BETA CENTER INC
3305 S ORANGE AVENUE, ORLANDO, FL 32806 www.betacenter.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO GIVE OUR COMMUNITY'S CHILDREN AND FAMILIES KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT NEEDED FOR STRONG AND HEALTHY FAMILIES BY PROVIDING PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE PREGNANT AND PARENTING TEEN EDUCATION, PARENTING, COUNSELING AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, THE DEVELOPMENTAL CHILD CARE PROGRAM, THE TEEN MOTHER RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM, AND THE EMERGENCY FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM.

TO PROVIDE CHILDREN & PARENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE & SUPPORT NEEDED FOR STRONG & HEALTHY FAMILIES.

THE PREGNANT AND PARENTING TEEN EDUCATION, PARENTING, COUNSELING AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS MAKES THE DIFFERENCE, HELPING ORANGE COUNTY TEENS CHANGE THEIR LIVES. BETA CENTER CREATED A UNIQUE COLLABORATION WITH ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ESTABLISH A BETA ALTERNATIVE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL, COMBINING ACADEMICS WITH AN IN-DEPTH SUPPORT PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES PARENT EDUCATION, COUNSELING SERVICES, LIFE SKILLS, CAREER/COLLEGE PREPARATIONS AND PERSONAL/FAMILY FINANCE. APPROXIMATELY 100 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTEND BETA SCHOOL EACH YEAR AND 88% OF BETA SCHOOL STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED AN INCREASE IN THEIR LEVEL OF HEALTHY FUNCTIONING ON A NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED ASSESSMENT SCALE. ALSO, OVER 300 TEENS/FAMILIES RECEIVE PARENTING EDUCATION THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED SITES.

THE DEVELOPMENTAL CHILD CARE PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING COMPREHENSIBLE EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR THE AT-RISK CHILDREN OF THE STUDENT MOTHERS ENROLLED IN THE PREGNANT AND PARENTING TEEN PROGRAM. THE CHILD CARE CENTER IS CRITICAL TO BETA CENTER'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE THE HIGH LEVEL OF SUPPORT FOR MOTHER AND CHILD, AND PROMOTE HEALTHY FAMILY FUNCTIONING. BETA'S EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS HAVE A MISSION TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF CARE ACCOMPANIED WITH A BIG HEART. A DEVLEOPMENTALLY-STIMULATING CURRICULUM INCORPORATES RESARCH-BASED ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTHY GROWTH. 98% OF THE 51 CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE BETA DEVELOPMENTAL CHILD CARE CENTER ACHIEVED PROPER DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES (MOTOR, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND COGNITIVE SKILLS).

THE TEEN MOTHER RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF TEEN MOTHERS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO PARENT THEIR CHILD. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR MOTHER AND CHILD. YOUNG MOTHERS RECEIVE THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED FOR THEIR NEW ROLE AS A PARENT. FAMILIES BECOME ECONOMICALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT AND DEVELOP CRITICAL LIFE SKILLS. BETA CENTER STAFF MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS PRESENT, AND THEREFORE ARE ABLE TO MONITOR THE PARENT AND CHILD INTERACTIONS, AND ADDRESS ANY DIFFICULTIES. FAMILIES PARTICIPATE IN ALL OF THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM SERVICES WITH THE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OF THE PARENT/CHILD LABS. COUNSELING CONTINUES TO BE PROVIDED TO THESE YOUNG MOTHERS, AND OFTEN TO THEIR EXTENDED FAMILIES. BETA CENTER RECORDS INDICATE THAT 71% OF THE 21 FAMILIES RESIDING IN THE BETA TRANSITIONAL SHELTER SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONED INTO A MORE PERMANENT, STABLE LIVING SITUATION. 77% INCREASED THEIR LEVEL OF HEALTHY FAMILY FUNCTIONING.

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