LSF Grant Program

LSF Grant Program is sponsored by Lewis Sports Foundation. The Lewis Sports Foundation grant program promotes youth education, physical activity, and sport. Grants are provided for programs that support youth physical activity and sport participation, equipment and supplies, and team or organizational entry fees.

Organizations requesting non-operational support are given more consideration. The next funding cycle opens on June 1, 2026.

LSF Health Systems – LSF Health Systems provides mental health support for Floridians all across Florida Take the Zero Suicide Communities Pledge Tomorrow can be different. Get free mental health support. For Suicide Lifeline call 988 Tomorrow can be different.

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MOBILE RESPONSE TEAM (MRT) Find an on-call crisis intervention service. All teams are mobile- they can go to you. LSF Health Systems (LSFHS) is a not-for-profit Managing Entity contracted with the Florida Department of Children and Families to ensure access to evidence-based behavioral health care services for people facing poverty who are uninsured or underinsured.

LSF Health Systems serves a 23-county region in North Florida, which includes Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Lake, Lafayette, Levy, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns, Sumter, Suwannee, Union and Volusia counties. Through this system-wide approach, people at risk for or diagnosed with mental health and/or substance use disorders are able to find the help they need.

Services provided through contracted behavioral health care providers include prevention, intervention, treatment and care coordination to support optimal recovery. We envision communities where every child, adult, and family has access to the behavioral health care services they need to live well and be well.

Our mission is to develop and sustain an integrated system of behavioral health care through a network of services built on integrity, innovation, and collaboration. Fiscal Year 23-24 Impact Report Click below to view LSF’s 990s and Audited Financial Statements Click below to view the executed contract between the ME, Lutheran Services Florida, and DCF Vicky Basra, Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center Judge Denise R.

Ferrero , Circuit Judge – Eighth Judicial Circuit Jennifer Gulino, Consumer – family member Idit Pazianti/Ofir Pazanti , Consumer – junvenile Dawn Gilman , Chief Executive Officer, Changing Homelessness Shawna Novak, St. Johns County Government Dr. Waqas Ahmed , American TelePhysicians Sheriff T. K.

Waters, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) Jennifer Martinez , Marion Senior Services Executive Vice President - SAMH Dr. Christine Cauffield has served as President and CEO of organizations providing integrated health services for children through seniors, including a corporation that provides in-patient, acute psychiatric care to seniors in crisis.

She received her doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from the Florida Institute of Technology and completed her Internship and Post-Doctoral Residency at Harvard Medical School, where she specialized in geriatric neuropsychology.

She currently serves as the President of the Florida Council on Aging, President of the Florida Association of Managing Entities, and is a member of the Executive Board of the Smart Justice Alliance of Florida. Dr. Cauffield also serves on the Florida Department of Elder Affairs State Plan Advisory Group.

She is a Leadership Florida alumna and represents the United States for EuComs, an organization compromised of 36 European countries that are dedicated to advancing community based behavioral healthcare in Europe.

Anne Keeney Madsen is the Chief Financial Officer for LSF Health Systems, the Managing Entity contracted with the Department of Children and Families to provide oversight of the behavioral health system of care for Florida’s uninsured across a 23-county catchment area in Northeast and North Central Florida. Ms. Madsen oversees LSF Health System’s Finance and Data Divisions, managing a budget in excess of $250M.

With a career in healthcare spanning three decades, Ms. Madsen has served in numerous leadership positions in Florida and Idaho, including hospital CFO, CFO for academic-based outpatient health centers, State Market Director overseeing the Non-Emergency Medical Transportation contract for Medicaid recipients, Managed Care Director for home health and hospice agencies across nine states, and Revenue Cycle Manager for a specialty hospital system.

Formally trained in process improvement, Ms. Madsen has employed PI techniques with multi-disciplinary teams to improve workflow processes and identify efficiencies within the organizations she has served. She has aided organizations in successfully realizing improved bottom lines through expense reduction, revenue enhancement, and reduction in days in AR. A passionate advocate, Ms. Madsen believes deeply in supporting community.

She has volunteered and held various executive non-profit board positions throughout her career. She is currently a Board Trustee for WJCT Public Media in Jacksonville, Florida. Ms. Madsen earned her B.

S. in Finance from Florida State University and a MBA and Certificate in Healthcare Administration from The University of Miami. Chief of Faith and Community Initiatives Dusty Pye serves as the Chief of Faith and Community Initiatives at LSF Health Systems, where he leads the organization’s Uplift Communities initiative.

In this role, he brings together faith leaders, community partners, and service providers to strengthen support networks and improve access to behavioral health resources across Florida. Through the Uplift Communities initiative, he works to foster collaboration among churches, nonprofits, and local stakeholders to promote mental wellness, provide education, and connect individuals and families with the care they need.

His leadership helps communities respond more effectively to challenges such as trauma, substance use, and emotional distress. With a strong background in community outreach and faith-based engagement, he is dedicated to helping communities grow stronger, healthier, and more connected. His work continues to expand the role of faith and community partnerships in addressing behavioral health needs across the region.

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