Other Family Assistance ServicesThe American Red Cross provides disaster relief and health and safety services. They operate across five chapters throughout the state of Florida with a strong network of volunteers. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Catholic Charities of Central Florida provides adoption services to birth parents and adoptive families. CCCF can help with adoption counseling and offers a 24/7 phone number for birth parents. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Catholic Charities of Central Florida provides weekend meals for needy children. Families looking for meal help for their children can take part in the SmilePak program. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Children's Home Society of Florida offers foster care service for teenager. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Children's Home Society of Florida provides transitional housing for teens to prepare for adulthood. Housing is available to young adults in foster care ages 13 to 23. Facilities are styled like an apartment with shared kitchen, dining and living spaces. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida helps low-income families and individuals with non-criminal legal problems. CLSMF provides legal aid for domestic violence, elder advocacy, and many other types of cases. Please call or visit the website for more information.
This agency offers help to adults who may be at risk of being harmed or neglected. DCF also helps when the adult is unable to take care of himself properly. Clients may be elderly or have a disability. If you suspect a vulnerable adult is being abused, neglected, or exploited, you MUST report it. Please see the website for more information.
Abuse Hotline: 1.800.962.2873
TDD: 1.800.453.5145
DCF is committed to the well being of children and their families. DCF works with local communities and the courts to make sure that each child is safe and has a home. Their aim is to keep families together and as self sufficient as possible. When a parent has mental or substance abuse issues, DCF can help them overcome their problems. Teens aging out of the foster care system can get help also. Please see the website for more information.
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Easter Seals provides community and therapy services to people with disabilities. ES offers education, camp activities, and care for disabled children and adults. Please call or visit the website for more information.
The program offers relevant personal, social, therapeutic, and work skill training to adults with disabilities through community and center-based resources. The activities are designed to advance individual independence and expand participants’ life choices at work, home, school, and in the community.
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