CDS Family & Behavioral Health Services , Inc.

Major funding by: Florida Department of Juvenile Justice; Florida Department of Children & Families; U.S. Department of Health & Human Services; Partnership for Strong Families; Florida Network of Youth & Family Services; United Way of North Central Florida; United Way of Suwannee Valley; Individual Contributions.

Strengthing Communities by Building Strong Families

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About CDS

CDS Family & Behavioral Health Services , Inc. is a private 501(c)(3) non-profit social services agency that has provided service in North Central Florida for over 35 years. While CDS's many individual programs serve a wide variety of community needs, they all fall under the umbrella of the organization's mission statement, “Strengthening Communities by Building Strong Families.” The three main programs areas include:

Youth Shelters – Programs for youth in crisis
Counseling – Services for troubled youth and people with substance abuse issues
Prevention – Educating the community, focusing on substance abuse and high-risk populations

CDS has offices in Gainesville, Lake City and Palatka and its services now cover an eleven county area, including: Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Lafayette, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Suwannee, Levy, Putnam and Union. CDS is the sole provider of many of its services, such as runaway shelters, in North Central Florida.

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