Wakulla County

2009 Wakulla County Agencies
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2-1-1 Big Bend (211, 24-hour crisis, suicide and HIV/AIDS hotline)
Ability 1st (575-9621, Assistance to persons with disabilities)
America’s Second Harvest of the Big Bend (562-3033, Provides surplus food to the needy through nonprofit agencies)
American Red Cross, Capital Area Chapter (878-6080, Disaster, health, safety, emergency, volunteer, youth, military services)
Big Bend Cares (656-2437, Provides education and comprehensive support to people infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS)
Big Bend Hospice (878-5310, Patient/family hospice care and bereavement)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Big Bend (386-6002, Provides mentors for children from single parent families)
Boy Scouts of America, Suwannee River Area Council (576-4146, Youth leadership development and prevention programs)
Capital Region YMCA (877-6151, Leadership building for local youth)
Early Learning Coalition of the Big Bend (385-0551, Provides early learning and school readiness programs for children)
Elder Care Services (921-5554, Comprehensive programs for senior citizens in need)
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (383-1144, Serves middle and high school students and aims to teach honesty, respect for authority, racial harmony, selflessness, sexual responsibility, and substance abuse prevention)
Girl Scout Council of the Apalachee Bend (386-2131, Camps, inner city program and other programs to encourage healthy lifestyles)
Legal Services of North Florida (385-5007, Legal assistance and counsel for low-income persons)
Neighborhood Health Services (224-2469, Indigent healthcare and education services to low-income and homeless individuals)
Office of the Public Guardian (487-4609, Provides guardianship services to vulnerable or incapacitated adults who have no resources to obtain a guardian to safeguard their civil rights)
Refuge House (681-2111, Assistance for victims of domestic and sexual violence, including safe shelter and 24-hour crisis hotline)
Wakulla County Senior Citizens Center (926-7145, Comprehensive program for senior citizens in need)
We Care Network (942-5215, Provides timely access to specialty medical care for low-income people)

How are the funds allocated?
The Wakulla Community Investment Team included Shirley Howard, Marcia Mitchell, Dustin Grubbs, and Frankie Harvey. The team’s agency review process includes several components that take time to complete properly. Wakulla agencies or new applicants submit an application to remain or become a UWBB agency for Wakulla. This application is comprised of a description of their programs offered to clients, numbers of clients served in that county, how the lives of their local clients change for the better because of their programs, budget information on the agency, and a list of their board of directors. The team also studies their budgets and hears testimonials from clients and/or agency volunteers. Upon completion, they determine which agencies and how much will be funded for that particular year.

Wakulla Agency Allocations for 2008
2-1-1 Big Bend 250.00
Ability 1st 1,000.00
American Red Cross 750.00
America's Second Harvest 650.00
Big Bend Cares 500.00
Big Bend Hospice 2,750.00
Big Brothers Big Sisters 250.00
Boy Scouts 1,000.00
Early Learning Coalition - Big Bend 1,000.00
Elder Care Services 500.00
Fellowship of Christian Athletes 1,000.00
Girl Scouts 500.00
Legal Services of N. FL 300.00
Neighborhood Health Services 1,000.00
Office of the Public Guardian 500.00
Refuge House 8,000.00
The YMCA - Capital Region 1,500.00
Wakulla Senior Citizens 100,432.90
We Care Network 750.00

TOTAL 122,632.90
Available for Allocation 122,632.90