Main Street Winter Haven

Parkview Medical Clinic serves uninsured adult patients that are residents of Polk county that are below 200% of the poverty level. Our services are free if you meet the criteria.

Peace River Center in Bartow, Fla., is a private, nonprofit, community mental health organization. It has been providing Polk, Hardee and Highlands counties with mental and behavioral health care services for more than 50 years. With facilities spanning the counties, the center offers a variety of treatment options to children and adults in many different settings. Services offered by Peace River include a crisis stabilization unit, outpatient counseling, psychiatric/medical, adult residential treatment, case management, domestic violence and sexual assault programs, youth line and 24-hour crisis hotline services. Funding for services and programs come from various sources. PRC also accepts many third-party insurance plans, Medicare, Medicaid, and in some cases, offers services on a sliding-scale fee basis.

Circle of Friends was founded by Lake Wales resident Mertice Fehringer who, after failing to find support for her own special needs family, decided to take a stand and become an advocate for her daughter who was mentally challenged and other children with disabilities she had come to know and love. She was determined to make a difference in their lives and in her community.This campaign to address the barriers of fear and prejudice that separate special needs families from their communities began in a small Sunday school class in 1995. Since then Circle of Friends Ministry has blazed a trail through barred doors, helping children with disabilities discover the same opportunities that others enjoy.