Other Family Assistance ServicesThe 211 Helpline works to save and improve lives. It connects people to health, mental health, and wellness services. It also offers crisis intervention. All calls are free and confidential. They are available 24/7. Please call or visit the website for more information.
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Senior Friendship Centers provides resources for aging. They can offer case workers to help with getting elder services. They can also help with getting health insurance and help with food. This group also has programs for helping older adults who stay at home. In a crisis, they can provide help with financial or utility needs. They also offer legal help and support groups. Please call 941.955.2122 or visit their website to learn more.
We offer the following services:
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This foundation has a respite relief program. It is for military and veteran caregivers. The program offers access to free, short term relief. Help is in the form of in-home care professionals. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Email: respiterelief@elizabethdolefoundation.org
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Habitat for Humanity provides ReStore to those in the community. Some of the items include housing and building items. They also provide clothing, furniture, and household appliances. Please call 813.395.6994 or visit website for more information.
This group has a Reunification Housing program. The group works with Brevard Family Partnership. This program provides housing. It is for parents that the only thing left they need to reunite with their children is housing. Their children are being cared for by others through a court order. They must go through their case manager at Brevard Family Partnership. The parents must also meet basic qualifications for housing. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Ridge is a postsecondary education center that provides instruction to both adults and high school students in occupational disciplines leading to a Certificate of Completion.
NA is a nonprofit fellowship of people for whom drugs had become a major problem. They meet regularly to help each other stay clean. They are not interested in what or how much you used, but only in what you want to do about your problem. Please see the website for more information.
Ronald McDonald House provides a “home away from home” for families of hospitalized children. They can stay close to the hospital at little or no cost. Parents can focus on their child's health and keep in close touch with the child's medical team. The family can enjoy home-cooked meals and private bedrooms. There is a playroom for children. There may be a small per diem fee for a family's stay, but no one is ever turned away because of inability to pay. Please see the website for more information.
The American Cancer Society may be able to provide transportation. Rides may be available to cancer patients to and from treatment. Medical air transport may also be available. Please call or visit website for more information.
