FDLRS/Gateway Area High School Transition Agency Information

Updated September, 2009

 

Agency

 

Contact Person

 

Counties Served

 

Services Provided

 

Eligibility Criteria

 

Age of Eligibility

 

 

 

 

Agency for Persons with Disabilities Area 3

P.O. Box 390

Gainesville, FL 32602

352-955-5777

Website: http://

apd.myflorida.com

 

 

 

Jennifer Valenzuela
Supported Living / Supported Employment 

Jennifer_Valenzuela@dcf.state.fl.us

 

 

Columbia,

Hamilton, Lafayette,

Suwannee,  Bradford, Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy,

Alachua, Putnam, Union

 

 

 

Supported Employment, Transportation,

Supported Independent Living, Residential and Non-Residential Habilitation Services

 

 

 

Autism

Cerebral Palsy

Mental Retardation

Prader-Willi

Spina Bifida

 

 

 

5 years old and up

 

 

 

Agency for Persons with Disabilities Area 2
2383 Phillips Road Tallahassee, FL 32308

850-488-6500

Website: http://

apd.myflorida.com

 

 

 

 

Sharon Stephens

Human Services Program Specialist

Sharon_Stephens@dcf.state.fl.us

 

Natasha Pressley

 

 

 

Madison

 

 

Supported Employment, Transportation,

Supported Independent Living, Residential and Non-Residential Habilitation Services

 

 

Autism

Cerebral Palsy

Mental Retardation

Prader-Willi

Spina Bifida

 

 

5 years old and up

 

 

 

 

CARC – Advocates for Citizens with Disabilities, Inc.

512 SW Sisters Welcome Rd.

Lake City, FL 32025

386-752-1880

 

 

 

Carol Jewett

cjewett@lakecity-carc.com

 

 

Columbia

 

Supported Employment, Companion, Personal Care Assistance, Group Home, Respite, Adult Day Training,  Res and Non-Residential Habilitation, Homemaker, In-home Supports

 

 

Eligible for services from Agency for Persons with Disabilities and Vocational Rehabilitation

 

 

18 years old

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Children’s Medical Services

1701 SW 16th Ave, Bldg B

Gainesville, FL 32608

800-523-7545

352-334-1435

 

Patricia Smith, RN

Patricia_Smith@doh.state.fl.us

 

Bonnie Tedders, RN

Bonnie_Tedders@doh.state.fl.us

 

Vickie Griffin

Family Resource Coalition

Vickie_Griffin@doh.state.fl.us

 

Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee

 

Care Coordination

Transition Planning

Social Services

Children with serious or chronic physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional conditions and who also require health care/ related services of a type/amount beyond that which is generally required by children.

< 200% poverty

 

Birth – 21 years old

 

 

Comprehensive Community Services, Inc

511 Goldkist Blvd.

Live Oak, FL 32060

386-362-7143

www.ccsnfl.com

 

 

 

 

Bobbie Lake

blake_ccs@windstream.net

 

 

Suwannee, Hamilton, Lafayette, Columbia, Baker

 

 

Supported Employment, Supported Living, Companion,  Adult Day Training,  Transportation

 

 

Eligible for services from Agency for Persons with Disabilities

 

 

16 and up

 

 

 

 

 

 

Florida Crown Workforce Center

1389 Highway 90 West

Lake City, FL 32055

386-755-9026

 

 

Jeannie Carr

Disability Navigator

jcarr@flcrown.org

 

 

Jean LeDew

WIA Program Manager

jledew@flcrown.org

 

 

Columbia, Dixie, Union, Gilchrist

 

 

Assistance to those with disabilities who want to work

 

 

Any type of disability and want to work or go to school/training.  Also, referral and information for support.  School youth program, year round youth program, after school tutoring, incentive awards, trips and computer camps for youth in high school/high tech program.

 

 

14 years old and up

  

Workforce

705 East Base Street

Madison, FL  32340-2555

850-973-9675

866-367-4758

FAX: 850-973-9757

815 N. Ohio Ave.

Live Oak, Fl 32064

386-362-7000

 

 

 

 

 

Darlene Strimple, Site Manager

Strimpled@nfdwb.org

 

 

Sara Shepherd

Youth Career Consultant

shepherds@nfwdb.org 

 

 

 

 

Suwannee, Hamilton, Lafayette

 Madison, Taylor, Jefferson

 

 

Youth Program:  work readiness classes, leadership & citizenship classes, interest profiles, resume assistance, labor market information, job shadowing, internships, field trips to schools & businesses, support services

 

 

 

Low income, basic skills deficient, school dropout, foster child, runaway, pregnant/parenting, offender, out of school youth who are unemployed or underemployed

 

 

14-21 years old

*focus on out of school youth/dropouts and juniors, seniors

 

Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS)/Gateway

4256 SW County Road 152

Jasper, FL 32052

386-792-2877

 

Carol Milton, Coordinator

Milton_c@firn.edu

Jackie Wynn

Wynn_j04@firn.edu

Pam Lake

Lake_p@firn.edu

 

 

Columbia, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee

 

Information, education and support

 

Individuals working with students with disabilities, families and support agencies

 

Birth - 22

 

Lake City Community College

Disabled Student Services

149 SE College Pl.

Lake City, FL 32025

386-754-4393

 

Janice Irwin, Coordinator

dss@lakecitycc.edu

 

Columbia and surrounding counties

 

Accommodations and services based on specific disability, see website:

www.lakecitycc.edu/services/DSS

 

Student enrolled at Lake City Community College with a diagnosed disability

 

No age criteria, must be enrolled

 

 

 

 

North Florida Community College

Student Disability Services

325 NW Turner Davis Dr.

Madison, FL  32340

850-973-1682

 

 

Vickie Bosse’

Disabilities@nfcc.edu

 

 

Madison, Hamilton, Suwannee, Lafayette, Jefferson, Taylor

 

Accommodations and services determined individually based on current and complete documentation. 
Call office or see website:
http://www.nfcc.edu/stu/current/disabilityserv/home.html

 

Any students enrolled at NFCC in any program and who has appropriate documentation of a disability.

 

Age of eligibility differs based on program

 

Personnel Development

Services

ARC/Madison-Jefferson

P.O. Box 912

Madison, FL 32341

850-754-1487

 

 

Tim Ressler

t.ressler@earthlink.net

 

Albert Bivens

a.bivens@earthlink.net

 

Madison, Jefferson, Leon, Taylor

 

Employment

 

Needs referral by APD or VR

 

 

16 years old and up

 

SEDNET 3

444 W. Duval St.
Lake City, FL  32055

386-758-4954

 

 

Dana Huggins

Huggins_d@firn.edu

 

 

 

Columbia, Hamilton, Lafayette, Suwannee, Alachua, Bradford, Dixie, Levy, Gilchrist, Putnam, Union

 

 

Resource/Referral for EBD students and families;  training: teachers, parents; resource development

 

Emotional/Behavioral Disability, or at-risk for EBD

 

School age

 

 

 

 

SEDNET 2

Liberty County Schools

12926 North West County Road 12

Bristol, Florida 32321

850-643-2275 ext. 233

 

 

 

 

 Sue Summers

 

 

Madison, Leon, Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Liberty, Taylor, Wakulla

 

Resource/Referral for SED/EH students and families;  training: teachers, parents; resource development

 

Severely emotionally disturbed or emotionally handicapped, or at-risk of severe emotional disturbance

 

School age

 

 

 

 

Suwannee Hamilton Technical Center

415 SW Pinewood Dr.

Live Oak, FL 32064

386-364-2750

 

 

Karen Williams

Counselor

Kwilliams@suwannee.k12.fl.us

 

Suwannee, Hamilton, Lafayette & surrounding counties

 

Adult Basic Education, Vocational Preparatory Instruction

GED Diploma

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Technical Certificates/Credentials

 

 

16 and older, below grade level and withdrawn from high school

TABE Test

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High School diploma required for healthcare, child care programs, & PELL Grant eligibility

TABE Test

 

16 and up

 

 

Vocational Rehabilitation

1389 US Hwy 90 West

Suite 100

Lake City, FL 32055

386-754-1675

 

 

 

 

Barbara Harrington, VR Supervisor

barbara.harrington@vr.fldoe.org

 

 

 

 

Kathy Haas, Counselor

Kathy.Haas@vr.,fldoe.org

 

 

 

 

Columbia, Union

 

 

 

 

 

Dixie, Gilchrist

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assistance with medical and psychiatric treatment, job placement, supported employment, school/training.  Services based on individual needs.

 

 

Physical or mental impairment that poses a significant impediment to employment & requires VR Services to prepare for, obtain, or maintain employment

 

 

16 years: evaluation/

planning

18 years: Services begin

 

 

 

Vocational Rehabilitation

1431 N. Ohio Avenue

Live Oak, FL 32064

386-362-5461

 

Sharon Jorgensen

Sharon.Jorgensen@vr.fldoe.org

 

Barbara Grondzki

Barbara.Grondzki@vr.fldoe.org

 

Mark Putnal

Mark.Putnal@vr.fldoe.org

 

 

Suwannee, Hamilton, Lafayette

 

 

 

 

Madison

 

Job placement, job coaching, training

 

 

Physical or mental impairment that poses a significant impediment to employment that requires VR Services to prepare for, obtain, or maintain employment

 

 

18 years old

High school students:

Juniors/Seniors

*can begin earlier if services needed.