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The Visitation Program provides services to children who are in foster care or are at risk for out-of-home placement. The program offers a safe, family friendly environment for those parent(s) and their children who have been ordered by the court to have supervised visits. It also allows flexible visitation times, including evening hours, at geographically convenient locations. Families involved with the Dependency Court of Hillsborough County are eligible for these services, which are provided by multiple social service agencies.

The Visitation Program is part of the new child welfare privatization effort for Hillsborough County called Hillsborough Kids Inc. It is a collaborative effort among the Child Abuse Council, Hillsborough Kids Inc., the Department of Children and Families, the Children’s Justice Center, and the 13th Judicial Court.

To learn more about the Visitation Program call (813) 673-4646.

Dimples Playland

The Child Abuse Council’s childcare center provides quality, affordable childcare for children of working families in underserved areas of Hillsborough County. The center is open to infants and children up to 12-years-old. According to the National Research Council, children enrolled in high-quality early childhood programs have better developed cognitive, emotional, social, regulatory and linguistic capabilities.

» Our childcare center specializes in such high-quality care, offering a safe, stimulating, and supportive environment for children. The centers provide individual attention, flexible academics, qualified teachers, and small student/teacher ratios, as well as a family-oriented atmosphere to help parents understand their child’s development and behaviors.

» Working with various agencies, the center also provides a number of other services.
Tuition assistance and subsidized childcare are available to qualified families through a contract with the Hillsborough County Early Childhood School Readiness Program.

» School-age children are transported to and from school through the support of the U.S. Department of Transportation. All children receive free, nutritious meals and snacks funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

To learn more about Dimples Playland call (813) 673-4646.