Services Offered
Adoption and Pregnancy Counseling
Helps adoptive and birth parents make the best possible plans for children. CHS provides a full range of adoption services.
Contact: (850) 921-0772
Helen.Ervin@chsfl.org, Program Supervisor
Child Protection Team
Our Child Protection Team cares for child victims of abuse and/or neglect by providing comprehensive medical examinations, psychological and psychosocial evaluations, forensic interviews, expert court testimony, and support and resources for proper treatment.
Contact: (850) 487-2838
Kimberly.Ellis@chsfl.org, Program Director
Community Based Foster Care
Provides case management and support services for children who have been abused or neglected.
Contact: (850) 488-0506
Shannon.Martin@chsfl.org, Program Director
Early Steps
Family Connections
Services Include:
- Behavioral Counseling
- Sexual Abuse Treatment
- Mental Health Counseling
- Infant Mental Health Counseling
- Family Counseling
- Counseling for Trauma-Related Issues
- Consultation for Other Parental Concerns
Contact: (850) 921-8989
Leanna.Kobrin@chsfl.org, Program Supervisor
Family Preservation
Keeps families together and protects children from abuse through intensive in-home family strengthening services.
Contact: (850) 922-8490
Stephanie.Sanders@chsfl.org, Program Director
M.O.D.E.L. Mentoring Program
Public (Foster Care) Adoption
Finds loving forever families for children who cannot ever safely return to live with their birth families.
Contact: (850) 488-0506
Kelly.Hotchkiss@chsfl.org, Program Supervisor
The Preschool at Evening Rose
Serves children ages 12 months to 5 years and also offers Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK). We've implemented the Beyond Centers and Circle Time Curriculum©, written by Dr. Pam Phelps, owner of The Creative Pre-school, designed to provide creative, playful and stimulating experiences for young children. The curriculum focuses on well-planned, organized and scaffolded play experiences that help children to develop physically, socially, emotionally and cognitively. Our service ratios align with the strict requirements of our national accrediting agency, the Council on Accreditation.
More information is available online at www.CHSPreschool.org.
Contact: 850-921-KIDS (5437)
Kathryn.Schmidt@chsfl.org, Director
Tree House
A temporary emergency shelter open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for children ages 2-11 years who cannot stay safely in their own homes due to the possiblity of being abused or neglected.
Contact: (850) 921-0772
Richard.Ivison@chsfl.org, Program Supervisor
Wendy's Wonderful Kids
A program of the Dave Thomas Foundation, Wendy's Wonderful Kids works with experienced adoption counselors to help children from foster care find permanent, loving adoptive homes.
Contact: (850) 488-0506
Kelly.Hotchkiss@chsfl.org, Program Supervisor