What We Do
We are very excited to introduce you to Family Matters of Central Florida.
Family Matters was born because of a huge need in Clermont and Lake County to offer counseling for a variety of individuals and families in crisis. Family Matters first clients were two children involved in a custody battle and a race to preserve their innocence and healthy futures. The mother had remarried a registered sex offender and the biological father's attorney referred the father and the children to Amy Bekemeyer, MA, the founder of Family Matters. The father eventually received custody of the children, and after some time in counseling, the children became healthy again.
For more than 10 years, Family Matters has been there to provide counseling and support for single parents, pregnant teens, abused children, and depressed and suicidal teens and adults and others in crisis. Through the years, Family Matters has discovered the immense need for additional services for many of its clients, These complimentary services are being added as funding becomes available. Some of these new services include:
Tutoring for students
English Classes for 2nd Language Learners
Life Coaching
In addition, Ms. Bekemeyer's work as a school counselor, has led her to identify a significant correlation between mental/emotional well-being and academic success. Students struggling with issues such as depression, anxiety, low-self esteem are very likely to struggle with academic focus, retention, and motivation. Likewise, students who struggle academically, are most often susceptible to developing mental/emotional health issues such as depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. Family Matters of Central Florida, Inc. provides care for student mental/emotional health through counseling services, and for student academic success through tutoring and educational support.
Family Matters of Central Florida seeks to equip local families and students with counseling, education, and resources to navigate successfully through ordinary & extraordinary life matters.
Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others
— Booker T. Washington
What We’ve Achieved
Since our inception we have helped hundreds of families overcome obstacles in order to live loving, harmonious lives.
We have given financial assistance to many as we have verified legitimate needs.
We have provided counseling to many suffering with issues such as depression, anxiety, loss of a loved one, and suicidal thoughts.
We have provided hundreds of hours of tutoring and educational support to “at risk” and “exceptional education” students.
We have a 99.5% passing rate for all our students, as they have been promoted to the next academic level for 2018-19; 2019-20; and 2020-21.