UPDATE: FAC Accomplishments and 2024 Goals

Click here to listen to the Recording of Membership Call for Thu Jan 4, 2024 – Meet the FAC Board of Directors discussing accomplishments of 2023.  (Approximately 56 minutes)

Goals for 2024 are an extension of the 2023 goals as we Take it to the Next Level: 

1. Seek relief from the residency restrictions for those in need of long-term or short-term care, physical health rehabilitation, and substance abuse treatment centers. This includes compassionate release from the registry for those suffering from dementia, physical disabilities or terminal illness.
2. Pursue additional legal challenges on municipal levels (City and County).
3. Train more County Coordinators to ensure local support is available throughout the state.
4. Organize Lobby Day events in Tallahassee and seek a champion to sponsor bills.
5. Build a Speakers team to deliver an informative presentation to legislators and public groups.
6. Create a national campaign with the shared leadership of other organizations to identify, fund and facilitate a nationwide messaging campaign demonstrating the partnership of organizations that collectively represent over one-million citizens, their families and associates.

Join a Focus Group –  In order to accomplish the above goals, we are looking for both leaders and supportive, interested members to join one of the Focus Group Teams that will assist in tasks associated to the goals.

Click on a group name below to join. When you select a Focus Group, a form will appear.  Complete and submit the form.   You will be contacted when your group meets. Additional Focus Groups will be added as needed. If you want to suggest a new group, contact [email protected].

Current Focus Groups:

• Elder Care – this group works on issues for those over 65 that need assistance with daily living, personal care, healthcare, or any age requiring special care due to a physical disability.
• Intellectual and Development Disabilities – Interest in persons under the age of 65 with mental disability resulting from birth or brain injury, including the autistic spectrum.
• Youthful Offenders and Emerging Adults – Interest in persons charged as “Youthful Offenders” (under the age of 21 at the time of offense with no prior offenses) or who fall in the category of “Emerging Adults” (aged 18-25 at the time of the offense).
• Women’s Group – Bringing together women who are on the Registry.
• Cultural Communities – Bringing together persons with the same cultural backgrounds that are on the Registry.
• LGBTQ+ Community – Bringing together persons that identify with the same sexual orientation that is on the Registry.
• Veterans and Military – Bringing together persons that have served or retired from military service, or who experienced their offense while serving in the military.