Whole Child Leon

What Whole Child Leon does

Whole Child Leon is a Tallahassee, Florida-based nonprofit community initiative launched in 2004 (building on a 2000 Lawton Chiles Foundation vision) and designated by Leon County as a "Whole Child" community. It coordinates a network of more than 25 partner organizations — including schools, pediatric providers, government agencies, and nonprofits — around early-childhood development from prenatal through age eight, using a proprietary "6 Dimensions" framework (physical, emotional, intellectual, social, spiritual, and creative development) to guide programming.

Its core offerings include the Whole Child Connection referral database that links families to services; the Pediatric Behavioral Health Navigator Program (run with the Tallahassee Pediatric Foundation) that embeds behavioral-health support in pediatric primary care; Community-Wide Developmental Screening Days; the Healthy Infant Partnership; Florida KidCare outreach; Child Savings Accounts; the annual Community Summit on Children (9th Annual held November 2023); the annual Status of Young Children report; and the BEST Project partnership with United Way of the Big Bend.

The business model is non-commercial: all services are free to families, and the initiative is funded through grants, donations, and in-kind partner contributions. It operates with a small staff of 1–10 and depends on its institutional partner network for last-mile service delivery. Approximately 500 community members are described as actively engaged.

Name

Whole Child Leon

Legal name

Whole Child Leon

Website

https://wholechildleon.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Whole Child Leon is a Tallahassee-based nonprofit coordinating 25+ partner organizations to support early-childhood development (prenatal through age eight) in Leon County, Florida, via referral databases, screenings, behavioral-health navigation, and policy advocacy, funded entirely through grants and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Community Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

Keywords

• Early childhood development
• Community health services
• Family support programs
• Behavioral health navigation
• Developmental screening

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallahassee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding and Community Donations: Whole Child Leon operates as a nonprofit community initiative funded through grants (such as from the Lawton Chiles Foundation) and community donations. The organization does not generate revenue from services; rather, it provides free programs and connects families to services at no cost.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Whole Child Leon is a community-wide nonprofit initiative that coordinates programs and partner agencies to support early childhood health, safety, and family stability in Leon County, Florida. Its core offerings include a 'no wrong door' human service provider referral database (Whole Child Connection), a free Pediatric Behavioral Health Navigator Program for children 0-21, biannual Community-Wide Developmental Screening Days for children 0-5, Florida KidCare outreach for uninsured children, Child Savings Accounts in partnership with Envision Credit Union, and the Healthy Infant Partnership addressing infant mortality. All services are provided free of charge to families and funded through grants and community donations.

Product overview

Whole Child Leon is a community-wide initiative operating as a coordination and referral platform rather than a unified software product. The organization functions through multiple interconnected programs including the Whole Child Connection (a provider database enabling family referrals), the Pediatric Behavioral Health Navigator Program, Community-Wide Developmental Screening Days, and the Healthy Infant Partnership. These programs are unified by the 6 Dimensions Framework (Social Emotional, Spiritual, Physical/Mental Health, Education, Safe Environment, Economic Stability) and are complemented by events like the annual Community Summit on Children and Back to School Event. The organization also publishes biennial Status Reports on young children in Leon County.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Whole Child Connection A human service provider database and referral portal enabling families in Leon County to access services through a 'no wrong door' approach, allowing providers to list their resources and connect with families in need.
• Pediatric Behavioral Health Navigator Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 752 children screened for developmental delays with 60% identified with concerns
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Lawton Chiles FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2000, the Lawton Chiles Foundation has been working to unite communities around providing for children. The foundation partnered with Manatee County and Electronic Training Solutions to create the Whole Child Project vision. The foundation designated Leon County as a Whole Child community in January 2004. The foundation's Whole Child Project had positive results in three pilot counties including Manatee, Martin, and Leon.
• Tallahassee Pediatric Foundation (TPF)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic initiative to improve access to quality behavioral health services for children and families through integrated health practices. The Center's flagship program is the Behavioral Health Navigator Program, providing free navigators who work with community providers and partners.
• United Way of the Big BendcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough the United Way of the Big Bend's BEST Project, Whole Child Leon helps families become financially stable. Programs include Child Savings Accounts with Envision Credit Union, Access to Public Benefits, Credit Repair and Debt Reduction, and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA).
• Envision Credit UnionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChild Savings Accounts partnership: Envision Credit Union opens accounts for newborns with $25 deposit, working with Whole Child Leon and BEST to help families build financial security.
• Manatee CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Lawton Chiles Foundation and Electronic Training Solutions to create the Whole Child Project vision. One of three pilot counties (Manatee, Martin, Leon) that demonstrated positive results.
• Leon CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerApplied to Lawton Chiles Foundation with United Way of the Big Bend and was designated a Whole Child community in January 2004. Cross-section of Leon County residents participate including educators, medical providers, faith community, business owners, parents, and volunteers.
• Leon County SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for identifying uninsured children in Leon County Schools. Whole Child Leon outreach specialist reaches out to families to assist with Medicaid/KidCare application process.
• Community Indicators ConsortiumminorOthersPublished a 'Real Story' about the Healthy Infant Partnership (HIP), recognizing the program's community indicator and organizational performance measurement work.
• 25+ Partner Agencies for Developmental ScreeningscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 25 partner agencies including Apalachee Mental Health Center, Brehon Institute, Capital Area Community Action Agency (Head Start), Capital Area Healthy Start Coalition, Children's Medical Services, Children's Home Society, Department of Children and Families, Early Learning Coalition, Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System, FSU, Leon County Health Department, Leon County Schools, TCC, Progressive Pediatric Development Center. These agencies participate in twice-yearly Developmental Screening Days.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tallahassee Pediatric Foundation: Flagship partner running WCL's Behavioral Health Navigator Program; focuses on integrated pediatric behavioral health access in the same Leon County service area. Comparable as a child-focused service coordination and navigation organization in the same region.
• StriveTogether: A national cradle-to-career collective impact network that coordinates cross-sector community partnerships (education, health, family support) around shared outcome metrics. Highly comparable as a community-wide initiative using network coordination and shared indicators rather than direct service delivery.
• Help Me Grow National Center: A national network helping communities implement early childhood developmental screening and care coordination systems for children at risk. Directly comparable in the core screening-plus-referral coordination model and community-based “no wrong door” approach.
• Whole Child Manatee: A sibling Whole Child community initiative under the Lawton Chiles Foundation framework, operating with the same 6 Dimensions model and no-wrong-door referral approach in a Florida county. Directly comparable as a peer implementation of the Whole Child methodology.
• United Way of the Big Bend: A core WCL partner in Tallahassee that convenes funders, runs the BEST Project for economic stability, and coordinates human service providers in the region. Directly comparable as a community-coordinating intermediary in the same geography and overlapping service domains.
• Healthy Start Coalition of the Capital Area: A partner in WCL's Developmental Screening Days, focused on improving maternal and infant health outcomes in Leon County through coordinated home visiting and referrals. Directly comparable in addressing infant mortality and connecting families to early childhood supports.

Emerging players

• Nurse-Family Partnership: A national organization pairing first-time parents with public health nurses for home visits from pregnancy through age two. Comparable as a targeted early childhood intervention model with measurable outcomes and family-centered service coordination.
• Parents as Teachers: A national evidence-based home visiting and parent education program supporting early childhood development from prenatal through kindergarten. Comparable as an early childhood family support model with structured screening, parent coaching, and referral components.

Regional players

• The Children's Trust (Miami-Dade): A dedicated children's funding and service coordination organization in Miami-Dade using a similar community-wide, outcome-focused approach to early childhood. Comparable as a county-level nonprofit intermediary funding and coordinating child and family services through partnerships.
• Children's Home Society of Florida: A WCL developmental screening partner and large statewide nonprofit serving vulnerable children and families across Florida. Comparable as a regional child and family services provider that participates in WCL's community-wide service network.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WCLeon

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