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The SYSC Resource Guide links you to services and programs in your community that supports health, wellness, and overall well-being. These resources are intended to help in building a network that will enable and empower you to become a Stronger Youth and help us to create a Stronger Community. We hope that you will engage them as needed and share these contacts with friends, family, neighbors, and peers as tools to address the various challenges that you and others may face today or in the future.

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Icon	Organization Name	Services Offered	Website Link
	The Bridge of Northeast Florida	This teen pregnancy prevention program offers case management and health education services to at-risk young people ages 9-15 at The Bridge and other youth-serving agencies.	www.bridgejax.com
	PACE Center for Girls	This non-residential therapeutic prevention and intervention program serves as an alternative school for girls who have not been successful in the public school system. PACE (Practical Academic Cultural Educational) provides young women with an opportunity for a better future through education, counseling, training and advocacy.	www.pacecenter.org
	Youth Crisis Center (YCC)	To build a healthier community by empowering young people and families to rise above adversity.	www.YouthCrisisCenter.org
	Legal Aid Jacksonville	Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc. (JALA) is a non-profit law firm dedicated to providing free civil legal assistance to those who could not otherwise afford it.	https://www.jaxlegalaid.org
	Hubbard House	Serving Duval and Baker Counties, Hubbard House, a full-service certified domestic violence center, has answered more than 91,000 hotline calls and sheltered more than 36,800 victims and their children in its 42-year history. The agency’s impact can be measured in suffering spared, lives liberated and tragic deaths avoided right here in the local community. And, for most victims, it all begins with a free, confidential phone call to the agency’s 24/7 Domestic Violence Hotline, (904) 354-3114.	https://www.hubbardhouse.org
	Three Rivers Legal Services	We mostly help with family law cases involving domestic or intimate partner violence. These cases cover many of areas of law. Three Rivers works with shelters and victims’ advocates to help survivors find safety and stability.	http://www.trls.org
	JASMYN	JASMYN supports young people ages 13-23 and works to create a safer, more affirming community for them in Northeast Florida. While programs and services are designed for those who identify as LGBT or Questioning, all youth are welcome at JASMYN!	http://jasmyn.org
	Gateway Community Services Inc	Gateway is proud to be a recognized leader in addiction treatment for adults and adolescents in the Northeast Florida region. Since 1978, Gateway has been committed to providing compassionate services to those lost in the despair of addiction.	http://www.gatewaycommunity.com
	Youth Employment( United Way)	United Way helps change the employment and career odds for youth, ages 16-21, by providing job readiness training, financial literacy training, and hands-on experiences through paid summer internships.	https://unitedwaynefl.org/our-work/financial-security/youth-employment/
	Arlington Community Academy Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Florida	To inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.	https://www.bgcnf.org/mission-vision
	KIPP Jacksonville	Our mission is to prepare students from Jacksonville North and Westside communities with the knowledge, skills, habits, and character for success in college and life.	https://www.kippjax.org/who-we-are/
	Home Education Resources & Information (HERI)	To promote relationships within the home education community by providing resources and services.	https://www.homeschool-life.com/1083/custom/36795
	Concorde Career Institute - Jacksonville	Concorde Career Institutes located in Jacksonville, Florida has been training health care professionals in career-focused programs such as nursing, dental assisting, medical office administration, physical therapist assistant, surgical technology, and others. With diploma and associate degree programs designed to get you out of the classroom and into real-world careers.	https://www.concorde.edu/campus/jacksonville-florida?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=knowledge&utm_term=jacksonville&SourceID=GO1106
	J-Tech Institute	At J-Tech, a nonprofit institution, we understand that to keep the American economy running smoothly, you need to keep things moving. We’re doing our part by training a whole new generation of automotive and transportation industry professionals at our 168,000 square-foot facility in Jacksonville, Florida.	http://www.jtech.org

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