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Information & Resources for Charlotte County
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Local Advocacy & Resource Organizations
Center for Independent Living of Southwest Florida
Serves Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, and Lee Counties
Centers for Independent Living are 501(c)(3), consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, non-residential, private, nonprofit federally mandated agencies. CILs work to empower persons with disabilities to take charge of their lives and guide their own destinies.
2321 Bruner Lane, Fort Myers, FL 33912
Voice: 239-277-1447 or Toll Free: 888-343-6991 VP: 239-277-3965 or Toll Free VP: 888-862-3620 Website: www.cilfl.org
Family Care Council Area 8
Established in 1993 by Florida Statute, the Family Care Council (FCC) advises the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) on the needs of self-advocates and their families. The 14 local Family Care Councils work with APD in educating, advocating, and empowering families of persons with developmental disabilities (DD). They also assist APD with the delivery of services to persons receiving Med-Waiver funds. Statewide Website: www.fccflorida.org Click on "8" on map for local contact information.
Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS)
FDLRS (pronounced Fiddlers) provides diagnostic and instructional support services to district exceptional student education programs and families of students with exceptionalities statewide. FDLRS supports the State education goals of high student achievement, safe schools, and high performing workforce. FDLRS activities reflect these goals and demonstrate outcomes toward accomplishing them. Statewide Website: www.paec.org/fdlrsweb/index.htm
FDLRS Suncoast
(Covers Charlotte, Manatee, & Sarasota Counties)
School Board of Sarasota County
1960 Landings Blvd.
Sarasota, FL 34231
(941) 927-9000, ext. 32218 or (941) 255-0808 Website: www.sarasota.k12.fl.us/fdlrs
Social Services
Children's Medical Services (CMS)
The Children's Medical Services (CMS) program provides children with special health care needs with a family centered, managed system of care. Children with special health care needs are those children under age 21 whose serious or chronic physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional conditions require extensive preventive and maintenance care beyond that required by typically healthy children. Website: http://www.cms-kids.com/default.htm The website provides contact information by Region of the State.
CMS-Sarasota (Covers Charlotte, DeSoto,
Manatee, Sarasota counties)
6055
Rand Boulevard
Sarasota, FL
34238-5189
(941) 361-6250 Toll Free: 1-800-235-9717
Medical Director: Robert J. Shamsey, M.D.
Regional Nursing Director: Cheri Andrews
Regional Program Administrator: Elizabeth Herrera, M.B.A
Early Steps
Early Steps is administered by Children's Medical Services (CMS) in accordance with IDEA, Part C. Early Steps offers early intervention services for families with infants and toddlers (birth to thirty-six months) who have developmental delays or an established condition likely to result in a developmental delay. Sixteen contracted local Early Steps across the state coordinate with community agencies and other contracted providers for the delivery of needed supports and services. Toll Free Phone: 888-654-440 Website: http://www.cms-kids.com/Earlystepshome.htm
Gulf Central Early Steps
(Covers Charlotte, Desoto, Hardee, Highlands, Manatee & Sarasota Counties)
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
1700 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239-3555
4630 17th Street, Sarasota, FL
941-487-5400 / 866-510-5594/ Fax: 941-487-5430
Judith Corso – Early Steps Director
e-mail: Judith-Corso@smh.com
Support Groups
Epilepsy Services of Southwest Florida
(Covers
Charlotte, Collier, Desoto, Glades, Hendry, Lee, Manatee, and Sarasota
Counties)
Tom Gerrity,
Executive Director
Email:
director@seizuredisorders.org
Cassandra Burdge, P&E Coordinator
Email:
education@seizuredisorders.org
1900 Main Street, Suite 212
Sarasota, Fl 34236-5952
941-953-5988; 941-366-5890 fax
Leau'Rette Butler, P&E Coordinator
Email:
lbutler206@earthlink.net
12734 Kenwood Lane, Suite 28,
Ft. Myers, FL 33907
239-275-4838; 239-275-7022 fax
Tourette Syndrome Association
Covers Lee/Charlotte/Collier Counties
Support group meetings: Second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm.
Place: Lee Memorial Hospital Ft. Myers, FL.
Contact: Gloria Pellito E-mail address: Gloria@swfla.rr.com
Information Phone: (239) 540-7011
Service Providers
NurseCore Private Duty Home Care
NurseCore is a national provider of high-quality homecare; offering unskilled to skilled licensed nursing services hourly and visits 24/7 from pediatrics to adults. Other services available are Private Duty sitting and Medical Staffing for all facilities. Nursecore specializes in caring for spinal cord injuries, brain injuries and ventilator dependant patients. NurseCore is your solution for tough-to-staff continuous care cases. NurseCore is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In addition, our Registered Nurse is available 24/7 to assist our employees and patients with any clinical concerns that may arise. Customer service and quality of care is our specialty. www.NurseCore.net Port Charlotte Office:
2726 Tamiami Tr., Units A & B, Pt. Charlotte, FL 33952 941-743-8878
Parent Training & Information Center:
Central Florida Parent Center / AWARE Project
Milagros Pou, Diane Joslin, or Eileen Gilley
Home Office - (888) 612-9273
or (727) 789-2400
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