The Community Counseling and Research Center is a training facility for counseling students in the College of Community Innovation and Education, the anchor college to UCF Downtown. The center has been offering free mental health services to the Orlando community since the 1990s, but this year they expanded their services to include virtual sessions for community members in Parramore located near the downtown campus.

“In our outreach for the center, we have intentionally engaged in the Parramore community given the proximity to UCF Downtown and the social responsibility we felt to provide support to community,” says Richelle Joe, assistant professor of counselor education and coordinator of community engagement for the Center.

“In our outreach for the center, we have intentionally engaged in the Parramore community given the proximity to UCF Downtown and the social responsibility we felt to provide support to community.” — Richelle Joe, assistant professor

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