Family Assistance ServicesThis group gives free legal services. They can also help seniors and veterans in Florida who do not live in the Tampa Bay area. They cannot help with criminal, traffic, or personal injury issues. Interpreters are available. Please call their Legal Aid Line at 800.625.2257. Please visit their website to learn more and for all locations.
Help is provided for:
FTRI provides specialized telephone equipment and ring signaling devices. The equipment is loaned to qualified, permanent Florida residents for as long as needed. These devices are loaned at no charge. Please call or visit the website for locations and more information.
Voice: 800.222.3448
TTY: 888.447.5620
VP: 850.270.2641
BookWorks volunteers read to preschool children at Head Start centers and other locations. Each child is given a book of their own to take home. The program is designed to instill a love of books and reading. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Toll-free: 888.279.1988
e-mail: goodwill.volunteer@goodwill-suncoast.com.
ALPHA House has offered housing and support services to pregnant women, new mothers, and their babies. While staying at ALPHA House, each resident gets:
Counseling
Education
- College
- GED
- High School
Life Skills Education
This program offers housing for people who need a calm, supportive, and supervised place to help with their recovery. Please call 727.821.4819 to learn more detailed information.
Hidden Helpers program helps military youth who are experiencing physical and emotional issues due to war. Please call or visit the website for resources and more information.
Available Guides and Resources Include:
This group offers the High School High Tech(HSHT) program. The program is designed for high school students with all types of disabilities. It provides the opportunity to explore jobs or postsecondary education. Please call or visit the website for more information.
This work release program helps men who committed nonviolent crimes adjust to life back in the community. They live at the center for three to six months while working at jobs in the area. The program also helps them find work and offers counseling and life skills classes. It takes place at the Hillsborough County Residential Re-Entry Center in Tampa. Please call or visit the website to learn 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)
Granny Nannies offers home health care 24 hours a day. They help people recover from illness or injury at home. So that they can avoid hospital and nursing home stays. They can help with meals. As well as housekeeping and personal chores. They also help with those who have trouble keeping up with their medications Health care is given by CNAs and HHAs. Please call or visit the website to learn more.
Toll Free: 1.800.316.2669
