Certified Agencies

Check out what the United Partners for Human Service, a coalition of human-service providers working together to improve health and human services in the Big Bend region, are doing  by visiting www.unitedpartnershs.org. All United Way of the Big Bend Certified Agencies are members of the United Partners for Human Service.

Your local United Way of the Big Bend Certified Agencies serve all eight counties of the Big Bend: Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla.

Click certified agency name for more information.

2-1-1 Big Bend
24-hour crisis, suicide prevention, human services information and referrals

Ability 1st (formerly Center for Independent Living of North Florida)
Assistance to persons with disabilities

A Life Recovery Center
Drug-and-alcohol treatment programs

The Alzheimer's Project
Full range of resource services including counseling, referral and support groups

American Red Cross, Capital Area Chapter
Disaster, health, safety, emergency, volunteer, youth, military services

America's Second Harvest of the Big Bend
Provides surplus food to the needy through nonprofit agencies

Big Bend Cares
Provides education and comprehensive support to people infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS

Big Bend Habitat for Humanity
Building houses in partnership with families in need

Big Bend Homeless Coalition
Provides resources to people experiencing homelessness, and vulnerable and at-risk individuals

Big Bend Hospice
Compassionate care to individuals with a life-limiting illness, comfort to their families and emotional support to anyone who has lost a loved one

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Big Bend
Provides quality role models to children whose circumstances demonstrate the need for additional adult support

Bond Community Health Center
Comprehensive healthcare for all ages, and a sliding scale is available for the uninsured

Boys and Girls Clubs of the Big Bend
Activities and education for local youth

Boys' Choir of Tallahassee
Outreach program for males 7-18 with a focus on academic excellence, values, music, and brotherhood

Boy Scouts of America, Suwannee River Area Council
Youth leadership development and prevention programs

Brehon Institute for Family Services
Shelter for homeless pregnant women, and in-home support services for at-risk families

Capital Area Community Action Agency
Primary advocacy and support agency to help low-income residents with crisis needs, and the skills and resources for financial independence

Capital Area Healthy Start Coalition
Information for pregnant women and children under the age of three

Capital City Youth Services
Providing counseling, shelter and support services to children and their families

Capital Region YMCA
Leadership building for local youth

Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida
Family assistance program

Children's Home Society of Florida, North Central Division
Comprehensive services for children and families including adoption, crisis pregnancy services, and child abuse

CredAbility
Budget, credit and debt counseling services

Dick Howser Center for Childhood Services
Early intervention, education, childcare, and therapy services for very young children

Early Learning Coalition of the Big Bend Region
Quality childcare, provide tuition for low-income working parents

ECHO Outreach Ministries 
Provides holistic services that promote self-sufficiency and empowerment of people in crisis or poverty

Elder Care Services
Comprehensive programs for senior citizens in need

Epilepsy Association of the Big Bend
Medical treatment, support groups and community education

Florida Disabled Outdoor Association
Enriches lives of people with disabilities through inclusive recreational activites

Girl Scout Council of the Florida Panhandle
Camps, inner city program and other programs to encourage healthy lifestyles

Kids Incorporated of the Big Bend
Family-oriented early childhood services

Legal Aid Foundation of the Tallahassee Bar Association
Civil legal services for low-income persons

Legal Services of North Florida
Legal assistance and counsel for low-income persons

Leon Advocacy and Resource Center
Support for developmentally disabled adults

Lighthouse of the Big Bend (formerly the Florida Institute of Rehabilitation Education for People Who Are Visually Impaired Or Blind)
Training for individuals with vision loss to empower them in their pursuit of independence

Literacy Volunteers of Leon County
Adult tutoring in reading, writing and speaking

Lutheran Social Services of North Florida
Housing and support services for homeless families moving towards self-sufficiency

Mothers in Crisis
Provides networks of support and encouragement for families to live drug-free lives

Neighborhood Health Services
Indigent healthcare, education and service to homeless

Office of the Public Guardian
Provides guardianship services to vulnerable or incapacitated adults who have no resources to obtain a guardian to safeguard their civil rights

PACE Center for Girls 
Promotes and enables young women to further their education, build self-esteem, and develop personal, social and family relationship skills

Planned Parenthood of North Central Florida
Counseling on family communication, responsible sexuality and reproductive healthcare

Pregnancy Help and Information Center
Free pregnancy tests, counseling, education, and infant needs

Refuge House
Assistance for victims of domestic and sexual violence, including safe shelter and 24-hour crisis hotline

Special Olympics Florida Leon County
Olympic-style sports training, athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities

The Shelter
Lodging, food, clothing, and other social services to the homeless

Turn About
Family-oriented prevention, intervention and treatment for kids, teens and young adults addressing behavior, substance abuse, victimization, and mental health