Resources & Partners

The Agency for Persons with Disabilities supports persons with disabilities in living, learning, and working in their communities. APD provides to Floridians with autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, intellectual disabilities, Prader-Willi syndrome, and spinal bifida.
The purpose of the Children's Services Council is to plan, coordinate, fund, and evaluate programs and to address public policy issues relating to children in Martin County.

The Community Foundation Martin/St. Lucie has one goal: to inspire and help philanthropists improve lives and enrich communities throughout Martin County and around the world. The foundation is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization that increases charitable giving through named endowment funds established by individuals, families or businesses to support the causes they care about, in perpetuity.  
A community foundation is a tax-exempt public charity created by and for the people in a local area. It enables people with philanthropic interests to easily and effectively support the issues they care about - immediately or through their will or estate plan.

The United Way exists to help people make a difference in the community where they liveand work. Each year, United Way works to identify urgent human care issues that have an impact on our quality of life. United Way of Martin County programs and initiatives examples of ways that United Way has responded to pressing community needs.


Men and women with developmental and physical disabilities register with their local Vocational Rehabilitation office to prepare them to find gainful employment. The partnership between VR and the ARC of Martin County provides employment services such as job training, placement and counseling, in Martin and St. Lucie Counties. The ARC helps individuals all ages from 17 to 70 to find the career that meets their challenges.     

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Your  Full Guide to Flying with a Disability

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