Manatee County Now
The following statistics are based on Whole Child family profiles submitted betweenMay 1, 2009 and April 30, 2010.
Top 50% and over referral generated needs:
| Information about activities in community for family | 79% |
| Usually runs out of money before basic needs met | 69% |
| Dentist for children under age 6 | 69% |
| Among those expecting, need prenatal care | 64% |
| Childcare/Preschool for children under age 6 | 63% |
| Information about Housing | 61% |
| Doctor for themselves & rest of family | 58% |
| Information related to women's health | 56% |
The percentage of very low income families (under $10,000 annually) responding to the profile questions over the past year has increased by 15% over those in 2008.
Whole Child Manatee Highlights
- Whole Child is working closely with METV to produce a Public Service Announcement (PSA) to be aired on METV and Bright House. Thanks to a workshop sponsored by the Manatee Community Foundation, Whole Child Staff created the script to submit to METV. Plans for an extended 3-5 minute PSA will be developed in the future. Anyone interested in an audition can contact Pat Johnson @ 749-3059!
- New Whole Child Brochures have been designed and printed! Contact us at 941-749-3059 for copies.
- Manatee County Government is supporting the construction of a new WIC Center which is planned for opening in November of 2010.
- In the past fiscal year dedicated staff have attended over 200 family events, and local provider & statewide meetings working evenings and week-ends, distributing over 20,000 ½ page flyers Eng/Spanish and family tax benefit information to such organizations as the school district, Head Start, Whole Child providers, job fairs, businesses, Kindergarten round-ups, family events, the Children’s Summit, faith-based events and Health Fairs
- Whole Child staff provide ongoing technical assistance to organizations as they become more aware of the multiple needs of families and how to empower them through the linkage to over 300 resources listed on the Whole Child Connection
- Large Groups that provide services to families: school board social workers and nurses, Safe Children Coalition, child care providers, and Guardian Ad Litem volunteers have been given a universal password in order to utilize the search engine.