Community Resources 7
SUPPORT GROUPS
FRIENDS Down Syndrome West Florida | FriendsSupport.org
Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, & Hernando Counties, info@friendssupport.org
813-245-2782, Serving all ages - Educational services for families impacted by Down
Syndrome in the West Florida/Tampa Bay Area. Providing financial, social support,
and services in education and community integration for families. Promoting value,
acceptance, and inclusion.
TRANSITION (TEEN/ADULT)
HOPE Services | HopeGetsJobs.com
Serving the Tampa Bay area, cbray.hopeservices@gmail.com, see page 5
813-907-1903, Ages 15 and up - We partner with Vocational Rehabilitation
to provide a full range of employment services to youth and adults, including
vocational evaluations, pre-placement training, and on-the-job training, and preemployment
transition services for high school students. Our services are free.
MacDonald Training Center (MTC) | macdonaldcenter.org
5420 W. Cypress Street, Tampa, FL 33607, EBarnes@macdonaldcenter.org
813-870-1300, Ages 14 and up - Educational, vocational and life skills
enrichment resource for young people with autism and other disabilities, including
summer programs for teens, and a day camp for the deaf and hard of hearing.
MTC’s innovative social skills, career development and employment services enhance
independence and promote full inclusion.
Adults with Disabilities/Gary Adult High School,
813-740-7660, sdhc.k12.fl.us/doc/959
APD, www.apd.myflorida.com, 800-615-8720
Autism Shifts (Artistas’s Café), AutismShifts.org
Best Buddies, 813-254-9025 Tampa
Brewster Tech. College, brewster.edu, 813-276-5464
Buddy Baseball, BuddyBaseball.org, page 4
Division of Blind Services, dbs.myflorida.com
Hands On Ed Services, 813-493-9461
HART (Hillsborough Area Reg. Transit), gohart.org
HCDC (Hillsborough Cty Dev Ctr), 813-971-3490
Hillsborough High Sch/Career & Tech, 813-231-1857
LYF Inc. (Learning Your Function), 813-469-2455
Project 10, 727-873-4654, project10.info
Pyramid Center, 813-931-3986, Tampa
Quest, 813-423-7700, Tampa
REACH, 813-243-7059, reach.mysdhc.org
Self Reliance, 813-375-3965
Social Security Disability Insurance, ssa.gov/disability
Special Olympics Healthy Comm, 813-280-9863
STAGES, 813-974-3632
Sunshine Line, 813-272-7272
Tampa Lighthouse for the Blind, 813-251-2407
The Learning Academy, Tampa & St. Petersburg,
813-974-2996
Vocational Rehab, RehabWorks.org, 813-402-0362
ADHD Parents Support Network, 813-508-2367
Best Buddies, 813-254-9025, Tampa,
BestBuddies.org/florida
Buddy Baseball, 813-416-5742, BuddyBaseball.org,
see Inside Front Cover and page 4
EFMP Military & Family Readiness, 813-828-1952
FRIENDS Down Syndrome, 813-245-2782
GiGi’s Playhouse Tampa,
GiGisPlayhouse.org/tampa
KIDS (Keys for Individuals with Disabilties),
813-837-7732
LOVE Moms Support Group, 813-892-1785
New Horizons Support Group, 813-494-0111
PASS (Parents for Autism Spectrum Support),
thepassgroup@gmail.com
Suncoast East Family Care Council, 813-661-5828
Support4Caregivers, 813-850-2352
Upside! (Playgroup for kids with Down Syndrome),
813-673-4646 ext.1149
/FriendsSupport.org
/HopeGetsJobs.com
/macdonaldcenter.org
/959
/www.apd.myflorida.com
/AutismShifts.org
/brewster.edu
/BuddyBaseball.org
/BuddyBaseball.org
/dbs.myflorida.com
/gohart.org
/reach.mysdhc.org
/disability
/RehabWorks.org
/florida
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