People with certain disabilities may apply for services from APD.

Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) may offer the following services:

• Medicaid HCBS Waiver through iBudget Florida
• Placement in an intermediate care facility for those with developmental disabilities
• Supported employment services
• Supported living services
• Consumer Directed Care Plus (CDC+)
• IFS funding for non-waiver customer expenses

Please call for more information.

The program offers relevant personal, social, therapeutic, and work skill training to adults with disabilities through community and center-based resources. The activities are designed to advance individual independence and expand participants’ life choices at work, home, school, and in the community.

Call or visit website for more info.

This America Red Cross chapter offers many services to those in need.

Services include:

• CPR Training
• Counseling
• Disaster Assistance
• Disaster Response Training
• First Aid Courses
• Food
• Lifeguard, Swimming and Water Safety Lessons
• Safe and Well Website
• Services to Armed Forces
• Shelter

Please see the website for more information.

Catholic Charities Gainesville Regional Office provides Emergency Assistance to those in need within the community. They offer a food pantry, as well as financial assistance for housing, utilities, and prescriptions. Please call or visit website for more information.

This agency helps people with disabilities with a broad range of services. The goal is to enable them to live as independently as possible. Sign language interpreting services are available. Some Medicaid recipients may be eligible to transfer from a nursing home to their own home.

Services include:

• ADA Paratransit Screenings
• Advocacy
• Disability Travel Training
• Employment Services
• Equipment Loan Closet
• High School High Tech Enrichment Program
• Independent Living Skills
• Information and Referral
• Nursing Home Transition Services
• Peer Support
• Sign Language Interpreting
• Travel Training

Please call for more information.

Locations:
Main Location
222 SW 36th Terrace
Gainesville, Florida
32607
352.378.7474

7361 Forest Oaks Boulevard
Spring Hill, Florida
34606
877.232.8261

3774 West Gulf-to-Lake Highway
Lecanto, Florida

Central Florida Community Action Agency, Inc. offers a range of services to those in need within the community.

Services and programs include:

• Family Self-Sufficiency Program
• Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
• Weatherization Assistance Program

Please call or visit the website for more information.

Compassionate Outreach Ministries services all of those in need within the community.

Services include:

• Clothing
• Counseling
• Food Pantry
• Household Items
• Prayer

Please call or visit the website for more information.

This agency offers help to adults who may be at risk of being harmed or neglected. DCF also helps when the adult is unable to take care of himself properly. Clients may be elderly or have a disability. If you suspect a vulnerable adult is being abused, neglected, or exploited, you MUST report it. Please see the website for more information.

Abuse Hotline: 1.800.962.2873
TDD: 1.800.453.5145

DCF is committed to the well being of children and their families. DCF works with local communities and the courts to make sure that each child is safe and has a home. Their aim is to keep families together and as self sufficient as possible. When a parent has mental or substance abuse issues, DCF can help them overcome their problems. Teens aging out of the foster care system can get help also. Please see the website for more information.

Services Include:

• ACCESS Florida (food stamps, cash assistance and Medicaid)
• Adult services
• Case management
• Developmental disabilities
• Foster care
• Protective services
• Safe Sleep Campaign
• Substance abuse treatment

DCF works with local agencies to help people who want to adopt a child. They have many resources for adoptive parents. There are support groups for the adoptive families. The website has pictures and background stories of children looking for a "forever" home. Please see the website for more information.