Other Family Assistance ServicesDepartment of Children and Families provides Adult Protective Services. They help adults who may be at risk of being harmed or neglected. DCF also helps adults who are unable to take care of themselves. Clients may be elderly or have a disability. Please call 800.962.2873 or visit website for more information.
***To Report Adult Abuse call 800.962.2873***
This program helps vulnerable adults from abuse and neglect, and adults with disabilities. Please call 850.603.6022 visit website for more information.
Adult Rehabilitation Centers provide spiritual, social and emotional help. It is for men who need help with their problems and with providing for themselves. They provide housing, work, and counseling. It is a clean and wholesome space. The care that members receive prepares them to re-enter society. Many are reunited with their families and resume a normal life. Please call 941.954.4673 or visit their website to learn more.
This group has an Adult Rehabilitation Center with a six-month program where people can live. They help men and women with social and emotional problems. They also offer a work therapy program while they are there. Please call or visit website to learn more information.
ARC Gateway helps adults with developmental disabilities. They offer programs and services that help people be more independent and included in the community. They also help adults achieve their goals. For more info, call or visit their website.
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This group has a range of services for adults. They give people with disabilities the tools to shape their future. Please call or go to the website for locations and to learn more.
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This program offers training and education in job-related activities. There are classes in basic computer keyboarding. Clients learn about resume writing, job search methods and vocational training. This program is useful for people who have recently lost their eyesight. People with a decline in vision can learn how to adapt at work. Please call 850.477.2663 or visit website for more information.
Advance Care Planning helps you make plans if you are terminally ill. Planning can help with you write down your wishes for current and future care. Planning can help you prepare for how you want to be treated if you become seriously ill and cannot speak for yourself. Please call or visit the website to learn more.
This group offers affordable housing. Please call or visit the website for more information.
This group offers an after-school program. It offers tutoring and summer enrichment. It is for students in grades K-2. These students have scored below grade-level on county assessments. The program gives them extra attention. As well as the support they need to reach academic milestones. These milestones will help them be successful in school. The tutors are local high school students. Please call or visit the website for more information.
