Avoid Foreclosure - South Florida - U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development
This agency offers foreclosure assistance. They have many resources to help you keep your home. Please visit the website to learn more.
Charlotte
Charlotte
RareCare - National Organization of Rare Disorders
NORD offers RareCare. It is a collection of assistance programs for people living with rare diseases. Please call or visit the website to learn more.
Toll Free: 800.999.6673
En Espanol: 844.259.7178
Types of Assistance Available:
Hawthorne Patient Assistance Fund - National Kidney Foundation of Florida, Inc.
The NFK offers the Hawthorne Patient Assistance Fund. It offers short-term financial help. Help is for qualified kidney transplant recipients. And is to help meet the cost of kidney transplant related medications. While the patient looks for other long-term solutions. The money is paid directly to the pharmacy of the patient’s choice. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Toll Free: 800.927.9659
Nassau County Summer Camp - Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches
FSYR offers a summer camp for youth ages 10-15. Kids can take part in many fun activities such as canoeing, archery and swimming. They have the chance to build teamwork and peer communication skills. They can also enjoy the tranquil outdoors. Campers will have the chance to interact with law enforcement personnel and volunteers and learn other social skills. Please see the website for more information.
Levy County Summer Camp - Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches
FSYR offers a summer camp for youth ages 10-15. Kids can take part in many fun activities such as canoeing, archery and swimming. They have the chance to build teamwork and peer communication skills. They can also enjoy the tranquil outdoors. Campers will have the chance to interact with law enforcement personnel and volunteers and learn other social skills. Please see the website for more information.
Pinellas County Residential Care Services - Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches
Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches offers residential care to children in need. It runs several child-care campuses throughout the state. Please call or visit the website to learn more.
Low Cost Phone/Internet Service-Universal Service Administrative Co.
This is a federal program that lowers the cost of phone and internet service. Low-income households can apply for a monthly discount up to $9.25. Call or visit the website to learn more information.
South Florida SSA/WIPA project (Work Incentives Planning and Assistance) Ticket to Work
Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) is a program run by the Social Security Administration (SSA). It helps people who are 14-65 years old and receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits transition to work. It offers information about benefits and work incentives. It helps these individuals avoid problems including overpayments, loss of benefits, and financial hardship.
The Center for Independent Living of the Keys (CIL of the Keys) is an SSA WIPA project. It serves several counties in the South Florida region.
Transition Youth Program
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Florida Department of Education provides Transition Youth. This program helps people who have disabilities get or keep a job after exiting high school. Please call or visit website for more information.
Narcotics Anonymous Florida
This is a nonprofit group of people for whom drugs has become a major problem. They meet often to help each other stay clean. They are not interested in what or how much you used. Only in what you want to do about your problem. Visit the website for more information and meeting locations.