Kids Central, Inc. 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.

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Family Group Decision Making

Registration is now available for the 2012 Conference on Family Group Decision making and other Family Engagement Apprroaches on June 20-24, 2012 at the Disney Yacht and Beach Club Resort in Orlando, Florida.

Join over 500 conference participants to enjoy a variety of ways to explore community partnership building, the intersection between practice and values, organizational and systems change, research and evaluation, and learning across systems — all in relation to FGDM and other family engagement approaches in child welfare, mental health, education and juvenile justice systems.

For more information, go to The American Humane website. 

Please support Kids Central at Chick-fil-A Spirit Night in Ocala!

Kids Central will be participating in Chick-fil-A Spirit Night on the first Thursday of each month from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.  When you dine in, carry out or drive-thru at the Chick-fil-A on SR 200 in Ocala, please tell the cashier that you support Kids Central.  At the end of the evening, Kids Central will earn 10% back from the total purchases of our supporters.

Please share this announcement with your family, friends and business associates!  This is a simple way to help Kids Central raise funds to further our mission in the community.

Please note that Chick-fil-A requests that there be no onsite solicitation to regular guests.  Please do not encourage people entering the restaurant to say anything about Kids Central or we will not be able to participate in Spirit Night in the future.

Thank you and we hope to see you at Chick-fil-A!