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RESOURCES FOR PARENTS For additional resources and referrals, including COVID-19 funds, phone 211 or
888-370-7188; e-mail to uw211help@gmail.com, or text your zip code to 898-211.
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Big Bear Behavioral Health Mulberry 863-425-6200 healthyfamiliesfla.org Circuit/circuit10/C10FoodBanks.pdf talk to them about their day and
psychamerica.org Wauchula 863-767-0696 863-491-9832 Food Pantries.org Listing things for them to look forward
800-840-2528 Winter Haven Clinic 863-292-4280 Healthy Families Polk foodpantries.org/st/florida to in the morning.
Children’s Home Society WH Magnolia 863-229-7950 healthyfamiliesfla.org George Jenkins End Hunger Initiative
chsfl.org Florida Dept. of Health in Hardee 863-534-5315 uwcf.org/initiatives/endhunger
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Families First 863-773-4161 healthystarthhp.org lakelandmom.com/mobile-food-pantry- Lighthouse Ministries
familiesfirstfl.com Florida Dept. of Health in Polk Auburndale 863-965-5400 polk-county lighthousemin.org
813-290-8560 polk.floridahealth.gov Bartow 863-519-7900 863-687-4076
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321-639-1224 863-773-2226 Hardee, child/teen Lake Wales Family Literacy Academy floridakidcare.org Women’s Resource Center
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill 863-604-8012 1-888-540-5437 wrcfl.org
nami.org EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT/ Parent Informational Resource Children’s Medical Services - 863-294-5318
800-950-6264 TUTORING Centers Department of Health
Peace River Center AmeriCorps polk-fl.net cms-kids.com HOUSING ASSISTANCE
peacerivercenter.org americorps.gov 863-534-0500 850-245-4200 Bartow
863-248-3311 863-519-8638 A Safe Haven for Newborns Medicaid 863-533-6311
Crisis Line 863-519-3744 or Early Steps –Birth-36 months asafehavenfornewborns.com myflfamilies.com Lake Wales
800-627-5906 health.usf.edu/medicine/pediatrics/ 877-767-2229 Polk HealthCare Plan 863-676-7414
Highlands 863-402-6859 early-steps The Toby Center polk-county.net Lakeland
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877-767-2229 Resources (FDLRS) 863-665-7700 Frostproof 863-635-4891 LEGAL SERVICES
The Toby Center fdlrs-sunrise.com Lake Wales 863-855-9718 Heart of Florida Legal Aid Society
thetobycenter.org Polk 863-535-6486 FINANCIAL EDUCATION Lakeland 863-413-8600 hofla.org
855-862-9236 Hardee 863-773-2600 Church Service Center Wauchula 863-767-0696 863-519-5663
Tri-County Human Services Hardee County Adult Education churchservicecenter.org Winter Haven 863-292-4280
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863-709-9392 Lake Wales Family Literacy Academy Exploration V Children’s Museum Clinic at Talbot House Lake Wales Family Literacy Academy
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baycare.org New Beginnings High School-Ages 863-773-2164 863-773-4161 READ Lakeland (adult literacy)
863-294-7062 16-21 Frostproof Care Center Florida Dept. of Health in Polk readlakeland.com
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Reading to a child is a great
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pastime. Let your child choose
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a book and them read it aloud
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to them. Florida First Start (ages 0-3/4) 863-853-2214 Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine
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RESOURCES FOR PARENTS
For additional resources and referrals, including COVID-19 funds, phone 211 or
888-370-7188; e-mail to uw211help@gmail.com, or text your zip code to 898-211.
MENTORING Polk County Law Library SMOKING - HELP TO QUIT Nu-Hope polkschoolsfl.com
Big Brothers Big Sisters 863-534-4013 SMOKING nuhopeeldercare.com 863-419-3001
bbbstampabay.org Winter Haven 863-291-5880 Lake Wales Free Clinic 863-773-2022 Wauchula A Safe Haven for Newborns
813-769-3600 myhlc.org (Hardee Co.) lakewalescarecenter.org Victory Ridge Academy (ages 1-grade 8) asafehavenfornewborns.com
Girls Inc. Wauchula 863-773-6438 863-676-1222 victotyridge.org 877-767-2229
girlsinc.com InnerAct Alliance 863-679-3338
Lakeland 863-682-3002 POISON HELP inneractalliance.org Peace River Center VETERAN SERVICES
Winter Haven 863-967-2874 Florida Poison Information Center- 863-802-0777 peacerivercenter.org James A. Haley VA
Girl Scouts of West Central Florida Tampa Winter Haven Hospital-Behavioral Behavioral Health (children) tampa.va.gov
gswcf.org poison.org Health Division 863-248-3311 844-698-2311
800-881-4475 800-222-1222 baycare.org Rape Recovery Resources Lakeland VA Clinic
Polk County School Board 863-294-7062 Crisis line (Lakeland) 877-688-5077 863-701-2470
polkschoolsfl.com RESOURCE & REFERRAL Tobacco Free Florida Domestic Violence Services Veterans Crisis Line
863-457-4708 Aunt Bertha tobaccofreeflorida.com Crisis line (Lakeland) 863-413-2700 1-800- veteranscrisisline.net
heartland.auntbertha.com 863-773-4161 Hardee Co. Pediatric Health Choice 273-8255 and press 1
NUTRITION United Way 2-1-1 pediatrichc.com Veteran Service Office
Florida Dept. of Health in Polk WIC Uwcf.org/about-2-1-1 SPECIAL NEEDS SERVICES 863-603-0515 863-534-5200
Program 2-1-1 or 888-370-7188 Achievement Academy (ages 0-3) Pediatric Therapy Services, Inc.
(Women, Infants and Children) Email: uw211help@gmail.com achievementacademy.com ptsbeyourbest.com
polk.floridahealth.gov Crisis Response Team at Peace River Bartow 863-533-0690 863-802-3800 Your child is born learning. You
863-519-7542 Center Lakeland 863-683-6504 Polk County School Board “Child Find” are your child’s first and best
Polk County Extension Office peacerivercenter.org Winter Haven 863-965-7586 polkschoolsfl.com teacher, and can help their
polk.ifas.ufl.edu 863-519-3744 All Children’s Specialty Care of 863-647-4258 developing brain by:
863-519-1041 TOLL FREE: 800-627-5906 Lakeland Spina Bifida Association of Central • Talking, singing and reading
A Safe Haven for Newborns hopkinsallchildrens.org Florida as often as possible, even to
asafehavenfornewborns.com 863-802-6600 sbacentralflorida.org newborns
MODEL GOOD READING HABITS 877-767-2229 Alliance for Independence The Roberts Academy-Dyslexia
• Exposing them to your
Create a family reading time. Let afi-fl.org flsouthern.edu/robertsacademy
everyday activities
SAFETY 863-665-3846 863-680-3741
your child see you reading too! • Making special trips to parks,
Citizen CPR, Inc. Child/Infant Bolesta Center (ages 0-5) TianVica Riding Academy
Preventative Safety Education 813-974-8804 863-581-7859 museums and the library
PARENT/CHILD ACTIVITY citizencprinc.com Central Florida Autism Institute, Inc. • Encouraging healthy play and
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Explorations V Children’s Museum Central Florida Speech and Hearing Polk County School Board
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863-687-3869 Alzheimer’s Association 863-686-3189 (includes TDD/TTY)
Family Fundamentals (ages 0-5) alz.org Children’s Medical Services
uwcf.org 800-272-3900 (Department of Health)
863-686-1221 American Assoc. of Retired Persons cms-kids.com
Girl Scouts of West Central Florida aarp.org 863-413-3484
gswcf.org 866-595-7678 Early Steps Intervention Program
800-881-4475 Catholic Charities Lakeland Activity 866-549-1740
Lake Wales Family Literacy Academy Center for Seniors Family Network on Disabilities of
863-604-8012 cflcc.org Florida
Learning Resource Center 863-687-2988 fndusa.org
lrcpolk.com Elder Point 727-523-1130 (Voice & TTD) Music courses can have a profound impact on students,
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Public Libraries 863-682-7249 Florida Diagnostic & Learning
mypclc.org (Polk Co.) Faith in Action North Lakeland, Inc. Resource System (FDLRS) recent study from the American Psychological Association
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Eagle Lake 863-293-2914 Seniors First Florida School for the Deaf and Blind students who learned to play an instrument rather than
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Fort Meade 863-285-8287 863-534-5320 904-827-2212 ined the records of more than 112,000 students in British
Frostproof 863-635-7857 Rath Center Lighthouse for the Blind and Low Columbia. Among the students whose records were
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863-534-4380 Senior Connection Center 863-299-3633 course in grade 10, 11 or 12. Researchers discovered
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Lakeland 863-834-4280 Viste Instead of using candy or toys school band or orchestra were the equivalent of roughly
Larry R. Jackson Branch Lakeland, Bartow, Mulberry & Fort as a reward use books! Let your one academic year ahead of their peers in regard to their
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picking out a new book.
Polk City 863-984-4340 863-284-0828
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Preschoolers learn by scribbling,
drawing and pretending to write.
Choose books for your toddler
about stories that will interest
them, like animals or trains.
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Central Assembly of God Church Service Center HELP of Fort Meade
Auburndale Bartow Fort Meade
601 Lemon St. 495 E. Summerlin St. 825 N. Charleston Ave
Every first and third Every second and fourth Every second and fourth
Saturday at 9:30 am Thursday at 1 pm Thursday at 11 am
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Frostproof Care Center Trinity Worship Center Poinciana Community Park
Frostproof (Personal Finance Center) Kissimmee
Haines City
17 S Scenic Highway 2795 N 10th St 5001 Allegheny Rd.
Every first and third Every second and fourth Every first and third
Wednesday at 10 am Wednesday at 2 pm Tuesday at 10 am
Lakeland Volunteers In Crystal Lake Elementary Blessings & Hope
Medicine Lakeland Lakeland
Lakeland
600 W.Peachtree St. 700 Galvin Dr. 2150 E. Edgewood Dr.
Every second and LAST Every first and third Every second and fourth
Tuesday at noon Wednesday at 4:30 pm Tuesday at noon
Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church Iglesia De Dios Pentecostal Mi, Mulberry Migrant Camp
Lakeland (Begins April 5) Lake Wales Mulberry
1052 N Kettles Ave. 511 Jackson St. 4440 Academy Drive
Every second and fourth Every first and third Every second and fourth
Monday at 9 am Thursday at 10 am Wednesday at 5:30 pm
Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Donald Bronson First Mission Baptist Church
Church (Mulberry Community Community Center Winter Haven
Service Center) Mulberry Polk City
306 Southwest 2nd Ave. 124 Bronson Trail 200 Ave. R NW
Every first and third Every second and fourth Every second and fourth
Friday at 2 pm Saturday at 10 am Friday at 11 am
Wahneta Baseball Park Multiply Christian Church
Winter Haven Winter Haven
2816 Rifle Range Rd. 3900 Lake Blue Dr.
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PARTNER SPOTLIGHT Peace River Center
Domestic Violence Shelter
Healthy Families
A strong family foundation helps create a promote positive parenting, enhance
stronger, better community. Healthy Families maternal-infant bonding and attachment,
Polk is here to support that foundation. enhance the child’s physical, emotional,
Healthy Families is a voluntary, home and educational development, and enhance
visitation program designed to promote and parent-child interaction. Assistance also is
enhance the healthy development of children provided to participating families in the use of
and families. The program promotes positive available community services and resources.
parenting and works to reduce poor childhood Healthy Families also offers positive
outcomes, including abuse and neglect. parenting classes for parents, expectant
The program offers outreach services parents and caregivers.
designed to build trusting relationships, For more information call 863-534-5257.
Phone: 863-413-2708
FAX: 863-413-3079
Helping kids to walk Hotline: 863-413-2700
TDD: 863-413-2700
before they run! Website: www.peacerivercenter.org/
What can you do to help your him to “scribble write” or dictate the Your abuser may monitor your internet use
pre-school or kindergarten child story as you write the words. Make a to view your computer activity. You may
succeed in school? You recycle the “book” with several pictures of the ant. want to use a computer your abuser does
workbooks. Shred the ditto sheets. Where is the ant going? What will it do not have access to.
Hide the battery-operated toys, cell with the crumb? Your child just wrote
phones, and unplug the television. their first book. She is an author and an
Each new generation rediscovers illustrator!
the world with delightful energy and Children should be able to draw a
inspiring wonder – but only if circle, cross, square and triangle with
grown ups don’t get in the way. sharp angles before attempting
Children learn and retain any letters. Watch for these
information that is of shapes to appear naturally
interest to them. Follow in drawings as artwork
their lead. progresses from scribble
Adults get excited to recognizable pictures.
when a child sings the Children should draw
ABC’s. Children get a THOUSAND pictures
excited when they see an before writing a single letter.
ant carrying a huge crumb A child should be able to
across the crack in the side- rhyme words and identify sounds
walk. If you encourage your child to that are the same and different before
tell Grandma about the ant, they will being introduced to letter sounds.
develop more language, vocabulary, Children crawl before they walk and
sequencing, visual memory and story- walk before they run. Play is a child’s
telling skills than they ever would work. Allow your children to rhyme
singing the ABC’s. Ask your child to before they read and to draw before
draw a picture of the ant. Encourage they write.
Look, a big purple rectangle!
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S I spy something green.
ocialization is an important for a bike ride, or a hike, allows
part of growing up, but the children to be together while
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play dates could be an option, Skype so children can interact and
where you can create more phys- play without being in the same
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Make watermelon pizza!
Lay the watermelon wedges flat.
Let the kids select from a variety of fruit such as sliced blueber-
ries, grapes, and mandarin oranges what to add to their “pizza”.
Finish it off with a sprinkle of shredded coconut “cheese”!
NURSERY RHYMES
Nursery rhymes are important for and rhythm skills.
young children because they help There’s a reason we learn nursery
develop an ear for our language. Both rhymes as young children. They help
rhyme and rhythm help kids hear us develop an ear for our language.
the sounds and syllables in words, Rhyme and rhythm highlight the
which helps kids learn to read! Here sounds and syllables in words.
are some activities and recom- Understanding sounds and syllables
mended poetry books to aid your helps kids learn to read!
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