Community Resources 7
TRANSITION (TEEN/ADULT)
HOPE Services | HopeGetsJobs.com
Serving the Tampa Bay area, cbray.hopeservices@gmail.com
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 - Educational, vocational post secondary resource for individuals
on the Autism Spectrum and related disabilities. 12 month nationally recognized
Technology Certificate programs. Innovative social skills career development and
employment services to 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 Awareness Shop, Vocational Training, 813-
879-6770, AutismAwarenessShop.org, page 13
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, pages 4 & 5
Division of Blind Services, dbs.myflorida.com
Focus Academy post-high school transition program,
813-443-5558, FocusAcademyTamps.org, page 9
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
Melissa Bailey, PsyD, 813-720-7411, cognitive
behavioral therapy for adults & adolescents,
DrMelissaBailey.com, p 11
Pepin Academies, PepinAcademies.com, page 9
Tampa 813-236-1755, Riverview 813-533-2999,
& New Port Richey 727-233-2961
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 ARC Tampa Bay, 727-799-3330, thearctb.org
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, BuddyBaseball.org, pages 4 & 5
EFMP Military & Family Readiness, 813-828-1952
FRIENDS Down Syndrome, 813-245-2782
GiGi’s Playhouse, 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
SUPPORT GROUPS
/HopeGetsJobs.com
/macdonaldcenter.org
/959
/www.apd.myflorida.com
/AutismAwarenessShop.org
/AutismShifts.org
/brewster.edu
/BuddyBaseball.org
/BuddyBaseball.org
/dbs.myflorida.com
/FocusAcademyTamps.org
/gohart.org
/DrMelissaBailey.com
/PepinAcademies.com
/reach.mysdhc.org
/disability
/thearctb.org
/RehabWorks.org
/florida
/tampa
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