Children's Services Council

The four initial listening sessions will start an ongoing dialogue with stakeholders in determining the most critical needs for the newly-formed council to address

The virtual gathering will involve the area's many organizations that provide services and advocacy for children and families.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has named the members of the newly-created Leon County Children’s Services Council. Tallahassee Memorial Hospital CEO Mark O’Bryant, Pineview Elementary School Principal Carmen Conner, former Florida A&M University assistant pharmacy professor Zandra Glenn, the Southern Group’s Paul Mitchell and Liza McFadden have been named to the board.

Leon County residents can now apply to the local Children's Services Council. Voters approved the group on election day in a referendum. Now the county commission is responsible for vetting potential members.

Now that a Children’s Services Council has been approved by Leon County voters, the next step is creating it. County Administrator Vincent Long spoke to WFSU about the process.

A local referendum on the ballot gives voters an opportunity to start a new Children’s Services Council, but the move also means creating a new taxing authority.

Some local elected officials and other community leaders gathered to show their support for a taxpayer-funded mechanism to focus more resources on young children in need.

A Leon County planning group has finalized three main goals for a proposed Children Services Council.If residents vote to approve the council along with a…

When it comes to helping kids who need it, Leon County Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna says many services come from small organizations with very…

The Leon County Children's Services Planning Committee has narrowed its priorities to three broad topics: student success, healthy children and families,…