June’s #PKFMissionMonday program spotlight is focused on father engagement in honor of all of the daddies this Father’s Day month. Fatherhood can be a scary and overwhelming time. Pasco Kids First’s Healthy Families Pasco-Hernando program strongly believes in supporting fathers and fatherhood engagement. Bonding and attachment is so important in the first few months of […]
Oral Health Raffle Winners
Congratulations to our quarterly Oral Health Navigation Program Raffle winners – Laurie H. and Healthy Families Hernando Resource Mom & Team Leader Gina Sachs. — with Becky Bennett and Wanda Rosado Delarosa.
#PKFMISSIONMONDAY – What is Child Trauma?
“Child trauma” refers to a scary, dangerous, violent, or life threatening event that happens to a child (0-18 years of age). This type of event may happen directly to a child or the child may be impacted as a result of seeing or hearing about another person being hurt or injured. When these types of experiences happen, children […]
Importance of Safe Sleep Education
Pasco Kids First’s February Featured Spotlight for #PKFMissionMonday is focused on safe sleep which is taught by our Healthy Families Pasco-Hernando Program. In 2019, infant sleep related deaths were the leading cause of preventable child deaths in Florida. Often, we think our babies are sleeping in a safe environment but, they are not. You can […]
PKF Named 2020 Non Profit of the Year by GAL
The Guardian ad Litem Program, Sixth Judicial Circuit named Pasco Kids First, as the 2020 Statewide Non Profit of the Year. Every day organizations and people in the community do amazing and inspiring work for Florida’s abused, abandoned and neglected children. Each year the Guardian ad Litem Program is proud to recognize the great work […]
Pasco Kids First’s SAVE Program
January’s featured #PKFMISSIONMONDAY Program is Pasco Kids First’s Sexual Assault Victim Examination (SAVE) Program. The SAVE Program is vital to law enforcement for the collection of forensic evidence involving alleged sexual assault of adults. Examinations are generally provided in Land O’ Lakes. More recently, a site location was developed in Saint Leo through partnership […]
December Program Spotlight – Trauma Treatment Program
December’s featured #PKFMISSIONMONDAY program is the Trauma Treatment Program of Pasco Kids First Children’s Advocacy Center which is dedicated to providing children who have experienced sexual abuse, physical abuse, witnessed domestic or community violence with quality trauma therapy at no cost to the family. Pasco Kids First therapy program began in the early 2000’s with […]
Healthy Families Nurse Intervention Program
November’s Featured #PKFMISSIONMONDAY Program is Pasco Kid’s First’s newest program – The Healthy Families Nurse Intervention Program. Last year, there were 1,638 verified counts of “Substance Exposed Newborn” from investigations statewide. The epidemic of substance misuse is an undeniable issue and has been especially devastating to pregnant women and their children. Most pregnant women using […]
Pasco Kids First: 30 Years of Keeping Kids Safe & Strengthening Families
Pasco Kids First has been serving victims of child abuse and neglect and families since 1990. Thank you to the following Pasco Kids First 30th Anniversary Sponsors! Champion Sponsor Child Advocate Sponsor Partner Sponsors Morton Plant North Bay Hospital Rotary Club of Trinity Supporter Sponsor AdventHealth North Pinellas AdventHealth Wesley Chapel […]
Oral Health Navigation Program – October Featured Program
Pasco Kids First’s October featured #PKFMISSIONMOMENT Program is the Oral Health Navigation program. Smile for life! Can be as easy as 1, 2 & 3. Floss 1 time a day. Brush 2 times a day to prevent cavities. Visit your dentist to prevent these 3 diseases; diabetes, health disease and oral cancer When families neglect dental […]
Pasco Kids First Welcomes New Board Members
After becoming empty nesters Stephanie Howard and her husband, Clayton decided to leave Austin, Texas and relocated to Tampa Bay. Stephanie is an experienced and reliable and committed Realtor ®. Stephanie is passionate about giving back to her community. She spent most of her time in Austin being involved with The Center for Child Protection. She joined […]
