The Emergency Home Energy Assistance for the Elderly Program is known as EHEAP for short. It is offered by the Department of Elder Affairs which helps low-income households with at least one person age 60 and older. The help is for emergency energy related costs during the year. The payments are made directly to the vendor. Or by a two-party check to the vendor and client. Please call or visit the website to learn more.

HUD provides a list of resources for people in Florida who are looking for help with paying rent. They also have a search for subsidized rental housing. Please call or visit the website to learn more.

Florida Housing Finance Corporation provides a way to find affordable housing. All of this can be done online, for free. You can search for affordable housing around the state of Florida. Please visit website for more information.

Money Management International helps consumers identify the cause of their individual financial concerns. They are not a loan company and do not lend out money. Many services are offered for free. Others are at a low cost. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Toll Free: 800.750.2227

In-person Counseling is by Appointment Only

VA offers home loans to Active Duty Service members and Veterans. This also applies to National Guard and Reserve members.

Programs:

• Adapted Housing Grants
• Cash Out Refinance Loans
• Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL)
• Native American Direct Loan (NADL) Program
• Purchase Loans

See their website: http://www.benefits.va.gov/homeloans/ for more details.

Please call for more information.

The VA offers disability compensation. It is a monthly payment that is tax-free. The money goes to veterans who got sick or hurt while they were serving in the military. It is also to veterans whose service made an existing condition worse. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Benefits Hotline: 800.827.1000

Florida Veterans Support Line: 844.693.5838

OPM runs the USAJOBS website, which is the official job site for the U.S. government. It helps people find federal jobs all across the country and even in other parts of the world. Anyone can use it, and making an account is free. Please visit the website for more information.