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 […]
Pasco Kids First Donors Make Back-to-School Easier
Pasco Kids First serves more than 1,600 children each year through prevention, assessment and treatment services addressing child abuse and neglect. Most of these children are school age and many do not have the resources to purchase the needed school supplies and clothes for the new year. This year was even more difficult with most […]
