Children and Family Services in Jacksonville

Children and Family Services in  Jacksonville, Florida

updated last 12/4/2008  - check back - will add more.

Please check the accurancy of addresses, phone numbers, and info. I am trying to provide accurate info, but I can't guarantee the info. Most of the information comes from "The Florida Times-Union."

Boys and Girls of Northeast Florida, 1300 Riverplace Blvd., Suite 310, Jacksonville, FL 32207, 904-396-4435, www.bgcnf.org. Inspires and enables all young people, especially disadvantaged.

Children's Home Society, Buckner Division, 3027 San Diego Road, Jacksonville, FL, 904-493-7738. Adoption, foster care, and child abuse prevention programs.

Needs donations of unwrapped toys, clothes, and gifts, by Dec. 17, 2008. Also needs food and household items and volunteers to wrap gifts.

Community Connections of Jacksonville, 327 E. Duval St., Jacksonville, FL 32202, 904-350-9949, www.communityconnectionsjax.org. Provides holiday wishes for children under 16.

Needs donations for holiday sponsorships. See website for list.

Daniel Kids, 4203 Southpoint Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32216, 904-296-1055 ext 1007, www.danielkids.org/sites/web. Serves abused, abandoned and neglected children.

Needs donations of toys, new stuffed animals, gift cards, MP3 players and food. Adopt a child's wish list.

Animail Rescues in Jacksonville area

Taken from "The Times-Union," Dec. 4, 2008

Clay County Humane Society: 2230 Filmore St., Orange Park, FL 32065.

Affordable veterinary care, indigent care, wildlife rehabilitation, pet therapy, disaster response team.

Needs donations of money, cleaning supplies, towels, blankets, pet food, cat liter.

904-276-7729

Jacksonville Humane Society, 8464 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32216.

Animal rescue.

Needs donations of thick towels, plain white towels, blankets, large and medium size King toys. Don't want sheets, pillow cases, and rugs.

904-725-8766 ext. 200

www.jaxhumane.org

Pet Rescue North, P.O. Box 2874, Jacksonville, FL 32226.

No-Kill, Safe Animal Shelter.

Needs donation of newer model van.

904-346-6412

Rescuing Animals in Nassau, c/o RAIN Humane SPCA, P.O. Box 587, Callahan, FL 32011.

Serves special needs animals otherwise subject to euthanized.

Needs donations of pet bedding, dog and cat toys and food, cat litter, hay, cleaning supplies, tarps, building supplies and fencing.

904-879-5861

Safe Animal Shelter, 2913 County Road 220, Middleburg, FL 32068.

No-Kill Animal Shelter.

904-276-7233

www.safeanimalshelter.com

Social Security Office in Jacksonville

Taken from "The Times-Union," Dec. 4, 2008, p. E-11

The existing office is located at: 3733 University Blvd., Suite 100, Jacksonville, FL 32217. It will close at noon on Friday, Dec. 12, 2008.

The office will reopen on Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, noon, at the new location: 7185 Bonneval Road., Ste. 1, Jacksonville, FL 32256. The office hours will be M-F from 9-4.

During the transition, the office at 1685 Dunn Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32218, will be open to provide services.

www.ssa.gov

800-772-1213 (7 am to 7 pm)

800-325-0778 TTY numer for hearing impaired