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- EIN 59-2432318
- (321) 637-2720
- 1100 Rockledge Blvd Ste 100 Rockledge FL 32955-2818 USA
- www.schfbrevard.org
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Causes: Community Health Systems, Health
Mission: The space coast health foundation will enhance the health and wellness of individuals and communities in brevard county. The foundation will carry out this mission by: routinely talking with the community to maintain a pulse on the health and wellness needs. Selecting not for profit partners who provide good business practices and are willing to be creative and inventive in their approach to enhancing health and wellness. Financially and operationally supporting partners who pursue the improvement of health and wellness.
Programs: The space coast health foundation is committed to improving the health and wellness of individuals and communities in brevard county florida. The specific community health care needs chosen for funding are determined through focus groups, one-on-one interviews with community representatives and quantitative research. Those priority areas were identified as access to medical, dental and behavioral health services. The foundation accomplishes this mission thru financially supporting organizations and advocacy for health and wellness services, especially for the under and un-insured, as well as operating two programs, the children's advocacy center of brevard and the lifetime counseling center.
(continuation of above 4a) the children's advocacy center is a team intervention model for effective, child focused and sensitive investigation of allegations of child abuse and neglect. This approach is a collaborative model to insure the child's safety and needs are met. Lifetime counseling center provides a client- centered, strength-based approach to mental health and substance abuse counseling services, including anxiety, depression, trauma, physical and sexual abuse, eating disorders, co-occurring disorders, parenting, behavioral disorders and more. In addition, the center offers psychological testing and evaluation services.