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About the Marion County Children's Alliance
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The Marion County Children's Alliance is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization and was formed in 2000 to insure that all of the children of Marion County received appropriate care and attention. Initially the Alliance served as a vehicle to connect all of the service providers that were already operating. This was done by improving interagency communication and collaboration.
Since that time the Alliance through its staff and workgroups has expanded its role into a number of other areas. These include but are not limited to: afterschool and summer tutoring programs,family violence prevention education, a jail based fatherhood initiative, a medical fund for low income children and bullying prevention and childhood nutrition campaigns.
In the last 8 years through grant funding and corporate and private donations, the Alliance has returned $3.5 million to the community in the form of services to children. |
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Board of Directors
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Skip Babb - Public Defender, 5th Judicial Circuit
Dennis Baxley - Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services
Jim Bullock - Faith Community Liasion
John Cooper - Central Region Director, Dept. of Children & Families
Ed Dean, Chairman - Sheriff, Marion County Sheriff's Office
Bill D'Aiuto - Circuit 5 Administrator, Dept. of Children & Families
Scott Hackmyer - Community Facilitator, Devereux Kids
Kurt Kelly - State Representative, FL House of Representatives
Jim Payton - County Commissioner, Marion County
Steve Purves - President, Munroe Regional Medical Center
Maureen Quinlan - President, United Way of Marion County
Mary Sue Rich - Councilwoman, Ocala City Council
S. Sue Robbins - Judge, 5th Judicial Circuit
Jeff Shealy - Chief Probation Officer, Dept. of Juvenile Justice
Samuel Williams - Chief, Ocala Police Dept.
Jim Yancey - Superintendent, Marion County Public Schools
Judi Zanetti - Marion County School Board
The Children's Alliance began in 2000 and works to ensure that all children have a safe, healthy and nurturing environment in which to grow. By providing children and their parents or caregivers greater access to services and programs, their quality of life and our community will be improved. |
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The Alliance Provides…
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Communication, collaboration
and coordination among agencies and individuals who work with children
and youth.
A voice for children with
local and state representatives and agencies.
Assistance to parents and
youth to help secure needed resources and support services.
Funded by the Florida Thoroughbred Charities, Inc. to provide academic support at several schools to students who do not speak English or who are English learners. |
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How Can You Connect with the Alliance?
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The success of the Alliance is dependent upon participation from all who work with children.
- Monthly Meetings
Held
on the first Wednesday of each month (except the month of June) at the Marion County Sheriff's Office (Jail Administration Building),
692 N.W. 30th Avenue, Ocala, FL
- Monthly Newsletter (except
for the month of June)
Details the activities of children service providers
and local organizations.
- Grant Sharing
E-mail Network
Provides information on available funding from
a variety of sources.
- Work Groups
Identifies problems and implements solutions for local issues.
- Legislative and advocacy updates
- E-mail Alerts
Announce
Alliance activities and area events and updates.
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Join the Marion County Children's Alliance!
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If you would like to be a part of the Marion County Children's Alliance, fill out the below form. Clicking the submit button sends an email to us with your information. We respect your privacy and do not give your information to other parties.
If you would like to join an Alliance Work Group or fill out a volunteer application, click here. Fill out the form and fax it to (352) 438-5994 or mail it to the address on the bottom of this page.
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