The Family Cafe

11/05/2025

Help us congratulate one of The Annual Family Café performers, Milosz Gasior, on being featured in the APD Florida (Agency for Persons with Disabilities) Newsletter! They had this to say about him:

"APD client Milosz Gasior is a gifted pianist with autism who uses his musical talent to bring comfort and hope to others. Milosz volunteers at Moffitt Cancer Center, performing each week for patients and families, and has also shared his music at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital and The Family Café. Through his passion and generosity, Milosz reminds us how APD clients across Florida are reaching their goals and giving back in meaningful ways."

[Image description: Milosz sits at a piano bench with an electric piano in front of him and his back facing the camera at The 27th Annual Family Café. A large, diverse crowd of people stands and sits to hear his piano performance.]

11/03/2025

Check out this CAFE TAC webinar with Irish poet and mental health advocate Bill McKnight, happening TOMORROW at 10 AM ET!

A Conversation on Mental Health Recovery, Wellness, and Entrepreneurship with Bill McKnight / Employment, Latest News, Recovery, Trainings, Webinars / By Jeremy Countryman The CAFÉ TA Center invites you to attend A Conversation on Mental Health Recovery, Wellness, and Entrepreneurship with author a...

10/27/2025

Check out this CAFE TAC webinar on mental health, advocacy, and entrepreneurship scheduled for next Tuesday, November 4th.

A Conversation on Mental Health Recovery, Wellness, and Entrepreneurship with Bill McKnight / Employment, Latest News, Recovery, Trainings, Webinars / By Jeremy Countryman The CAFÉ TA Center invites you to attend A Conversation on Mental Health Recovery, Wellness, and Entrepreneurship with author a...

10/23/2025

Present at The 28th Annual Family Café! 🧑‍🏫

Apply today to share your expertise with attendees: https://bit.ly/PresentAtCafe28 🔗

As the largest cross-disability event in the nation, The Annual Family Café is proud to bring together professionals from across Florida and beyond to share their information with the 15,000+ individuals that attend.

We’re looking for engaging, insightful presenters to help share information with Florida’s disability community! If you think that could be you or someone you know, click the link 🔗 above to learn more OR share this post with someone who may be interested in this in-person speaking opportunity.

2026 is sneaking up on us! So make sure to submit your presentation proposals before the January 7th deadline! ⌛

10/20/2025

Check out the upcoming Financial Planning Webinar for Families and Resource Providers in the Disabled Community!

These sessions provide essential guidance for families dealing with disabilities, and the group homes, care facilities and other services and organizations who provide for these families.

The webinars will cover:

✓ Protecting government benefits
✓ Special needs trusts explained
✓ Guardianship when your loved one turns 18
✓ Tax-efficient trust strategies
✓ Future care planning

Choose Your Sessions:

Tuesday, Oct 21 at 6:00 PM EST - https://ufhealth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__QYnDkWXTv-XtryL300JeQ

Thursday, Oct 23 at 10:00 AM EST - https://ufhealth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ERrtai1lQgC6pUePymsXag

Monday, Oct 27 at 3:00 PM EST - https://ufhealth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_S5dROWo3SjOEyrA75ZBXMw

Wednesday, Oct 29 at 6:00 PM EST - https://ufhealth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zSUCwBUZSzqurz5Ntj2q7g
Bonus: You will receive a free membership to My Needs Network https://www.myneedsnetwork.org

Seats are limited. Learn more at https://www.myneedsnetwork.org/levanti

10/17/2025

The Family Café wants organizations like yours for the Exhibit Hall at The 28th Annual Family Café! 🧑‍🍳

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

The Exhibit Hall is a great place for organizations serving individuals with disabilities to make new connections, boasting 15,000+ registrants and a 65 to 1 attendee to exhibitor ratio. As the nation’s largest cross-disability event, The Annual Family Café offers an unparalleled opportunity for individuals with all kinds of disabilities and the organizations that serve them to come together with the purpose of improving their lives.

EARLY BIRD PERKS: This year, you can choose your booth space when registering! Register early to get your pick of the best spots in the Exhibit Hall. 🌟

10/02/2025

There’s still time! ⌛

Click here to register for the free F.R.O.M. webinar, Building and Strengthening a Coalition for Effective Advocacy: https://bit.ly/FROMWebinar2025 🔗

What: A chance to learn how to build and leverage a coalition for advocacy. 💪
Where: Online 🧑‍💻
When: Wednesday, October 8th, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. 🗓️

Want to learn more? Head to the F.R.O.M. section of The Family Cafe’s website. 🌐

09/29/2025

Cast Your Vote AND Help The Family Cafe! ❤️

If you haven't cast your vote in the Give & Groove, click here to contribute: https://bit.ly/GiveAndGroove2025 🔗

Minecraft is still holding strong at the Number 1 spot, but Taylor Swift is catching up KPop Demon Hunters and Shrek fans, there's still time to catch up!

The winning theme at the end of the Give & Groove will be used as the theme for the Saturday Night Dance at The 28th Annual Family Cafe!

The theme choices this year are:

MINECRAFT ⛏️
TAYLOR SWIFT 🎤
SHREK 🧌
& KPOP DEMON HUNTERS! 😈

09/26/2025

There’s still time to donate and vote for the dance theme at The 28th Annual Family Café! 📢

🔗: bit.ly/GiveAndGroove2025

Share this with someone who LOVES The Family Café. 😊❤️

The vote so far….
1️⃣ Minecraft
2️⃣ Taylor Swift
3️⃣ KPop Demon Hunters
4️⃣ Shrek

09/22/2025

The Family Cafe invites you to a FROM webinar, Building and Strengthening a Coalition for Effective Advocacy, on Wednesday, October 8th, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xT2cn34kSBuAeoO-CglzWA

Building a strong coalition for your priority issues is important for effective advocacy. Attend this webinar to learn the components of a strong coalition, how to build and strengthen a coalition, and examples of strong coalition advocacy in action.

09/16/2025

Let’s get to Givin’ and Groovin’! 💃🕺 Cast your vote now! 🗳️

Since 1998, families have shared how The Annual Family Café has changed their lives through new resources and lasting connections. To keep it going, we need your help! ❤️

Join us for this year’s Give & Groove to support our mission and share your input on our next Saturday Night Dance Theme!

Every $1 raised = 1 vote for your favorite theme, and the winning theme will be used for the dance at The 28th Annual Family Café. 🪩

🔗 CAST YOUR VOTE NOW: https://bit.ly/GiveAndGroove2025

To make things even more exciting… We've got fun celebrations planned for every time we reach a Milestone! Check them out below. ⬇️

• $750 - Milestone #1: A dramatic reading of our donor list! At the first Milestone, Jeremy will, in his best Shakespearean English, do a dramatic reading of everyone who has donated so far!

• $2,500 - Milestone #2: Youth Council Lip Sync Battle! When we hit our second Milestone, some of our Florida Youth Council members will do an EPIC lip sync battle!

• $3,500 - Milestone #3: See Uncle Paul get down! When we hit our third Milestone, we'll have everyone's favorite chef do a viral dance challenge in front of the Florida Capitol!

• $5,000 - Milestone #4: Last but definitely not least, when we hit our final goal, our team will get a good old-fashioned pie-in-the-face from The Family Café's board chair!

Follow along on our social media to catch each of these Milestone rewards.

You’ve got two weeks to get your favorite dance theme to the top! Share this post with your Family Café crew and may the best team win. 🥇