Family Assistance ServicesNORD offers resources for patients with rare diseases and their caregivers. These include free webinars, fact sheets, infographics, and more. The materials will provide guidance on the journey with a rare disease. Please call or visit the website to learn more.
Toll Free: 800.999.6673
En Espanol: 844.259.7178
Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches offers residential care to children in need. It runs several child-care campuses throughout the state. Please call or visit the website to learn more.
POPIN - Parents Offering Parents Information and Networking provides a range of services to help children with disabilities, and their families.
They offer the following:
Please call or visit website for more information.
Founded in 1990, Women’s Help Center is a locally organized and funded outreach. They provide a variety of free services and programs to meet the needs of their clients. All services are offered free of charge.
Other locations:
4209 University Boulevard S.
Jacksonville, FL
904.398.5143
St. Nicholas
3814 Beach Boulevard
Jacksonville, FL
904.527.1085
Services Include:
This agency helps women who are pregnant. They can help you explore your options and provide counseling and referrals. They also provide free pregnancy tests and ultrasounds. They can help with maternity clothes and baby supplies as well. Please see the website for more information.
Beaches Center:
224 N. 3rd Street
Jacksonville Beach FL 32250
904.246.7378
This program offers drug rehabilitaton for both men and women. It is for ex-offenders.
Programs offered:
HUD provides a list of websites and other resources on their website. This is to help people in Florida who are looking for help with paying rent. They also have a search for subsidized rental housing. Please visit the website to learn more.
Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches provides residential care to children in need. It is for ages 8 through 18. Youth are cared for by "cottage parents" who helps them. Each child must be recommended by the local Sheriff. Please call 386.842.5501 or visit website for more information on Residential Care.
Safe Harbor offers at-risk boys the chance to live aboard their own boat and learn seamanship. The faith-based boarding school offers education for teens who are not thriving in their current school. Each boy receives the structure, guidance, discipline and love he needs in order to succeed in life. There are many projects for the boys to work on as well including surfboards, engines, sailing and wood turning. Please see the website for more information.
The agency offers access to effective services. As well as programs. It is geared towards students and their families. The students are those with, or at-risk of, emotional/behavioral disorders. The services and programs help students learn appropriate behaviors. They also help to reduce dependency. And they help them fully participate in all aspects of school and community. Please call or visit the website for more information.
