Daniel Kids

I read an article about Baptist Health System and Florida Blue's prominence in NE Florida. It stated that the two have served Jacksonville for a combined total of 149 years. Their commitment to our area and the services they provide is commendable. Did you know that this year Daniel, Florida's oldest child serving organization is recognizing 140 years of serving Jacksonville's most marginalized, vulnerable and at-risk youth? From our earliest roots as an orphanage beginning during the Yellow Fever epidemic until now, Daniel's focus has always been on the welfare of children. Daniel provides services in the areas of counseling for abused and emotionally troubled children, connecting children with caring foster or adoptive families, offering homeless teens shelter and support, and strengthening and reunifying high-risk families. For more information on the services Daniel provides, please see our website.

Jaime Mericle, Vice President of Clinical Services at Daniel, shared with reporter Melanie Lawson helpful tips and strategies to combat the mental health challenges some kids face when returning to school. Click below to learn how you can help your child make the back-to-school adjustment.

Thanks to the Daniel Development Committee for taking time out of their busy schedules yesterday to attend the August meeting. We appreciate their insight and guidance as we move into our 2024 - 2025 activities. Phillip Buhler, David Cognetta, CFRE, (Daniel CDO), Jordan (McCrary) Delgado, David Ashley, Jim Griffin, Jackie Cook, Lesley Wells (Daniel CEO/President), Madison Shelly, (Daniel CPO), Not pictured Shep Colledge, Barry Hall, Lewis Hunter

Keeping kids safe and providing the care they need to heal from their traumatic and mostly unseen injuries is more than just punching a time clock. It means having staff that are trained to handle a variety of crisis situations. #CPRtraining

So thankful for this group of companies that joined together for Daniel's annual back-to-school supply drive. We will be able to help many of our areas most vulnerable and at-risk youth because of your generosity! First Coast Apartment Association Fort Family Investments House Of Floors Jacksonville United Water Restoration Group of Jacksonville Two Men and A Truck APARTNER MAA Fogelman Properties

When you truly love where you work and who you work with, it shows! Thank you to the Family Assessment Support Team (FAST) Administrative Assistant, Janice Oliveras, for the joy you bring to your job each and every day and the support your provide! We appreciate all you do. #Employeeofthemonth

Did you know Daniel serves an estimated 5,000 kids and families each year? We are still in need of school supplies to help some of Jacksonville's most vulnerable kids and families start the year off right. We have extended our deadline and continue to accept supplies for youth of all ages attending all area schools. Now collecting basic supplies - composition books, loose leaf paper, 1" & 2" binders, markers, dividers, pencils/pens, colored pencils, pink erasers, backpacks, copy paper, expo markers, 3x5 cards, head phones, pocket folders, crayons, etc. Teachers also request students bring hand sanitizer, tissues, wipes, gallon storage bags and more. For some of our families, it is cost prohibitive to fulfill these lists. That's where you come in! Our donation hours are Monday - Friday, 9AM - 4PM. Thank you for helping us #improvetheoddsforkids Please help us help area youth start the year off right. and works to improve their lives through a variety of programs. Check out our web site for more information on the services we provide.

Thankful for companies like Parkway and people like Cedric and Julian who see the value in supporting kids and families in their local community. Thanks guys for dropping by with a much needed donation of school supplies. Your contribution will help some of Jacksonville's most vulnerable youth start school with the tools they need on day #1!

It's people like Katrina Brown, SIPP (Statewide Inpatient Psychiatric Program) Clinical Supervisor, that make Daniel such an amazing place. Kat pours her heart and soul into every child she counsels. She works with the unique traumas that led each child to Daniel to help them find coping skills and healing paths. Kat loves all the kids and the kids all love Kat. She provides them with encouragement, compassion, empathy and understanding, but most of all she loves them for who they are. Thank you, Kat, for 10 years of dedicated service and for your work improving the odds for kids!

Our friends over at Citi are just the best!! Thank you for the wonderful hygiene and back to school drive donations. Chris and Traunia Carr we love how we can always count on you and your team to lend a helping hand!