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
CARD stands for Center for Autism and Related Disabilities. It is a group that helps people with autism. They can help those with similar disabilities, too. It is free of charge. Please call 352.265.2230 or visit the website to learn more.
Services:
Connect is a referral service. It helps expectant parents and families with young children. The goal is to improve birth outcomes and child development. They do this by offering a wide range of programs. Please call 352.313.6500 or go to the website to learn more.
Programs include:
This group has day programs for people with disabilities. The programs help people learn important skills through fun activities. They also provide rides to and from the programs. Call 904.964.7699 or visit the website for more information.
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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
American Red Cross offers help during and after a disaster. They can help find shelter and other key services. They can help you get in touch with family after a disaster. Their programs and services are open to all. They also provide services for those in the military, veterans, and their families. Please call 904.358.8091 or go to the website to learn more.
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
This group offers a toll-free service. It connects people with information, services, and resources. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Toll-Free:1.800.262.2243
Email: options@agingresources.org
This group has emergency shelter for domestic violence survivors. Shelter is for 6 weeks. It is gated and monitored 24 hours a day. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Toll-Free Statewide Helpline: 800.500.1119
24 Hour Helpline: 352.377.5690
24 Hour Textline: 352.727.0948
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