Northwest Florida Regional Center provides the following services:

• AT List
• New Horizon Loan Program
• Regional Demonstration Centers
• Regional ReUse Centers
• Statewide Device Loan Program
• STEP Up AT Project
• FAAST Core Services
• FAAST Funding Guide

Please call or visit website for more information.

The state of Florida offers health insurance for children from birth through age 18, even if one or both parents are working. It includes four different parts.

Some of the services Florida KidCare covers are:

• Check-ups and shots
• Dental
• Doctor visits
• Emergencies
• Hospital
• Mental health
• Prescriptions
• Surgery
• Vision and hearing

This office offers a variety of legal services. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Projects/Services:

• Children's Advocacy
• Connecting Kids to Coverage
• Domestic Violence Hotline
• Economic Opportunity
• Eviction Prevention
• Fair and Affordable Housing
• Florida Institutional Legal Services Project
• Immigrant & Migrant Rights Project

Florida Telecommunications Relay Service provides phones for those who qualify.

Phones are for those who are:

• Deaf
• Deaf/Blind
• Hard of Hearing
• Speech Challenged

Please call or visit website for more information.
Voice: 800.222.3448
TTY: 888.447.5620
VP: 850.270.2641

This service is for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, or Questioning (GLBTQ) youth age 20 or under. It is for those who are in a bad situation at home, school or having some other issue or problem related to their sexuality. Orlando Youth Alliance is here to intervene and help with those problems. See website for meeting times and places.

The OYA can provide:

• A safe place to meet friends
• Counseling options
• Help in dealing with parents who don’t understand your sexuality
• Mediation at school
• Web links to find help on your own

The Able Trust High Tech program (HSHT) helps students with disabilities prepare for jobs in tech. They offer educational and career development resources across 42 locations in Florida. It is a community-based program. Participating students are more likely to graduate high school and have improved self-esteem. Please call or visit the website for more information.

The Home Free Program helps runaway, homeless, and exploited youth. Eligibility and restrictions apply. Please call or visit the website for more information.

24/7 Toll Free: 800.786.2929 (800.RUNAWAY)

The Center for Women & Families is a 240-bed facility. It accepts whole families, single women and single mothers (also single fathers) and their children.

Cost per night: $2.00 minimum

Case-managed services include:

• child development
• counseling
• daycare
• education
• employment
• life skills training
• meals - breakfast and dinner served daily

Share the Care can provide trained companions to visit your loved ones. These visits give caregivers the time to take a break.

Please call for more information.