Agency for HealthCare Administration Project
Highlights:
Since July 1, 2013, Florida Covering Kids & Families has distributed 1,875 Florida
KidCare paper applications
In-House distribution of Florida KidCare information/materials to
community partners: 57,913. This includes materials distributed for Military
Outreach.
Back-To-School Coordinated Outreach
There were ten media markets with Back-to-School events to coordinate
during the 2013/2014 school year.
From July 1 through September 30, 2012 there were a total of 493 events
tracked statewide, an estimated 92% increase in local events tracked
during the 2012/2013 BTS period.
There were an additional 100 events hosted in June and October of
2013, reaching a grand total of 593 events tracked for the Back-to-School
season.
Back-to-School Media/Enrollment Events
Florida Covering Kids & Families coordinated this year’s campaign and to provide
technical assistance to targeted areas across the state. News conferences and
enrollment fairs were organized during August in four parts of the state: Orange,
Miami-Dade, Pinellas, and the Treasure coast. Each event offered speeches by
elected official community leaders, free giveaways for children, and Florida
KidCare information, along with on-site program enrollment.
1,427 individuals were provided Florida KidCare education and
information
80 completed Florida KidCare applications
11media stories were published or aired about the importance of adding
Florida KidCare to children’s back-to-school lists ( a 50% increase from the
2012/2013 BTS year)
Business Outreach
New business partnerships include:
Grow Financial
Hispanic Business Initiative Fund
East Coast Migrant Head Start Project
League of Latin American Citizens
Center for Autism & Related Disabilities
Pepin Academies
Polk County Schools Head Start
Quest @ Kingsway
Representative Janet Cruz
Florida Department of Health: Jefferson and Madison County
Suwannee County Health Department
Department of Children and Families: Southern Region Program Office
Florida Department of Health: Hernando County
Florida Department of Health: Manatee County
Central Florida Treatment Centers
Care ATC
Hillsborough Area Transit Authority
Westminster Services
Bahia 1150 AM/96.1 FM La Mexicana
Univision Tampa Bay
Glades Media Group
St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation Department
Legoland Florida
Rotary Club of Tampa North
Pasco Kids First
Community Alliance of Citrus County
Skykes
Tampa Palms YMCA
Coca-Cola Refreshments
Phase Three Star, LLC
Walgreens
Sanwa Growers
Museum of Science and Industry
Expanded business partnerships include:
Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce
Florida Prosperity Partnership
ELC of Volusia-Flagler County
Community Learning Center
United Way Suncoast
Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival
City of Tampa HR
United HealthCare
BB&T
Student Health Services Insurance Company
Colonial Life
Brier Grieves Agency
1199:SEIU: United Healthcare Workers East
WTOG CW 44
Tampa Bay Rays
Casper's Company
Wal-Mart
Publix
Lowry Park Zoo
Florida Prosperity Partnership
National Disability Institute
United Way Neighborhood Resource Center
United Way of Pasco County
USF College of Public Health
Quest @ Kingsway
University of South Florida Student Health Services
Brier Grieves Agency
Bahia 1150 AM/96.1 FM La Mexicana
Univision Tampa Bay
City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation Department
Tampa Bay Rays
Florida’s Children's Week
Business events attended:
Lower Park Zoo $6 Days
NFL YET Center Back 2 School Bash
State Representative Janet Cruz’s 2013 Job Fair
Ready, Set, Grow Family Fair
Quest at Kingsway Church
BB&T JRD University
City of Tampa Employee Wellness Fair
Know Your Risk Health Fair
Florida Prosperity Partnership Tampa Bay Regional Meeting
LEGOLAND Employee Health Fair
Quest @ Kingsway Fall Festival
Ethiopian Church Festival
USF Employee Health Benefits and Wellness Expo
Military Outreach
New partnerships established include:
927th Exceptional Family Member Coordinator, MacDill Air Force Base
Tampa Vet Center
Mental Health Care Inc. (GracePoint Wellness)
Stand Down Pasco
Brain injury of Florida
Expanded partnerships include:
Navy Reserve Lt. Commander
MacDill Air Force Base
Families Count
Tinker Elementary
Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce Military Council
MacDill Air Force Base- Exceptional Family Members Program Coordinator
Central Florida Health Care
Indigent Health Care Administration
Florida KidCare Coalition of the Treasure Coast
Navy Reserve Lt. Commander
Families Count
Tinker Elementary
Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce Military Council
Florida KidCare Coalition of the Treasure Coast
927th Exceptional Family Member Coordinator, MacDill Air Force Base
Tampa Vet Center
Mental Health Care Inc. (GracePoint Wellness)
Stand Down Pasco
Military outreach events include:
MacDill AFB Back-to-School Event
Regional Support Command Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Event
USF Counselor Education Program’s 4th Annual Institute on Counseling
the Military, Families, and Children: It’s Our Duty
Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce; Military Council Meeting
Sixteen Target Area Coalitions
Sixteen meetings have been held with 11 out of the 19 coalitions since
July 1, 2013.
There have been 23 requests for technical assistance since July 1, 2013.
There have been 5 community events/Florida KidCare application/renewal
assistance trainings attended by local coalitions, outside of their BTS
events.
FL-CKF participated in 10 local coalition meetings:
 Florida KidCare Coalition of Miami-Dade County, July 19, 2013
 Okeechobee County Community Collaborative, July 23, 2013
 Flagler and Volusia Florida KidCare Coalition, August 26, 2013
 Jefferson, Madison and Taylor County Florida KidCare Coalition,
August 28, 2013
 Pinellas County Florida KidCare Coalition, September 13, 2013
 Brevard County Florida KidCare Coalition, September 17, 2013
 Pasco County Florida KidCare Coalition, October 30, 2013
 Polk County Florida KidCare Coalition, November 13, 2013
 Volusia/Flagler Florida KidCare Coalition, November 18, 2013
 Montrose County Children’s Group, November 21-22, 2013
AHCA Local Florida KidCare Coalitions
Florida Covering Kids & Families
2013 Contact List
Coalition
(Counties Served)
Lead Organization
Name
Organization
Mailing Address
Contact (email/phone)
Southern Region
Monroe
Monroe Children’s
Group
Rob Porcaro
(Chair)
Easter Seals
2796 Overseas Hwy
County Building
Marathon, FL 33050
[email protected]
305-294-1089
Palm Beach
Health Council of
Southeast Florida
Andrea
Stephenson
Health Council
of Southeast
Florida
600 Sandtree Drive, Suite
101
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
33403
[email protected]
561-844-4220 x 25
Miami-Dade
The Children’s Trust
Sornia Joseph
Jessie Trice
Community
Health Center
18360 NW 7th Avenue
Miami, Fl. 33169
[email protected]
(786) 488-2055
Families Count
Stacy Ray
(Chair)
Families Count
422 N. Baylen Street
Pensacola, FL 32503
Panhandle Region
Escambia, Santa
Rosa, Okaloosa
Paula Holcomb
[email protected]
850-449-1115
[email protected]
850-484-5040 x 1337
Jackson, Holmes,
Calhoun, Liberty, &
Washington
Jackson County
Health Department
Karen Koonce
Edwards
(Chair)
Jackson County
Health
Department
4979 Healthy Way
PO Box 310
Marianna, FL 32447
[email protected]
850-526-2412 x135
Gadsden
Gadsden County
Systems of Care
Committee
Joy L. Anderson
Gadsden
County Healthy
Start Coalition,
Inc.
Panhandle Area
Education
Consortium
P.O. Box 1321
Quincy, FL 32353
[email protected]
(850) 662-1061
315 North Key Street
Quincy, FL 32351
[email protected]
(850) 875-3806
Salvador
Torres
Contact Brian Kirk, FL-CKF Community Outreach Coordinator, at 813-974-2180 or [email protected] with updates or questions.
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AHCA Local Florida KidCare Coalitions
Florida Covering Kids & Families
2013 Contact List
Central Region
Orange, Seminole
Lake
Orange County
Healthy Start
Coalition
Dawn Steward
(Chair)
Lake Community
Action Agency
Pam Castellani
(Chair)
600 Courtland Street
Suite 565
Orlando, FL 32804
[email protected]
407-975-5150
Lake
Community
Action Agency
501 North Bay Street
Eustis, FL 32726
[email protected]
352-742-0861
352-742-2585
[email protected]
Orange County
Healthy Start
Aracely
Robledo
Karen
Crawford
[email protected]
407-373-5536
Heartlands Region
Polk
Polk County Board of
County
Commissioners
Joy Johnson
(Chair)
Polk County
Board of
County
Commissioners
2135 Marshall Edwards
Dr.
Bartow, FL 33830
[email protected]
863-534-5304
Okeechobee
Shared Services
Network of
Okeechobee County
Sharon Vinson
Community
Collaborative
Council
700 S.W. Second Avenue
Okeechobee, FL 34974
[email protected]
Central Florida
Health Care, Inc.
Gregory
Okwengu
Central Florida
Health Care,
Inc.
950 CR 17 A West
Avon Park, FL 33825
[email protected]
(863) 452-3000 ext. 3078
Brevard
Brevard Health
Alliance, Inc.
Susan Macuska
(Chair)
Brevard Health
Alliance, Inc.
3661 S. Babcock Street
Melbourne, FL 32901
[email protected]
321-722-6359
Indian River, St.
Lucie
Florida KidCare
Coalition of the
Treasure Coast
Laura
Alexander
(Chair)
Mary Coallier
(Secretary)
Housing and
Community
Services
437 N. 7th Street
Fort Pierce, FL 34950
[email protected]
772-361-4059
Highlands, Hardee,
Desoto, Glades, &
Hendry
Pat O’Connor
[email protected]
Eastern Region
[email protected]
772-462-1777
Contact Brian Kirk, FL-CKF Community Outreach Coordinator, at 813-974-2180 or [email protected] with updates or questions.
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AHCA Local Florida KidCare Coalitions
Florida Covering Kids & Families
2013 Contact List
Northern Region
Alachua, Bradford
Alachua County
Health Department
Diane David
(Chair)
Alachua County
Health
Department
224 SE 24th St.
Gainesville, FL 32641
[email protected]
352-334-7927
Volusia, Flagler
Healthy Communities
Steve Parris
Healthy
Communities
1688 W. Granada Blvd.
Suite 2-D
Ormond Beach, FL32174
[email protected]
(386) 323-0000
Jefferson, Madison,
Taylor
Healthy Start
Coalition of Jefferson,
Madison, and Taylor
Counties, Inc.
Donna Hagan
Healthy Start
Coalition of
Jefferson,
Madison, and
Taylor Counties,
Inc.
PO Box 568
1336 SW Grand St
Greenville, FL 32331
[email protected]
850-948-2741
Manatee, Sarasota
Hands On Manatee
Pat Johnson
Whole Child
Manatee
1112 Manatee Ave. West
Bradenton, FL 34205
[email protected]
(941) 749-3059
Pasco
Pasco Alliance for
Treatment and
Health (PATH)
Cheryl Pollock
Premier
Community
HealthCare
Group, Inc.
37912 Church Ave.
Dade City, FL 33525
[email protected]
(352) 518-2000 Ext. 9012
Pinellas
Healthy Start
Coalition of Pinellas,
Inc.
Judi Vitucci
(Chair)
Cindy McNulty
Healthy Start
Coalition of
Pinellas, Inc.
2600 East Bay Dr.
Suite 205
Largo, FL 33771
[email protected]
(727) 507-6330 x 221
[email protected]
(727) 507-4260 ext. 229
Western Region
Contact Brian Kirk, FL-CKF Community Outreach Coordinator, at 813-974-2180 or [email protected] with updates or questions.
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