Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches provides Residential Care. They offer a network of residential child-case campuses. These cottages and villas are scattered throughout the state of Florida to offer a home to children in need. Please call or visit website for more information.

POPIN - Parents Offering Parents Information and Networking provides a range of services to help children with disabilities, and their families.

They offer the following:

• POPIN
• PSN
• PEN
• Family START
• Special Needs Trusts
• Parent to Parent
• Youth Advocacy
• DADVOCATES
• The Jan La Belle Scholarship
• Sharing the Commitment

Please call or visit website for more information.

Safe Haven for Newborns is here to help pregnant women of all ages. The group offers a variety of services.

Direct Assistance Available Includes:

• Safe Haven Relinquishment
• Medical Related Issues
• Necessities
• Housing/Shelter
• Legal Issues
• Burial Services
• Abuse
• Counseling/Parenting Education
• Financial Assistance
• Adoption Issues
• Education

https://asafehavenfornewborns.com/what-we-do/providing-assistance

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.

This state funded program provides a community-based service which gives an alternative to nursing home or institutional care. To qualify for the various services, the client must be 60 years of age or over. They must also be functionally impaired. Fees are based on a sliding-scale. It is dependent on individual income and current expenses. In many cases, no fee is assessed. Call for more information.

Services provided include:

• Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative: Assistance with Respite Care
• Case Management
• Emergency Alert Response
• Emergency Energy Assistance: Assistance with energy/utility crisis
• Home Delivered Meals
• Homemaker Service
• Personal Care
• Respite Care

Disabled American Veterans (DAV) helps America’s disabled veterans and their families.

Assistance includes:

• Community outreach
• Counseling
• Death benefits
• Filing claims for VA disability compensation and pension
• Health care
• Home loan guaranty
• Information seminars
• Life insurance
• Represent veterans and active duty military personnel before Discharge Review Boards, Boards for Correction of Military Records, Physical Evaluation Boards and other official panels
• Vocational rehabilitation and employment, education

Please call 727.319.7444 for or visit website for more information.

SSA has two programs for disability benefits. They are different but have the same medical requirements. The programs pay benefits to individuals. As well as certain family members. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Programs Available:

• Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

Click here to locate the office nearest you

South Lake Pregnancy Care Center provides free, confidential services, such as:

• Community-assistance referrals
• Counsel & Support
• Earn while you learn childbirth, parenting and life skills classes
• Information on pregnancy options (parenting, abortion, adoption)
• Post-abortion counseling
• Pregnancy Tests

Call for more information.