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Resources for Parents

Family Handbook

Counseling

FSU Center for Couple and Family Therapy offers confidential services to individuals, couples and families including relationships, work/school-related issues, couple and marital enrichment, parenting and stepparenting, couple communication and conflict resolution, individual, couple & family stress, divorce and child custody, parenting classes, domestic violence & abuse, substance use and abuse struggles, and grief and loss counseling.

Early Intervention

First Words provides screenings and resources to support families with children 9 to 24 months of age and to identify early signs of developmental delays, including developmental language disorders, autism spectrum disorder, and other communication delays.

Early Steps offers services to infants and toddlers (birth- 36 months) who are at risk for developmental delays or disabilities.

CARD Center provides direct services for individuals with ASD to assist with communication, social, and behavior problems.

Financial

School Readiness Program Parents who are working and/or attending school for a minimum of 20 hours per week may apply for tuition assistance under the School Readiness program. The FSU Childcare and Early Learning Program does NOT participate in the School Readiness program. For more information

Military Child Care In Your Neighborhood (MCCYN) program provides fee assistance for families of Active Duty Service Members and full-time NGA employees who are unable to access on-post child care.

Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) provides cash assistance to families with children under the age of 18 or under age 19 if full time secondary (high school) school students.

Medical/Health

FSU Primary Health, through the FSU College Medicine, provides medical services for both insured and uninsured adults and children.

Medicaid provides medical coverage to low-income individuals and families.

CareNet, health care for uninsured individuals, can receive free or reduced cost health services.

Immunizations can be obtained through the Department of Health. Immunizations are free for Children Vaccine for Children's Program. Families can also receive an official record of immunization on the required "Blue Card."

Kids Health is a web site for parents, kids and teens that is devoted to articles about a wide array of health issues, including growth and development, healthy eating, fitness, childhood infections and positive parenting.

Florida Kidcare gives information about low cost health insurance for uninsured children from birth through 18.

Nutrition

Women, Infants and Children (WIC) provides nutritional and food assistance to infants, children up to 5 years old, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and women in the first 6 months after giving birth.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides nutritional support (food assistance) for low-income seniors, people with disabilities living on fixed incomes, and other individuals and families with low incomes.

USDA MyPlate provides tips and information on creating health eating habits as well as recipes.

MyPlate for Kids focuses on fun activities to teach children the importance of eating healthy.

Other

FC Forum is helpful for parents who would like to know the indicators of quality child care settings or are interested in current issues in advocacy for quality child care in the State of Florida.

Leon County School System gives information about the local public school system.

Voluntary Pre-kindergarten (VPK) The VPK program is a free program offered to children who turn 4 years old on or before September 1 of the school year. The FSU Childcare and Early Learning Program does NOT offer the VPK program.