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2005 Agency Information

Information About United Way Agencies and Community Health Charities

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United Way Agencies by Focus Area:

Building Stronger Families and Neighborhoods

More than 90,400 families are better able to meet their marital, parenting, and financial challenges as a result of counseling and supportive services.

Children’s Home Society of Florida
Family Counseling Services
Habitat for Humanity of Jacksonville
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc.
Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, Workforce Preparation
Jacksonville Community Council, Inc.
Jacksonville Urban League, Inc.
Jewish Family & Community Services
Learn to Read, Inc.
Nassau County Volunteer Center, Inc.
The Sanctuary
USO of Greater Jacksonville Area
Volunteer Jacksonville
Responding to Personal Crisis and Disaster

More than 123,500 individuals are in the process, or have fully recovered, from a personal crisis or disaster through such services as emergency food and clothing, temporary housing, financial assistance, and crisis counseling.

American Red Cross
The Barnabas Center
Catholic Charities Bureau
Children’s Crisis Center
Clara White Mission
Community Connections
First Coast Family Center
Hubbard House
I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless
Lutheran Social Services
Quigley House
The Salvation Army
Creating Independence for Elderly and Disabled

More than 6,100 elderly and disabled individuals have remained independent as a result of receiving specialized services including self-help and independent living skills training and employment.

Angelwood, Inc.
The Arc Jacksonville
Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) – Nassau
Baker County Council on Aging, Inc.
CCAR Services
Cerebral Palsy of Northeast Florida
The dePaul School of Northeast Florida
DLC, Nurse & Learn
Goodwill Industries, Inc.
Morning Star School
Nassau County Council on Aging, Inc.
ODI/Independent Living Resource Center of Northeast Florida
Pine Castle, Inc.
Speech & Hearing Center, Inc.
The Webb Center
Promoting Wellness and Protecting Our Health

More than 22,000 individuals have a better understanding of their personal health status as a result of receiving medical, dental, hearing and vision screenings, many of which detected early signs of developing problems.

American Lung Association
Arthritis Foundation
Aslan House
CHILD Cancer Fund
The Childbirth Education Association of Jacksonville
Clay County Behavioral Health Center, Inc.
The Help Center, Inc.
Mental Health Association of Northeast Florida, Inc.
Mental Health Resource Center
Multiple Sclerosis Society, North Florida Chapter
Northeast Florida AIDS Network, Inc.
Northwest Behavioral Health Services, Inc.
Creating a Brighter Future for Our Children and Youth

More than 121,000 infants, children and youth are healthier, better academically prepared and making more positive decisions as a result of participating in early brain development stimulation, after-school tutoring, mentoring and character development activities.

All Saints Early Learning & Community Care Center
Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Florida, Inc.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nassau County
Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida, Inc.
Boy Scouts of America — North Florida Council
The Bridge of Northeast Florida
Child Guidance Center
Communities in Schools of Jacksonville
Communities in Schools of Nassau County, Inc.
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Episcopal Children’s Services
Girl Scouts of Gateway Council, Inc.
Girls Inc.
Jacksonville Marine Institute
Jewish Community Alliance
Kesler Mentoring Connection
The National Conference of Community & Justice
Normandy Village United Methodist Child Care Center, Inc.
PACE Center for Girls
River Region Human Services
YMCA of Florida’s First Coast
Youth Crisis Center

Community Health Charities Florida

Community Health Charities is proud to represent over 50 of America's premier health organizations.

Member Charities (in alphabetical order):

AIDS Research Foundation (amfAR)
ALS Association, The
Alzheimer’s Association
AMC Cancer Research Center
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
American Hearing Research Foundation
American Heart Association
American Kidney Fund
American Liver Foundation
American Lung Association
American Parkinson Disease Association
Arc of the United States, The
Cancer Research Institute
Cooley’s Anemia Foundation
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Easter Seals
Endometriosis Association
Epilepsy Foundation
Huntington’s Disease Society of America
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, The

Lupus Foundation of America
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation
NAMI (The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
National Headache Foundation
National Hemophilia Foundation
National Kidney Foundation
National Mental Health Association
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
National Neurofibromatosis
National Parkinson Foundation
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
National Stroke Association
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation
Prevent Blindness America
Research to Prevent Blindness
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
SIDS Alliance/First Candle
Spina Bifida Association of America
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Tourette Syndrome Association
United Cerebral Palsy Associations

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