Limited funds are available to help with utilities. Visit the website to learn more.

VA offers home loans to Active Duty Service members and Veterans. This also applies to National Guard and Reserve members.

Programs:

• Adapted Housing Grants
• Cash Out Refinance Loans
• Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL)
• Native American Direct Loan (NADL) Program
• Purchase Loans

See their website: http://www.benefits.va.gov/homeloans/ for more details.

Please call for more information.

VA has several programs for veterans who are homeless. Call or visit the website to learn more information.

National VA Homeless Hotline: 877.424.3838

Owning a home is a big part of the American Dream. Locate resources through HUD's Florida website to help you buy and maintain your home. You can find HUD homes for sale as well as utility bill assistance. Please call or visit the website to learn more.

This group offers housing programs. These are for military families. There are four different programs. They are designed to help at every stage of their transition into civilian life. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Email: Florida@operationhomefront.org

Programs Available:

This group provides free civil legal help. Clients must live in the service area. Please call 904.356.8371 or go to the website to learn more.

Legal Services Offered:

• Consumer Law
• Elder Law
• Employment/Unemployment
• Family Law
• Health & Public Benefits
• Housing
• Immigration
• Legal Assistance for Nonprofit Organizations
• Sealing & Expungement of Criminal Arrest Records
• Veterans

The group provides housing for people living with mental illness. Call or visit the website to learn more.

Housing Coordinator: (352) 374-5600, ext. 8286

Housing Options:

• Residential apartments
• Group homes
• Transitional housing
• Temporary housing for patients
• Affordable rental homes

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:

This group offers refugee and resettlement services to those in need. They help refugees find resources to help them settle in their new home. The help can be from LSF or with another provider. A case manager will help you from start to finish. Please call 813.875.1408 or go to the website to learn more.

Services Include: