Pinellas Interagency Networking Council for Students Transition Services Resource Guide for Community and Agency Services This guide was made possible by a Project 10 Connect grant from the Project 10 Transition Education Network. October, 2011 Special thanks to Karen Cope, Annie Johnson, Denise Murray, Claudia Pettee, and Joyce Williams, Transition Teachers, Pinellas County Schools, and Frederico Valadez Jr., Regional Transition Representative, Region 4, Project 10 Transition Education Network for their energy and commitment in producing this Guide. We also wish to recognize Cindy Bania-Carter, Assistant Superintendent, Exceptional Student Education and Student Services, Pinellas County Schools, and Dr. Mildred Y. Reed, Principal, Richard L. Sanders School, without whom PINCS would not have become a reality, and this Guide would not have been produced. Their belief in possibilities, vision of the brightest of futures, and tireless commitment to the students we serve continue to inspire the best in each of us. We welcome your suggestions and feedback regarding this Guide. Please send your comments to: PINCS Resource Guide, c/o Richard L. Sanders School, 5025 76th Ave. N, Pinellas Park, FL 33781-3400. Equal Opportunity Statement: The School Board of Pinellas County, Florida, prohibits any and all forms of discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, marital status, age, sexual orientation or disability in any of its programs, services or activities. Pinellas County Schools, Administration Building 301 Fourth St. SW, P.O. Box 2942, Largo, FL 33779-2942 www.pcsb.org Introduction Pinellas Interagency Networking Council for Students (PINCS) was created to support and enhance coordination of services and supports for students with disabilities, and to assist students and their parents in accessing these services. A quarterly forum meets to exchange ideas, services and information while advocating for these students. PINCS serves as a catalyst for community resource development while pairing a student’s needs and interests with appropriate agencies. This guide provides detailed information regarding community-based services available to students and their families in Pinellas County. Community-based services are often funded through state and federal sources, such as the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) and the Social Security Administration (SSA). Because of this, it may be necessary to complete an application with the state or federal agency first, in order to receive the community-based service. The following page lists various funding sources for a number of service providers listed in this guide. For additional information, please contact the Transition Teacher at your student’s high school, and/or Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor or Medicaid Waiver Support Coordinator. Pinellas County is fortunate to have a wide array of transition services available to students and their families, both prior to completing th their K-12 grade education as well as upon entry into the adult world of service provision. Each agency operates under its own specific set of guidelines and eligibility requirements. Therefore, a referral may not always guarantee that a person will be determined eligible for services. Additionally, once a person becomes eligible for services, some may have a waiting list for services. It is therefore recommended that the reader become familiar with the various resources and services listed in this guide and the referral process and requirements for services of interest, and that applications and/or referrals be completed well in advance of the student’s graduation or exit from high school. For general information or support in how to use this PINCS Transition Services Resource Guide, contact the Family Network on Disabilities at: 1-800-825-5736. 1 SSA/ PROVIDER FUNDING SOURCE(S) APD VR Med. Other Waiver Alternatives At Work Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) √ √ √ General Revenue BayCare Behavioral Health Transportation Awareness Program (TAP) Boley Centers, Inc. Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) Dept. of Education Creative Clay √ √ √ Private pay; scholarships available Crisis Center of Tampa Bay Deaf and Hearing Connection for Tampa Bay, Inc. Department of Juvenile Justice Probation and Community Intervention Disability Achievement Center √ √ Division of Blind Services (DBS) Down Syndrome Network of Tampa Bay, Inc. FAAST-Florida Alliance for Assistive Technology Family Center on Deafness Juvenile Welfare Board Family Network on Disabilities (FND) Free; no eligibility requirements Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS) Goodwill Industries-Suncoast, Inc. √ √ √ Workers Comp Learning Academy at USF √ Private Pay Operation PAR Operation PAR and Live Free! Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of Pinellas County Pinellas Association for Retarded Citizens (PARC) Pinellas County Schools Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Department IDEA; Gen. Rev. Pinellas County Schools Adult Education Life Skills Program A.F.I.R.E. Grant Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) PlacementWorks, Inc. √ √ Project 10 Transition Education Network USF Ready for Life /Beyond Foster Care Saint Petersburg College √ FAPSA SEDNET/Pinellas ServiceSource (formerly Abilities) High School High Tech √ √ ServiceSource (formerly Abilities) WIPA √ Social Security Administration Sunrise Community, Inc. (St. Petersburg) √ √ Private Pay UPARC √ √ √ Private Pay Very Special Arts (VSA) Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Williams Syndrome Association WorkNet Pinellas Dept. of Labor; Agency for Workforce Innovation; SSA ZVRS-Z Video Relay Services 2 Types of Services Alternatives At Work 8 Agency for Persons with Disabilities 8 (APD) X X X X X X X X X X X X BayCare Health/Transportation TAPS 9 X X X X X Boley Centers 9 X X X X X X X X X X Center for Autism and Related Disabilities 9 X X X X Creative Clay 10 X X X X X X X X X Crisis Center of Tampa Bay/Call 211 10 X X X Deaf and Hearing Connection 11 Department of Juvenile Justice 11 Intervention Disability Achievement Center 12 X X X Division of Blind Services (DBS) 12 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Down Syndrome Network of Tampa Bay, 13 Inc X X X X X X X FAAST-Florida Alliance for Assistive 13 Services and Technology Family Center on Deafness 14 X X X X X X X X X X Family Network on Disabilities (FND) 14 X X X X X X X FDLRS Gulfcoast 15 X Goodwill Industries- Suncoast, Inc. 15 X X X X X X X X Learning Academy @ USF 16 X X X X X X X 3 Resource Guide page Adaptive aids Counseling/gui dance Day Training pr ogram Employment services/W orkshops Financial sup port Job coach ing Leisure/recre ation Medical ser vices Post secondary ed ucation Residential living Supported emplo yment Therapy ser vices Vocational tra ining Parent support/ groups Case Manage ment Career Fairs/Rcees sour Networking Oppor tunities Transporta tion Transportation T raining Vocational Asses sment Longidtuni al Follow Th rough Types of Services Operation PAR 16 X PARC 17 Pinellas County Schools Exceptional 17 Student Education (ESE) Department X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Pinellas County Schools Adult Education 18 Life Skills Program X Pinellas Suncoast Transit 18 Authority(PSTA) X Placement Works 19 X X X X X X X Ready for Life/Beyond Foster Care 19 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X SEDNET 20 Service Source (formerly Abilities)/HS/HT 20 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Service Source (formerly Abilities) 21 X X X X X X X X Service Source (formerly Abilities) WIPA 21 X X Social Security Administration (SSA) 22 St. Petersburg College (SPC) 23 X X X X X X X X X X X X Sunrise Community Inc. 24 X X X X X X X X X X UPARC 24 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Very Special Artists (VSA) 25 X X X X Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) 25 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Williams-Syndrome Association 25 X X X X X X X WorkNet Pinellas Disabilities Specialists 26 X X X X X X X X X Z-Video Related Services (ZVRS) 27 4 Resource Guide page Adaptive aids Counseling/gui dance Day Training pr ogram Employment services/W orkshops Financial sup port Job coach ing Leisure/recre ation Medical ser vices Post secondary ed ucation Residential living Supported emplo yment Therapy ser vices Vocational tra ining Parent support/ groups Case Manage ment Career Fairs/Res ources Networking Oppor tunities Transporta tion TransportaTtiroanin i ng Vocational Asses sment Longidtuni al Follow Th rough Agency Referral Information Alternatives WAto rk 8 Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) 8 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X BayCare Health/Transportation TAPS 9 X X X Boley Centers 9 X X X X X X X X X X X X X Center for Autism and Related Disabilities 9 X X X X X Creative Clay 10 X X X X Crisis Center of Tampa Bay/Call 211 10 Deaf and Hearing Connection 11 Department of Juvenile Justice Intervention 11 Disability Achievement Center 12 X Division of Blind Services (DBS) 12 Down Syndrome Network of Tampa Bay, Inc. 13 X X FAAST-Florida Alliance for Assistive Services 13 and Technology Family Center on Deafness 14 X X X X X X X X X X Family Network on Disabilities (FND) 14 X X FDLRS Gulfcoast 15 Goodwill Industries- Suncoast, Inc. 15 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Learning Academy @ USF 16 X X X X X X X 5 Resource Guide p age Release of Informa tion School Academic Records/Tra nscripts School Disciplinary Re cords School Records/Attend ance IEPs and Accommoda tions PsychologicTael stin g Speech/Language Te sting Occupational/Physical Th erapy Vision/Hearing Scree nings Health/Medic al Psychiatric Evalua tions Treatment Summary N otes Birth Certific ate Proof of Reside ncy CBI/CBVE/OJT Re ports Interest Invento ries Career Assessm ents TABER esults, if availa ble Social Securit y # Parent contact inform ation Individual Program Appli cation Agency Referral Information Operation PAR 16 X X PARC 17 Pinellas County Schools Exceptional Student 17 Education (ESE) Department X X X X X X X X X X X X Pinellas County Schools Adult Education Life 18 Skills Program X X X Placement Works 18 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority(PSTA) 19 Ready for Life/Beyond Foster Care 19 X X SEDNET/Pinellas 20 Service Source (formerly Abilities)(VR required) 20 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Service Source (formerly Abilities) HSHT 21 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Service Source (formerly Abilities) WIPA 21 X X X X Social Security Administration (SSA) 22 X X X X X X St. Petersburg College 23 X X X X X Sunrise Community Inc. 24 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X UPARC 24 X X X X X X X X Very Special Artists (VSA) 25 Vocational Rehabilitation 25 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Williams-Syndrome Association 25 X X WorkNet Pinellas Disabilities Specialists 26 X X X X X X Z-Video Related Services (ZVRS) 27 6 Resource Guide page Release of Information School Academic Records/Transcripts School Disciplinary Records School Records/Attendance IEPs and Accommodations Psychological Testing Speech/Language Testing Occupational/Physical Therapy Vision/Hearing Screenings Health/Medical Psychiatric Evaluations Treatment Summary Notes Birth Certificate Proof of Residency CBI/CBVE/OJT Reports Interest Inventories Career Assessments TABE Results, if available Social Security # Parent contact information Individual Program Application TABLE OF CONTENTS PROVIDER PAGE Alternatives At Wor…k……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8 Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD)……………………………………………………………………………………………… 8 BayCare Behavioral Health Transportation Awareness Program (TAP)……………………………………………………………… 9 Boley Centers, Inc…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9 Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD)……………………………………………………………………………………... 9 Creative Clay…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 10 Crisis Center of Tampa Bay………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 Deaf and Hearing Connection for Tampa Bay, Inc………………………………………………………………………………………. 11 Department of Juvenile Justice Probation and Community Intervention……………………………………………………………… 11 Disability Achievement Center……………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 12 Division of Blind Services (DBS)…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12 Down’s Syndrome Network of Tampa Bay, Inc………………………………………………………………………………………….. 13 FAAST-Florida Alliance for Assistive Technology……………………………………………………………………………………….. 13 Family Center on Deafness………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14 Family Network on Disabilities (FND)……………………………………………………………………………………………………... 14 Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS)………………………………………………………………………… 15 Goodwill Industries Suncoast, Inc………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 15 Learning Academy at USF…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 16 Operation PAR……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 16 Operation PAR and Live Free! Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of Pinellas County ………………………………………… 17 Pinellas Association for Retarded Citizens (PARC)……………………………………………………………………………………... 17 Pinellas County Schools Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Department………………………………………………………… 17 Pinellas County Schools Adult Education Life Skills Program…………………………..……………………………………………… 18 Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA)……………………………………………………………………………………………… 18 PlacementWorks, Inc………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 19 Project 10 Transition Education Network USF ............................................................................................................................. . 19 Ready for Life /Beyond Foster Care………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 20 Saint Petersburg College…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20 SEDNET/Pinellas……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 21 ServiceSource (formerly Abilities) High School High Tech……………………………………………………………………………... 21 ServiceSource (formerly Abilities) WIPA……………………………………………………………………………………………......... 22 Social Security Administration……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 23 Sunrise Community, Inc. (St. Petersburg)………………………………………………………………………………………………… 24 UPARC…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….. 24 Very Special Arts (VSA)………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…. 25 Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)……………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 25 Williams Syndrome Association……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 25 WorkNet Pinellas…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 26 ZVRS-Z Video Relay Services……………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 27 7 Provider Name General Information Services Provided Alternatives At Work Hours: Flexible hours Services individually tailored to meet the employment needs and interests of persons with disabilities: Job Program Fees: Private pay 14300 66th St. N. development; Job seeking skills instruction; Job readiness Language: English Suite 453 skills instruction; Goal-setting & career planning; Clearwater, FL 33764 Assistance with filling out job applications; Resume writing Ph: 727-524-3298 assistance; Interviewing skills instruction; Negotiating job www.ddventures.org accommodations; Job placement; On- the-job tasks instruction; Assistance with understanding work practices, developing natural supports, and adapting to changes; Follow along with employer & employee to promote continued job success. Eligibility: Must have a documented disability Intake Process: Call for an appointment Provider Name General Information Services Provided Agency for Persons with Disabilities Hours: M-F 8:00 am-5:00 pm The Agency for Persons with Disabilities works in (APD) partnership with local communities to support people with Program Fees: None developmental disabilities in living, learning, and working in nd Languages: English, Spanish 1201 102 Avenue North their communities. APD provides critical services and (additional interpreters available St. Petersburg, FL 33716 supports for customers with developmental disabilities so upon request) Ph: 727 - 217 - 7016 they can reach their full potential. The agency serves www.apdcares.org people with spina bifida, autism, cerebral palsy, Prader - Willi syndrome, and mental retardation. There is no charge or co-payment for services provided through the agency . Eligibility: A person must live in Florida, be at least three years old, and have a developmental disability that occurred before the age of 18. Children who are at risk of being diagnosed with a developmental disability may also be served. APD may provide a free assessment to determine if someone is eligible for services. Intake Process: An individual who has or might have a developmental disability or their authorized representative may apply for services at any time by contacting the Agency for Persons with Disabilities office in their area. The supports and services for persons with developmental disabilities are provided through APD’s 14 area offices around the state. 8