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 March 10, 2010 at 3:30 p.m. in the Kids Central Boardroom.
The Community Development Committee will meet on March 10, 2010 at 2:15 in the Kids Central Boardroom.
The next Finance Committee Meeting will be on March 17, 2010 at 9:30a.m. in the board room at Kids Central's corporate office. The next Best Practices Committee meeting will be on March 16, 2010 at 1:00 p.m.
The next Board Comittee Meeting will be held on April 22, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. in the Kids Central Multipurpose Room.
