Kids Central Incorporated is the not-for-profit lead agency selected by the State of Florida to coordinate child protection services in Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion and Sumter Counties (Circuit 5). The agency develops and manages a comprehensive, community-based system of care for abused, neglected and abandoned children and their families. Kids Central is committed to promoting the welfare of children through abuse/neglect prevention services, in-home care, foster care, and adoption.
Together with involvement from the communities we serve, Kids Central is truly fostering a better way of life for children and families in our part of the Sunshine State. Explore our site to learn about who we are, what we do and how we can help.
Child abuse and neglect is a genuine epidemic in our communities, but it is not insurmountable. If we all take simple steps, we can make a real difference in the lives of suffering children. For more information, click here.
First Response Childrens Funding (the Title IV-E Waiver)
The Kids Central network is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA). The COA program of quality improvement is designed to identify networks that have set high performance standards for themselves and have made a commitment to quality.
The Executive Committee will meet on January 13, 2010 at 3:30 p.m. in the Kids Central Boardroom.
The next Finance Committee Meeting will be on January 20, 2010 at 9:30a.m. in the board room at Kids Central's corporate office. The Best Practices Committee will meet on January 19, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. in the Kids Central Board Room.
The next Community Development meeting will be on January 28, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. in the Kids Central Board Room.
The Board Members Retreat will be held on Thursday, Febuary 25, 2010. They will meet in the President's Hall, The Wildwood Community Center, Wildwood FL from 9am-4pm.
