A - Not for profit Organization: 501(c)(3)
FEIN# 65-102-7788
County Community Services Inc. formerly Golden Gate Services was founded in 1991.
As a community-based service in Broward County to alleviate the stressors.
Associated with language barrier and illiteracy issues.
Founder & CEO, Laura Hawley
Laura Hawley, Founder and CEO
FEIN# 65-102-7788
About Us
County Community Services, Inc., formerly Golden Gate Services, was founded in 1991 as a community-based service in Broward County to alleviate the stressors associated with the language barrier and issues of illiteracy. Our Individualized Service Approach Modality aims to fill in the gaps that are completely ignored in a modern technological environment.
Our Social Philosophy
Our society is made up of diverse individuals: from the geniuses, the literate, the illiterate, the disabled. Barriers to learning and those with language barriers, etc. According to the Department of Education, "54% of the adult population in America have prose literacy below the 6th-grade level--functionally illiterates." We, at County Community Services Inc. (CCS), have determined that a unique, individualized approach is necessary to alleviate some of the stressors surrounding this unfilled gap in the new modern era of a "do-it-yourself attitude!"
Our Individualized Outreach motto
Our Mission
Ensuring the vulnerable population in our community has a Chaperone (someone to do things for them)
Our Vision
An individualized-approach to providing mobile services to the vulnerable population in our community.
Our Services
Our services are provided in: Face-to-Face, Mobile, Electronic, Virtual & Outreach.
We are not attorneys, and we do not provide legal advice
Advocacy
- Advocating on behalf of the individuals that we serve to ensure his or her needs are met.
- Ensuring those individuals are treated with respect and dignity regardless of their barriers.
Adult Guardianship
- Ensuring acceptable quality of care and recognizing abuse and neglect.
- Linking individuals to resources and facilities available in the community.
- Providing information to judges about placement outcomes and services.
Community Liaison
- Performing liaison work on behalf of the individuals
- Serving as liaison between other service providers, internal departments, judges, attorneys, and social and professional entities.
Crisis Support
- Our crisis line gives individuals 24/7 support during a crisis.
- Providing individualized support and short-term counseling.
Dispute Resolution- Mediation
- Assisting parties in reaching an agreement before going to court.
- Neutrality by assisting the parties to reach an agreement, and putting that agreement in writing before going to court.
- We are not allowed to give legal advice during party negotiations.
Translation- Interpretation
- Translating and interpreting documents orally, verbally, written in French or Haitian-Creole with various departments or providers on behalf of the individuals.