The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSSP) provides support and skills to low-income people. The program helps people go from economic crisis to stability.

Services include:

Independent Living Services help youth in foster care better prepare to live on their own.

Types of services available to youth ages 13-23 years old include:

• Aftercare Support Services
• Life Skills Services
• Pre-Independent Living Services
• Road to Independence Program
• Subsidized Independent Living
• Transitional Support Services

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These services helps youth transitioning out of foster care. They offer options to receive support and assistance from age 18 to 23.

Services include:

• Extended Foster Care (EFC)
• Postsecondary Education Supports and Services (PESS)
• Aftercare Services

  Please call or visit website for more information.

NWF Health Network provides Extended Foster Care & Independent Living Services. These services are to help those between ages 18 to 23. This group helps them with transitioning from foster care to independence. Please call 850.747.5755 or visit the website to learn more.

Services Include:

• Extended Foster Care (EFC)
• Post-secondary Education Supports and Services (PESS)
• Aftercare Services

This program offers child protection services. They can also work with other agencies to meet your needs. Please call or visit the website for locations and for more information.

Services Include:

• Adoption Services
• Case Management
• Family Intervention Services
• Foster Home Management
• Independent Living
• Residential Group Care
• Shelter Services
• Supervised Visitation Services

We are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other. We look to change lives through education, partnerships, and delivery of quality services. Please call or visit our website for more info.

Programs and services include:

• Behavior Intervention Program
• Family Self-Sufficiency Program
• Head Start / Early Head Start
• Head Start Voluntary Prekindergarten
• Healthy Families Manatee
• Housing Counseling
• Life on the Edge - Poverty Simulation
• Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
• Speech Screening, Evaluation and Therapy Program
• Weatherization Assistance Program

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps people when they have an unpaid energy bill. The program works to help low-income families. For the first half of the month, LIHEAP gives priority to single mothers, those aged 60 or older, the disabled, and children under five years of age. All other clients are served the second half of the month. They can help every six months, once in the winter and once in the summer. Please call or visit the website for locations and more information.

This is a program that serves Northwest Florida. They help survivors of domestic violence. They offer many free and confidential services. There is an emergency safe house in Bay county for those in need. Please call 850.763.0706 or visit the website to learn more.

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800.799.7233

Help Includes:

This group provides a safe, supportive, and caring environment. They serve primarily the Melbourne area. The group offers a variety of services for women and their children. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Available Services Include:

This program may be able to help teens and parents of teens with various counseling services.

Call or visit website for more information.