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Child mental care swamped

DAYTONA BEACH -- Hundreds of children are waiting for outpatient mental health services and may not be able to get help for several months. Three groups serving children report waiting lists and a rise in children needing help, due partly, officials ...

From DEBORAH CIRCELLI, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Halifax Corp,  University of Central Florida

Older couple 'young again' for adopted grandchildren

DELTONA -- With a lollipop in his mouth, the 8-year-old doesn't mince words when he talks about what he misses most about his mom. Pedro Rodriguez recalls his mom as having worked as a cashier, taking him and his two brothers to the park to play on the ...

From DEBORAH CIRCELLI, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Pedro Rodriguez,  Halifax Corp,  General Electric

65th Volusia County Fair 3rd best in attendance

Final numbers in for the Volusia County Fair make it the third best fair in attendance, officials said. David Viers, executive director of the Volusia County Fair Association, said attendance was up 2 percent with about 174,000 people compared with 170, ...

From DEBORAH CIRCELLI, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  17 Nov 2009

Official: Economy 'hasn't' hurt' Volusia County Fair

DELAND -- Peeking through a chain-link fence, Shelby Martinez calls out to the white tigers resting in a cage before a show at the Volusia County Fair on Sunday. Her 4-year-old brother, Adam Martinez, also of Deltona, yelled, "Wake up tigers. Wake up." ...

From DEBORAH CIRCELLI, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  16 Nov 2009

Homeless aid agencies consider merger

DAYTONA BEACH -- Two agencies that serve homeless people are looking at combining forces and possibly becoming one agency by the end of the year. A committee of board members from Halifax Urban Ministries and the STAR Family Center/Homeless Assistance ...

From DEBORAH CIRCELLI, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Halifax Corp

Community effort provides housing for homeless teens

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A group of teens living in a house may sound like an episode of MTV's "The Real World," which brings strangers together and tapes their every move. But in New Smyrna Beach, it's a compilation of a community coming together to get ...

From DEBORAH CIRCELLI, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: MTV,  NASCAR

Charities gear up for toy giveaways

DAYTONA BEACH -- Craig Miller's 5-year-old daughter, who has cerebral palsy, was thrilled last year to get a bicycle from her teacher for Christmas. It was a gift made possible through the Dream-A-Wish Foundation. This year, Miller, an exceptional ...

From DEBORAH CIRCELLI, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Salvation Army

Reports: State child abuse deaths climb

DAYTONA BEACH -- Two national reports show Florida rates poorly when it comes to child abuse deaths and representing abused children in court. One of the reports has Florida with the third highest rate of deaths in 2007 per child population. There were ...

From DEBORAH CIRCELLI, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  2 Nov 2009

Charity to serve Thanksgiving meal

God's Little Angels is preparing to serve hundreds of senior citizens a Thanksgiving meal next month. Mary Barrs, 67, of Daytona Beach, founder of the agency, is in her 19th year of helping people celebrate the holiday. About 400 people were served ...

From DEBORAH CIRCELLI, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  31 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Sign-up to toy program begins

Sign-up begins soon for low-income families in southeast Volusia needing help with toys for the holidays. Gifts of Love will register people from New Smyrna Beach, Edgewater and Oak Hill beginning Monday through Dec. 3 for its Christmas program. ...

From DEBORAH CIRCELLI, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  31 Oct 2009

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