The Family Cafe

01/13/2026

Attend a FROM Training on Sustainability in The New Philanthropy, January 30th in Palm Coast!

FROM, The Family Cafe, Vincent’s Clubhouse, and the Palm Coast-Flagler Chamber of Commerce invite you to attend a free day-long training Non-Profit Excellence and the Pursuit of Sustainability in the New Philanthropy.

This workshop is designed to advance the overall capacity of non-profit organizations in your community. Join us for the day to enhance your non-profit, and to strengthen your collaborative non-profit voice.

The workshop is free! Non-profits at all stages—startup to well established—are welcome. Space is limited. Up to five leaders from each organization are welcome.

Hotel accommodations are available at the Holiday Inn Express at 120 Garden St. N in Palm Coast at the special event rate of $159/night. Lunch will be provided.

Join nationally recognized consultant, organizational coach, and family member John Ferrone for this critical conversation!

Learn more and reserve your space at https://annual.familycafe.net/e/from-0126

01/12/2026

The next Family Mental Health webinar from CAFE TAC is set for Thursday the 22nd. This one deals with co-occurring mental health and substance use issues. Check it out!

Emerging Adult Series Part Three – Navigating Co Occurring Challenges: Supporting Mental Health and Substance Use Together / Latest News, Recovery, Trainings, Webinars, Workforce Development, Youth and Emerging Adults / By Jeremy Countryman Are you supporting a young adult facing both mental healt...

01/09/2026

We hope everyone had a wonderful New Year! 🌟

Looking back at 2025, we are so grateful for all of the incredible moments and priceless connections we were able to share with you all. We can’t wait to see what 2026 and The 28th Annual Family Café have in store for us!

01/06/2026

PRESENTERS: Presentation Proposals are due TOMORROW, January 7! 📢

Submit your proposal for The 28th Annual Family Café today: https://bit.ly/PresentAtCafe28 🔗

01/02/2026

Less than ONE WEEK left to submit a Presentation Proposal for The 28th Annual Family Café! ⌛

Apply before Wednesday, January 7: https://bit.ly/PresentAtCafe28 🔗

We’re so excited to see what information you all help bring to our 15,000+ attendees this year!

12/25/2025

From the team here at The Family Café: Happy Holidays everyone! 🧑‍🎄❤️

2025 has been an incredible year, and we’re so excited to see all of you soon! Thank you for being such an incredible community of individuals, and we hope you all have a wonderful holiday season with your loved ones.

12/18/2025

We’re happy to share our holiday gift to you, the latest edition of The Family Café Questions & Answers Book!

Since 1998, The Family Café has connected Floridians with disabilities and their families with the information and resources they need to thrive in their communities. As part of that effort, each year at The Annual Family Café we collect questions and comments from attendees and share them with the relevant state agencies and offices. We gather their responses and put them together in The Family Café Questions & Answers Book, a reference guide that families can use throughout the year. We hope you enjoy this year’s edition!

Find it athttps://familycafe.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/QA-book-25.pdf

12/16/2025

Take a look at the latest Focus 2.0 newsletter from CAFE TAC.

Focus 2.0: Share Your Voice to Contribute to National Organizing Efforts / Focus newsletter, Latest News, Organizational Development, Recovery, SAMHSA news, Workforce Development / By Jeremy Countryman The latest edition of CAFE TAC’s Focus 2.0 newsletter is here!This edition shares information on...

12/16/2025

Want to be a bigger part of The 28th Annual Family Café? 🤔 Exhibit! 🌟

The Exhibit Hall at The Annual Family Café is an incredible opportunities for individuals with disabilities and their families to connect with the organizations that serve them.

Register to Exhibit today: https://bit.ly/ExhibitAtCafe28 🔗

Whether you have assistive technology to share or provide a unique service, the Exhibit Hall is a great way to make the most out of your visit to the largest cross-disability event in the nation.

Have questions? Get in contact with our Event Manager Sarah Fahey today at sfahey@familycafe.net. 📧

12/12/2025

A huge THANK YOU to all of our incredible partners who joined us for some Holiday fun yesterday. 🌟🍪

This year, we wanted to use our Holiday gathering as a way to thank and appreciate all of our incredible community partners - these are the folks who really get the mission and work to help us keep Florida’s disability community informed and empowered.

Help us send a thank you these folks’ way in the comments!

Our Board Chair Jim DeBeaugrine
Teri Cariota and Victor Lopez from the office of our board member, Senator Ana Maria Rodriguez
Kim from Sector 3 Consulting
Our good friends Joe and Audrey
Fran Gilbert from SportsAbility Alliance
& Valerie Breen from Florida Developmental Disabilities Council

12/11/2025

The party is just getting started! 🌟

We're so excited to see all of our incredible community partners at our Holiday Cookies & Cocoa party today. We wanted to show our thanks for the people and organizations who help make The Annual Family Café so incredible for attendees every year.

Stay tuned for some more pictures of the Holiday fun!