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May 29, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on health inequities with disproportionate percentages of low-income Americans, particularly communities of color, contracting and dying from the disease. Researchers working to better understand the underlying causes of the negative health outcomes across these communities are increasingly focusing on the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, […]
Read MoreMay 28, 2020
As lockdown restrictions ease, many families continue to face the everyday struggles of reduced employment hours, perhaps even loss of a job, with the added stress of caring for a child at home. In an initiative to better serve the community at large and in recognition of May as Mental Health Awareness Month, Children’s Home […]
Read MoreMay 27, 2020
Last week, Children’s Home Society of Florida — the state’s largest provider of services to children and families — named State Representative Josie Tomkow the 2020 Legislator of the Year for her commitment to strengthen the child welfare system and improve lifetime outcomes for children. Tomkow’s District 39 includes Polk City, Auburndale, portions of northeast […]
Read MoreMay 27, 2020
Sometimes all it takes to make someone feel better is a phone call. It’s why the Children’s Home Society of Florida (CHS) launched the Family Support Warm Line, a free hotline that connects callers to a counselor with a call or text. Lindsey Cannon, the regional executive director of CHS, said the organization realized that […]
Read MoreMay 25, 2020
The Children’s Home Society of Florida is focused on empowering children through numerous programs; the mission remains the same, but the way CHS operates looks different in the age of COVID-19. Team members have been working remotely; CHS has not had to cancel any of its programs. In cases where employees cannot work remotely, they […]
Read MoreMay 21, 2020
Latoya Jennings-Lopez hosts this special episode of Stats+Stories with the children of Howard W. Bishop middle school. Listen to Alyana and Collin ask our host John Bailer and other special guest Wendy Martinez about their careers in Statistics, and how young people can get involved early. From topics such as job prospects to COVID-19’s impact, […]
Read MoreMay 21, 2020
Children’s Home Society of Florida (CHS) is offering free, confidential telehealth counseling for children, teens and families. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, families are facing heightened anxiety and stressors including unemployment and lack of child care, interruptions to social interactions and daily routines. Children’s Home Society began in 1902 with the Orphan Trains, and many […]
Read MoreMay 19, 2020
Children’s Home Society of Florida, a national leader in trauma-informed counseling, launched free, 24/7 confidential online counseling for kids, parents and others. Their Family Support Warm Line connects users to a real counselor with a call, text or click. For more information, go to chsfl.org/support. In addition, two Children’s Home Society of Florida case managers rotated […]
Read MoreMay 15, 2020
CHS Family Support Line Pensacola area parents, teens and others now have immediate access to free confidential telehealth counseling with Children’s Home Society of Florida (CHS), a national leader in trauma-informed care and counseling. In response to the coronavirus outbreak, families are facing heightened anxiety and stressors including unemployment and lack of childcare, social interactions and daily routines. […]
Read MoreMay 11, 2020
Nonprofits of all kinds provide critical help to communities across the United States, but it is the medium-sized ones that make a critical difference — those with at least 500 employees. Their workers operate food pantries, and homeless and domestic-violence shelters. They manage and staff residential facilities for young people with mental illnesses. They offer […]
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