
- Kids.Net.AU
- A website full of different sites that are fun educational and child safe.
- Partners In Care
- A community service organization that works with parents, child care providers, businesses, and community organizations to help promote the availability of quality child care services in the area.
- Protect My Family
- A Protect My Family is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating parents and children about these dangers and the steps you can take to protect your family.Through our free seminars, parents and children will be better informed and equipped to make their on-line experience as safe and enjoyable as possible.
Grants, Foundations, & Philanthropy
- Administration of Children and Families, Office of Community Services (OCS)
- The latest programs and funding opportunities made available through this office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Download application kits.
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
- A government-wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities which provide assistance or benefits to the American public.
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Update Foundation Center
- An independent nonprofit information clearinghouse established in 1956, to foster public understanding of the foundation field by collecting, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating information on foundations, corporate giving, and related subjects.
- FC Stats
- FC Stats is a free online resource that provides users with ready access to a wealth of statistical data on U.S. private and community foundations and their funding patterns. FC Stats currently offers over 760 data tables available only from the Foundation Center.
- Housing and Urban Development
- HUD provides funding opportunities and financial incentives through formula distributions (sometimes called "entitlement grants"), competitive grants, direct loans, insured loans through intermediaries, tax credits, and contracts for goods and services.
- Philanthropy News Digest
- A weekly news service of the Foundation Center, is a compendium of philanthropy-related articles and features culled from print and electronic media outlets nationwide.
- Pinellas Grants Collaborative
- Find out about grant resources on the web, local funders calendar of events.
Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention
- Bureau of Justice Assistance Clearinghouse
- The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), a component of the Office of Justice programs, U.S. Department of Justice, supports innovative programs that strengthen the Nation's criminal justice system by assisting State and local governments in combating violent crime and drug abuse providing funding, evaluation, training, technical assistance, and information support to State and community criminal justice programs.
- Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Bureau of Data and Research
- Provides demographic data on juvenile offenses in Florida. The Profile of Juvenile Delinquency cases and referrals is downloadable.
- For The Family - StrongerCommunity.com Local
- StrongerCommunity.com helps people stay on top of personal challenges before they become a crisis. The organization’s FREE services keep the smoke of everyday life from becoming fire. StrongerCommunity.com applies the wisdom and kindness of everyday individuals to help others through tough times. Visit to learn more.
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service
- Locate criminal justice information through this website. Find comprehensive databases, publications, latest resources, research reports, grants and funding, and more.
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- Lead the fight against juvenile violence and victimization, promoting practical solutions to the problems challenging the Nation's juveniles.
- PAVNET Online
- PAVNET stands for Partnerships Against Violence Network. This web site is a virtual library about violence and at-risk youth, representing data from seven different federal agencies.
Parenting
- Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development
- This Encyclopedia, published on the Internet, is available free of charge. It covers 33 topics related to the psychosocial development of the child, from conception to the age of five, and presents the most up-to-date scientific knowledge.
- Family Fun
- Great ideas. Practical advice. Fun stuff to do.
- Florida's Commission on Responsible Fatherhood
- Florida's Commission on Responsible Fatherhood was created in 1996 by the Florida Legislature and the late Governor Lawton Chiles.
- Florida Kinship Center Local
- A Center dedicated to serving kinship care families - grandparents and other relatives raising children - in the State of Florida. We are located at the University of South Florida.
- Parent Services Project
- A national nonprofit organization dedicated to integrating family support into early childhood programs through training, technical assistance and education.
- Parents as Teachers (PAT) Local
- This is an international early childhood parent education and family support program serving families throughout pregnancy until their child enters kindergarten, usually age 5.
- Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Learn about Shaken Baby Syndrome and the effects, identifying, and preventing SBS.
- Tampa Baby Zone Local
- Wealth of information for parents. Find out about local events to some wonderful resources.
- Tampa Bay Kids Net Local
- If you have kids, this is the online resource for you! Find out about local events, and more.
Resiliency
- CYFERNet
- CYFERNet is the Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service. Providing hundreds of complete on-line publications; practical, research based, children, and family information (especially in health), family strength, child care, and community collaborations.
- National Network for Family Resiliency
- An interactive network which provides leadership for acquisition, development, and analysis of resources that foster family resiliency. Provides access to family resiliency information and resources through electronic media, training, education, and community development.
Substance Abuse
- Bureau of Justice Assistance Clearinghouse
- Supports innovative programs that strengthen the nation's criminal justice system by assisting state and local governments in combating violent crime and drug abuse.
- Bureau of Justice Statistics Clearinghouse
- This web site presents statistics that appear on the BJS home page.
- Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
- CSAT works cooperatively across the private and public treatment spectrum to identify, develop, and support policies, approaches, and programs that enhance and expand treatment services for individuals who abuse alcohol and other drugs and that address individuals' addiction-related problems.
- Drugs and Crime Data Center and Clearinghouse
- Provides information on established policies, priorities, and objectives for the nation's drug control program.
- FADAA
- Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association (FADAA) is a non-profit, membership organization which represents 85 community-based substance abuse treatment and prevention agencies throughout Florida. Its primary goals are advocacy, professional development, communications and information dissemination.
- Join Together Online
- A national resource center and meeting place for communities working to reduce substance abuse.
- National AIDS Clearinghouse
- The CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse's services are designed to facilitate the sharing of HIV/AIDS and STD resources and information about education and prevention, published materials, and research findings, as well as news about related trends.
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service
- An extensive source of information on criminal and juvenile justice. Provides services to an international community of policymakers and professionals.
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- OJJDP is charged with leading the fight against juvenile violence and victimization, promoting practical solutions to the problems challenging the Nation's juveniles.
- PREVLINE
- PREVLINE (Prevention Online) is a service of the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information. This web site contains consumer information on alcohol and drug use, as well as grant opportunities and a repository for the Monitoring the Future survey results.
Teen Pregnancy
- Campaign For Our Children
- A first-of-its-kind program, Campaign For Our Children is a joint effort of Maryland's public and private sectors. It has grown through the cooperative efforts of the Maryland Departments of Health and Mental Hygiene, Juvenile Services, Human Resources, Education, and the Governor's Council on Adolescent Pregnancy.
- Child Trends
- A nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to studying children, youth, and families through research, data collection, and data analyses.
- Democratic Leadership Council Texts on Preventing Teen Pregnancy
- This web site contains links to current prevention publications such as Blueprint for Change: Preventing Teenage Pregnancy and Preventing Calamity.
- National Campaign To Prevent Teen Pregnancy Home Page
- The mission of the National Campaign is to Prevent Teen Pregnancy by supporting values and stimulating actions that are consistent with a pregnancy-free adolescence.
- National Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting and Prevention (NOAPPP)
- The only national membership organization focused exclusively on these 3 issues.NOAPPP was formed more than 17 years ago by practitioners who wanted a strong national umbrella for their efforts.
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America
- The world's oldest and largest voluntary reproductive health care organization dedicated to the principle that every individual has the fundamental right to choose when or whether to have children.
Other
- Zero to Three
- National Center for infants, toddlers and families.
- South County Coalition for Community Concerns Local
- A volunteer-operated information resource for the adoption community which includes classifieds, FAQs, chat groups, federal, state, local sites and more.
- Family Support & Resource Centers Local
- Learn about local Family Support & Resource Centers in the county.
- MAP (Management Assistance Program) Local
- Was created by a consortium of local leaders in 1996 to provide management assistance resources to nonprofit organizations to enhance their efficiency and effectiveness in delivering community services.
- National Association for Family Child Care
- The focus of NAFCC is to provide technical assistance to family child care associations. This assistance is provided through developing leadership and professionalism, addressing issues of diversity, and by promoting quality and professionalism through NAFCC's Family Child Care Accreditation.
- State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistnce Network
- SECPTAN is a network of early childhood researchers, consultants, policymakers, and practitioners providing credible and unbiased help to state decision makers on policy issues.
Online Resources for Grantseekers
Here are some Web sites compiled by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation that offer advice for grantseekers. Your local library may have additional resources to help you in your research.
- Association of Fundraising Professionals
(formerly the National Society of Fund Raising Executives) - AFP's Fundraising Resource Center, which is partially searchable online,houses a comprehensive collection of books, periodicals, speeches, and audiovisual materials on fundraising and the nonprofit sector.
- CharityChannel
- Visitors can access reviews of various fundraising materials, written by volunteers from the fundraising field, and sign up for e-mail discussion forums on nonprofits and philanthropy.
- Council on Foundations
- COF is an association of foundations and corporations that serves the public good by promoting and enhancing effective and responsible philanthropy.
- Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers
- This site includes information on efforts to strengthen philanthropy both nationally and regionally.
- The Foundation Center
- The Foundation Center serves the information needs of grantseekers and grantmakers.
- GuideStar
- This site offers the largest-ever online posting of nonprofits' informational tax returns, in an easy-to-use searchable database.
