Neighborhood Center for Families

Neighborhood Center for Families is a collaborative of the Florida Department of Health in Orange County, various nonprofit organizations, Orange County Public Schools, and other government agencies providing free services to the communities throughout Orange County.

Funded by the Citizens’ Commission for Children, the Neighborhood Centers for Families (NCF) are available to all qualifying Orange County residents. Services are provided to residents in 13 locations. Some services are for adults and some are for children. To qualify, you and your family must be a current Orange County resident.

Neighborhood Centers for Families are in the following areas:

Each NCF is uniquely designed to address the needs of the surrounding community. All services are offered free of charge and typically include employment assistance, counseling, academic enrichment activities, computer labs, and health services. 

The overall goal of the program is to provide services that respond to the needs of children and families in the home, school, and community. In some schools, an NCF nurse may provide health screenings, health education, immunizations, fluoride treatment, referrals, family counseling, and/or follow up on student medical conditions. An annual health fair is also coordinated with the assistance of other agencies.

In the home setting services are provided through nursing assessment of individual and family needs, prevention and control of communicable diseases, maternal and child health assessments and education, health information, and counseling. In the community services are provided through health screenings, immunizations, flu, and pneumonia vaccines; and some our senior services (blood sugar checks and blood pressure checks), health education, and health counseling are also part of their management. Home visits are performed upon request or referral from individuals in the community, the schools, or other collaborative partners.

DOH-Orange assigned 5 nurses to support the following schools: