As we finalize our official needs assessment, the Escambia Children's Trust wants to hear from local children and youth services providers!

We are hosting a community listening session at the Pensacola State College Warrington Campus on August 16th from 8 AM to 5 PM. We're inviting local providers, teachers, and youth services leaders to share their insights from working with the children of Escambia County.

This is an all-day event that covers multiple topics based on issues that we have discovered from our findings. Please feel free to drop in and stay as you please! For more information about the event, please head over to our website.

Let us know that you're coming by registering!

Find the event page to register by clicking the button below: 

Our first RFP? Done! As may know, we have already issued our second RFP. The final deadline to submit proposals for the Public Education and Outreach RFP is on July 27th at 3 PM.

We encourage collaboration and ingenuity to help reach the overall goal of this RFP: to raise awareness among parents and communities in Escambia County regarding water safety and the importance of formal early childhood education. You can find the full RFP by clicking the button below.

Are your soon-to-be kindergartners ready to start school next month? Check out the Florida Transition to Kindergarten Toolkit to get the necessary resources that you need to help ready your child. Click the button below to find the full toolkit!

Potential Preschool Academy

Another awesome program that responded to our Kindergarten Summer Bridge RFP is Potential Preschool Academy's Kindergarten Readiness Program! 

Call the number in the photo to enroll today through August 5th!

You can now dial 988 to reach the mental health crisis lifeline. The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is a national network of more than 200 crisis centers that helps thousands of people overcome crisis situations every day. These centers are supported by local and state sources as well as the Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, confidential support to people in suicidal crisis or mental health-related distress. By calling or texting 988, you’ll connect to mental health professionals with the Lifeline network. Read more.

July is recognized as the national month for Minority Mental Health Awareness. This month highlights the mental struggles that racial and ethnic minority communities face. Mental healthcare has been made even less accessible for these groups of people, especially with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Children are directly impacted by the mental health of their parents, so the US Department of Health and Human Services offers tons of resources that aid in breaking the stigma around mental health and highlight the health disparities due to the lack of mental healthcare access among minority communities.

Minority Mental Health Awareness month is highlighted due to the different mental struggles that minorities may face due to their diverse background. Everyone has different mental health struggles and it is important to understand that they are all valid and everyone deserves accessible help.

Help us welcome our Director of Finance and Operations, Tammy Abrams. We are so thrilled to have her on our team!

The Florida Department of Revenue has announced the latest tax-free items and their timeframes. The full list can be viewed here, but you can find a few below:

Children's Books

Now - August 14, 2022

Diapers & Clothing

Now - June 30. 2023

Back to School Supplies

Now - August 7, 2022

To stay up to date with the Escambia Children's Trust, check out our website for all of your ECT needs. 

If you want to know all about what we're doing at the Trust, be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram (@escambiachildrenstrust), and stay subscribed to our newsletter, The Community Voice!