Elder Abuse Awareness/ Prevention
The Elder Abuse Awareness/Prevention program ensures that older adults, caregivers and professionals receive information and training for elder rights.
Franklin
Franklin
Social Security - Ticket to Work
The Ticket to Work Program is available to most Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities who are not employed but want to return to work. Click here for more information.
Social Security Administration - Franklin County
Social Security provides many services including:
- Disability Benefits
- Medicare
- Retirement Benefits
- Retirement Calculators
Apply for all services through the Social Security website.
Counseling and Mental Health - Apalachee Center, Inc.
This agency helps people with emotional, mental, or substance abuse issues. The care is for children through adult. Please call or click HERE to go to the website to learn more.
24/7 Crisis Line: 1.800.342.0774
TDD Line: 850.523.3266
Services include:
- Inpatient Services
- Outpatient Services
- Residential Services
- Telehealth Services
Good News Outreach
This faith-based group is a nonprofit. It works to relieve isolation of those in need. This isolation can be physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual. The services are available in the Big Bend area.
Services:
- Food Program
- Re-entry
- Senior Services
- Transitional Housing
Apalachee Center, Inc.
Apalachee Center is there to help those trying to recover from emotional, psychiatric, and substance abuse crises. They offer help across the eight counties of the Big Bend region of North Florida. They have various services for those who are recovering. Please call or visit website to learn more.
Capital Area Community Action Agency
This private group is a nonprofit. The mission of the group is to provide a system of services and resources that is comprehensive and seamless.
Programs & Services:
- Crisis
- Getting Ahead, Staying Ahead
- Head Start
- Home Energy Efficiency
- Utilities & Rental Assistance
- Weatherization
Medical-Healthy Families
Healthy Families is a home-visiting program created to assist pregnant women, newborns and families. Services must begin either prenatally or by the infant's third month. Services to the family may be offered for up to 5 years. Please call for more info.
Healthy Families Florida
Healthy Families is an at-home program created to help pregnant women, newborns, and families. Services must begin either before the birth or by the baby's third month. Services to the family may be offered for up to 5 years. Please call for more info.
Franklin County Health Department
The Franklin County Health Department provides the following:
- Birth and Death Certificates Issuance
- Diabetes Assistance
- Environmental Health Services
- General Medical Care
- Hearing
- Nursery, Preschool and School Physicals
- Smoking Cessation
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic
Please call for more info.