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Mid-Florida Division

The Mid-Florida Division of Children's Home Society of Florida opened its Ocala office in 1964 and its Gainesville office in 1970. Today, Mid-Florida has 16 offices/locations and 170 employees. The division covers 18 counties: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Madison, Marion, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor and Union.

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General Information

Division:		Mid-Florida Division
Executive Director:		Jennifer Anchors
Address:		605 NE 1st Street Gainesville FL 32601
Phone:		(352) 334-0955
Fax:		(352) 334-0957
Email:		Jennifer.Anchors@chsfl.org


Development Information
Contact #1
Name:		Kristen Barrett
Title:		Development Director
Address:		605 NE 1st Street Gainesville, FL 32601
Phone:		352.334.0955 ext. 309
Fax:		(352) 334-0957
Email:		Kristen.Barrett@chsfl.org

Contact #2
Name:		Kelly Ping
Title:		Associate Development Director
Phone:		(352) 334-0955 ext. 306
Email:		Kelly.Ping@chsfl.org

Contact #3
Name:		Ellen Boczarski
Title:		Development Specialist
Phone:		(352) 334-0955 ext. 312
Email:		Ellen.Boczarski@chsfl.org

Contact #4
Name:		Sarah Renner
Title:		Administrative Assistant
Phone:		(352) 334-0955 ext. 319
Email:		Sarah.Renner@chsfl.org
You Can Help
For adoption inquiries, please contact the appropriate recruiters below. Lake and Sumter Counties: Ayana.Alexander@chsfl.org (352) 742-6170 Citrus and Hernando Counties: Deborah.Martin@chsfl.org (352) 754-1111 ext. 523 Baker, Madison, Taylor, Columbia, Suwannee, Hamilton, Lafayette, Union, Bradford, Dixie and Levy counties: Lauren.Brown@chsfl.org (386) 758-5757 ext. 314 Alachua County: Kimberly.Baker@chsfl.org (352) 334-0955 Marion County: Kristin.Folts@chsfl.org (352) 732-1412 Interested in internship opportunities? E-mail InternMidFlorida@chsfl.org