Housing ServicesThis group has the Family Stability Program. The program offers homeless prevention. As well as rapid rehoming services. The help is for men and women. It is also for families. They are either experiencing homelessness or are at risk of becoming homeless. There is financial assistance is available for those in need. They must meet certain requirements to qualify. Please call or visit the website for locations and more information.
First Life Center for Pregnancy helps pregnant women in crisis. Services include referrals to maternity homes and shelters. They can get free pregnancy tests, pregnancy education, food pantry, counseling, and more. The Hope program provides maternity and baby items.
Please see the website for all services.
The Samaritan Resource Center is known as SRC for short. They provide help with government benefits. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Types of Help Available:
VA offers home loans to Active Duty Service members and Veterans. This also applies to National Guard and Reserve members.
Programs include:
See their website: http://www.benefits.va.gov/homeloans/ for more details.
Please call for more information.
This housing loan program helps low-income and very low-income families build homes to live in. Families do about 65% of the building (under supervision) on their homes or their neighbors' homes. Clients do construction on the week-end and nights.
HUD provides a list of information and other resources on their website. This is to help those in Florida experiencing homelessness, as well as those that are close to it. Please call or visit the website to learn more.
This group runs the Homeless Outreach Partnership. It is also known as the H.O.P.E. Team. The main goal is to engage and build trust with people experiencing homelessness. This is to assess their needs and eligibility. And then connect them to the right services. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Available Services Include:
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:
VA offers homeless veterans services to its members. Please call for more information.
Toll Free: 1.800.308.8387
National VA Homeless Hotline: 1.877.424.3838
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.