CHS Blog
Most public schools are lucky nowadays to even have a full-time school nurse. But one Tallahassee school now has a full-time dental clinic to serve its students, and soon the surrounding community. The school is Sabal Palm Elementary on the city’s south side, where Anna Kay Hutchison is the director of community partnerships. She said […]
After two years away from public school due to numerous health issues, Javon returned to school with a lot of apprehension. He was behind his classmates academically and wasn’t sure what to expect being around this peers again. Luckily, Javon attends Wilkinson Junior High School, A Community Partnership School. The Expanded Learning Coordinator jumped in […]
Helping the community, building relationships and cultivating a better Pensacola society is what every participant of the 60-member Leadership Pensacola (LeaP) class of 2023 wants to accomplish. So, the class teamed up with C.A. Weis Elementary School to create a “Care Closet” for students to access basic need items at no cost including hygiene/personal care, clothing and […]
Chances are you know someone whose life has changed because of Children’s Home Society of Florida. Whether woven within the fabric of a family created through the loving act of adoption or the pomp and circumstance of a first-generation high school graduate, Children’s Home Society of Florida’s 120-year legacy is deeply braided into Jacksonville’s history. Established in […]
Since 1902, Children’s Home Society of Florida has helped children and families by supporting and empowering parents to raise their children in healthy, nurturing homes. During National Child Abuse Prevention Month, we celebrate families working hard to break cycles of abuse and neglect, to create safe and stable homes for their kids, and to build […]
It takes a village to raise a child, and our village is struggling. Why? Simply put, childhood poverty. The number of children living in poverty in Orange County is staggering, with more than 58,000 children impacted. That number represents a poverty rate of 19%, higher than the overall Florida rate of 18.2%. Growing up in an under-resourced […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Students from Sabal Palm Elementary got the chance to apply the golfing skills they learned in school, on the putting green Thursday morning. It’s all part of First Tee, Tallahassee’s inaugural golf program. More than 20 students were able to show off their skills on the Southwood Golf Course. And for […]
Working in the human-services sector isn’t a job for Anna Kay, it’s her life’s calling. She started volunteering at the age of 12 at the local YMCA and has now amassed over 25 years of impressive work in the nonprofit arena, including some of the ground-breaking innovations and partnerships that have led to her being […]
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect, and to educate communities and families about how to prevent it. Child abuse is a serious problem that affects millions of children every year. According to the CDC, one in seven children in the United States experiences child abuse […]
To continue efforts of keeping kids safe on their way to and from school, Sabal Palm Elementary School students joined Knight Creative Communities Institute (KCCI) volunteers and community leaders to bring another crosswalk art installation to Tallahassee. The new art project installation, also known as KCCI’s Crosswalk to Classrooms, consists of decorating crosswalks with […]
Kelly, a mother of 3, was feeling hopeless and adrift. She had recently lost her job and was struggling to provide for her three children. She needed clothes and school supplies for her kids and dress clothes for herself so she start interviewing again. Kelly was worried about how she would manage to do it […]
Before the invention of the Model T. Ford, bubble gum or the Band-Aid, Children’s Home Society of Florida (CHS) was creating brighter futures for kids. Now celebrating its 120th year of service to children and families, CHS has created a ripple effect of positive change that has influenced us all. Twelve decades ago, the trailblazing child […]
CLAY COUNTY – In 2009, the Children’s Home Society of Florida wanted to provide students, through its own or Community Partnership Schools, an opportunity to attend the Senate Page Program. The program allows junior and senior high students to experience the state’s legislative process firsthand as senate pages. They have provided 120 students with the […]
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — When students at C.A. Weis Elementary return to school Monday they’ll have access to a new space. A brand new “care closet” will provide free food, clothing and hygiene products for those who may be in need. “Some of our students they lack some confidence when it comes to their physical […]
Today, more than half of Florida’s children live in households struggling to afford basic needs. In addition to the difficulties that creates, this single circumstance also puts them at greater risk for suffering abuse or neglect, dropping out of high school and engaging in harmful behavior — all of which have a ripple effect in our […]
