Category: Florida

By Elena Hoyos, Administrative Services Director On March 7, The Village South attended the Miami Dade College Job Fair at their Wolfson Campus in downtown Miami. This was the first job fair of a series of six that we attended in March. The Village South had two representatives attending this event was Keimon Kiper joined […]

By Carol Dochow, OSF Program Coordinator The Guidance/Care Center’s (GCC) Other Side of the Fence (OSF) program provides intensive outpatient treatment to adult male offenders with high-risk behaviors related to substance misuse and/or mental illness. OSF’s target population includes racial and ethnic minorities, the LGBTQIA+ population, and previously incarcerated individuals. OSF team of staff includes […]

By Wilmarie Lopez, MA Behavioral Health Therapist From Dec. 6 – Dec. 8, the Guidance/Care Center’s (G/CC) Key Largo Prevention Program partnered with the Elks Drug Awareness Program (DAP) to bring Ray Lozano, a Drug and Substance Prevention Specialist and Youth Speaker, to present assemblies at high schools throughout the Florida Keys. During this three-day […]

By Danny Blanco, Vice President of Operations The Community Foundation of Broward sponsored The Village South’s First Annual Turkey Drive on Nov. 22. The Foundation’s generous donation allowed us to serve 200 families in our community, significantly impacting their Thanksgiving holiday. Families could pick up the food items in person at The Village South or […]

By Maureen Dunleavy, LMHC., Regional Vice President Our Employee and Program of the Year awards are given out annually to employees who have shown outstanding service to Guidance/Care Center, Inc. And the residents of the Florida Keys. Their performance has been beyond what is expected in day-to-day service and demonstrates outstanding leadership and teamwork. Key […]

By Maureen Dunleavy, LMHC., Regional Vice President On Sept. 27, Hurricane Ian made its way across the Gulf of Mexico and towards the west coast of Florida. Although the eye of the storm was 65 miles away, the Category 3 storm brought flooding and made its impact felt throughout our island chain. In addition, there […]

By Maritza Portillo, Administrative Services Coordinator As a women and children’s center, The Village South recognizes the importance of celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month and our responsibility to our community to provide awareness and information on this important topic. This year, we had the privilege to host Dr. Perla Del Pino White from Memorial Primary […]

By Danny Blanco, Vice President The Village South is excited to share with our WestCare family the renovation of The South Florida Center for Women & Children. The site, an 83,000-square-foot parcel, previously vacant and formerly a state hospital, has a two-story section building and wings, a three-story tower, one parking lot, and attached grounds. […]

By Maureen-Ann Traci, Executive Assistant/HR Generalist On Saturday Oct. 8, WestCare GulfCoast – Florida and WestCare Foundation staff participated in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Community Walk at Vinoy Park in St Petersburg, FL. Our teams have been participating in this event since 2016 to help spread the importance of […]

By Jennifer Bryhn-Lash, Camp Director  Camp Mariposa in St. Petersburg has had a busy couple of weeks! With another successful camp in the books, we worked on communication skills through games and team building. We made stress balls with balloons and sand and discussed healthy coping skills and overall, just had some good ol’ camp […]