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.

Agency for Persons with Disabilities provides services to those with specific disabilities. They help locate intermediate care facilities. They also provide job support and case management. Clients can get referrals for other needed services. Please call 904.992.2433, e-mail, or visit website for more information.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development offers foreclosure assistance. They have many resources to help you keep your home. Look at their website for more information: http://www.hud.gov/local/fl/homeownership/foreclosure.cfm

BEAM offers financial help for rent and utilities for qualified residents. This service is available every 18 months. An appointment is needed. You must call 211 first.

For Residents of These Beaches Zip Codes:

32082, 32224, 32233, 32250, 32266

City Rescue Mission helps men and women, and women with children by offering emergency shelter on a nightly basis. They provide guests with a safe environment. They may also shower, eat, obtain clean clothing, and sleep. Please call for more information.

This is an addiction recovery program at the McDuff Avenue campus. Clients live on campus for about 18 months. They must make a commitment to the program which will enable them to make a new life for themselves and for their families. Clients take part in a full range of education and recovery services. Each person is assessed and receives a program plan based on his or her own specific needs. Please call for more information.

The goal of this housing program is to move homeless clients to permanent housing and independent living within 24 months. Priority is given to Veterans, who make up to 75% of the residents. Female clients live off-campus. Please see the website for more information.

Residents are required to:

• Be working and/or in school
• Complete a health assessment
• Complete a mental-health assessment/engage in mental-health counseling as needed
• Maintain sobriety
• Participate in case-management and life-skills classes
• Participate in substance-abuse education classes and support groups, as needed

This group offers the Critical Financial Assistance Program. The program helps military families with grants and not loans. Help is also given in the form of grocery cards. The payments are made directly to service providers. There are eligibility criteria that must be met. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Usual Types of Assistance Are:

NILA offers independent living services for youth. They serve teens who are homeless. They also help teens who are aging out of foster care. The goal is to help each client be self sufficient. Please call for more information.

National Kidney Foundation is a not-for-profit agency. They offer the Direct Aid program to help those with kidney and urinary tract diseases. Please call 800.927.9659 or visit website for more information.

Grant Assistance includes:

• Food Grants
• Medication Grant Program
• Transportation Grant Program
• One-Time Emergency Grant Program