Daily Needs ServicesAccess Florida has the Food Stamp Program(EBT) that helps people with low income to buy healthy food. The application can be done online. Please see the website for your local service center. The application is also used for Temporary Cash Assistance, Medicaid, and all other Department of Children and Families services.
Deaf/Hearing Impaired:
Florida Relay 711 or
TTY: 1.800.955.8771
This agency offers adoption as an alternative parenting option. They help support birth mothers and adoptive parents. Help is offered before, during, and after adoption. They also provide resources for birth parents who choose to parent. The support is offered at no cost. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Toll Free: 855.899.5683
Birth Parents: 321.250.5683
Adoption Parents: 321.766.5683
The CCE program offers services in the community. It helps older people, 60 years and up, live in a safe and affordable place that meets their needs. To qualify, they need to have some difficulties with daily activities. For more information, please call or visit the website.
Eligible clients may receive services, including:
The AWARENESS Program for Women Assistance, formerly called "The Miami Rescue Mission and The Center for Women and Children," helps homeless women and children. They offer a place to stay overnight and a long-term recovery program. The group also has other services for single mothers who need help. To learn more, please call or visit their website.
Carrfour Supportive Housing is a non-profit group. They create and take care of housing for people and families who need help. They offer affordable homes and provide support services right there on the property. Please call or visit website to learn more.
THE DAY CENTER
The Day Center offers a hot meal, a daily shower, clean clothes, mail, and other important services to Miami-Dade County’s homeless community. This center also has programs for job placement and housing to help the homeless get off the street. Please call or visit website to learn more.
The VA offers disability compensation. It is a monthly payment that is tax-free. The money goes to veterans who got sick or hurt while they were serving in the military. It is also to veterans whose service made an existing condition worse. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Benefits Hotline: 800.827.1000
Florida Veterans Support Line: 844.693.5838
Safelink Wireless offers a Smartphone or a SIM card. Along with free minutes, texts, and data each month. There are eligibility requirements that must be met to participate. They are set by each state where the service is provided. There is a limit to one per household. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Enrollment and Plan Changes: 800.723.3546 (800.SAFELINK)
Technical Support ONLY: 800.378.1684
The Dr. Frank and Maxine Jacbos Center for Men has a year-long program called the Regeneration Program for men who are dealing with different problems in their lives. They also provide emergency shelter for one night and housing for people who need a place to stay while they get back on their feet. You can get a meal, a shower, and a safe place to sleep. Please call or visit website to learn more information.
They may offer:
Alliance for Aging, Inc. provides EHEAP. Help is given to low-income households with at least one person 60 years of age or older. They may be able to help with utilities. You must meet eligibility guidelines. Please call or visit the website for more locations.
