Children and Families, Florida Department of
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| County: |
Charlotte, Hendry, Collier, Lee, Glades |
| Categories |
Legal Services
Youth
Social Services |
| Details: |
The Florida Department of Children and Families is the state social services agency covering child welfare (protective investigations and services, foster care, and adoption), public assistance, and services for disabled adults and persons with developmental disabilities. It also provides alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health services through contracts with community agencies. |
| Job Description: |
Service Learning Job: 1. Monitor court ordered visitations between children in foster care and their biological families. 2. Provide transportation for children in foster care. 3. Child care for foster children at the state office while foster parents attend meeting. 4. Mentor foster child, especially teenagers. 5. Provide assistance to disabled adults. 6. Assist in public relations and publication of employee newsletter. |
| Times of Work: |
Weekdays daytime, Weekdays evenings, Weekends daytime, Weekends evenings |
| Primary Contact: |
Wendi Braswell
P. O. Box 60085
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Phone: (239) 338-1173
Email: Wendi_Braswell@dcf.state.fl.us
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| Worker's Comp for Volunteers?: |
N |
| Benefits Offered: |
Transportation can be reimbursed. |
| Additional Information: |
We are flexible in our volunteer opportunities and are interested in exploring a student's talents and interests. Internships are offered for hours totaling 140-260. |
