|
|
Infants and
Young Children of
West Central Florida, Inc. (IYC)
|
 Infants and Young Children of
West Central Florida, Inc. (IYC) is a community owned non-profit
corporation serving children with special needs, birth to 5 years,
and their families. Florida counties served are Hillsborough & Polk.
IYC is a contract program of the Department of Health, Children's
Medical Services, Early Steps Program. IYC is affiliated
with the University of South Florida, Early Steps Program.
This 501(c)(3) non-profit is operated under the direction of an
independent Board of Directors. |
|
Bay Area Early Steps Seeks
Bilingual (English/Spanish) Providers
With Bachelor’s Degrees To Work With Families of Children, 0 – 3
Years, With Developmental Concerns In Polk County CALL: Pat at
(813-375-3980, ext. 26) Or FAX Resume to: Attn. Pat to
(813-375-3984) Or E-mail to:
pgrosz@tampabay.rr.com
|
Calling all
families in the Bay Area who have young children with Prader-Willi
syndrome. Bethany Cheney
has agreed to assist us in setting up a local information and
support network just for you! This might mean one-to-one support,
creating a group, planning workshop sessions pertinent to your
child, or just getting together to network on things that work best
for your children. To get in on the ground floor and to work with
Bethany to get this going, please contact her via e-mail at
s.b.cheney@att.net
Prader-Willi-Syndrome Brochure
(click to view and print)
|
|
 Services
Provider Network
IYC enrolls, trains, and certifies
providers to serve children birth to three and their families for
the
Part C, Infants, and Toddlers Early Steps Program. IYC
provides technical assistance and support to Part C cooperating
child care centers that serve young children with developmental
conditions.
Fiscal Agent
IYC is the fiscal agent for provider services and
reimburses providers for developmental services that are not covered
by insurance or Medicaid. |
|
Family Support Services
Family Resource Specialists (FRS) provide individual and group
support for families, conduct trainings, and provide outreach to
expand needed support in the community.
Community Education
IYC provides a training calendar and early intervention updates and
speakers, for conferences, workshops, and classes. IYC
provides courses for the Infant Toddler Development Specialist
Certificate through an affiliation with USF.
|
Central Directory for Early Childhood Services |
IYC operates the resource and referral hotline for the region
Part C. Toll Free: 1-866-217-0018. Our systems links to
Hillsborough's 2-1-1 system. |
Community Plan |
Coordinates the development and implementation of a community
plan for early
intervention services for eligible infants and toddlers.
Fundraising
IYC
expands funding for services through grant writing and
fundraising activities of the Board.
Lending Libraries
IYC collaborates with community
agencies to provide adaptive
equipment and toys to lending
libraries for agencies who serve young children and also operates a
local Part C lending library.
Annual Early Intervention State Conference
IYC collaborates with community partners in planning and
implementing an annual conference for providers and families to
promote best practices in early childhood.
|
Location:
1308 West Sligh Avenue
Tampa, Florida 33604
Mailing Address:
1308 West Sligh Avenue
Tampa, Florida 33604
Phone: 813-375-3980 Fax: 813-375-3984
For More Information
about Infants & Young Children, Inc. contact Pat Grosz, RN, PhD,
Executive Director at 813-375-3980 x26 pr email
pgrosz@tampabay.rr.com
|
|
 |
|
Web Design Tampa Florida and
Search Engine Optimization
©
JCR Enterprise, Inc and Licensors.
All rights reserved |
|
