AGENCIES /PROGRAMS/SERVICES/ORGANIZATIONS
NATIONAL
National Coalition for the Homeless – https://nationalhomeless.org
National Alliance to End Homelessness
National Homelessness Law Center: https://homelesslaw.org
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans – https://nchv.org
Social Security/Disability – www.ssa.gov
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) www.hud.gov
Homeless Education – Https://che.ed.gov
Veterans Administration = www.va.gov
Healthcare for the Homeless – https://nhchc.org
U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness -www.usich.gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health – www.samhsa.gov
Federal Homeless Assistance Program – https://nhc.org
Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS – HOPWA
Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program – RHSP
Title V surplus Property Program
Runaway and Homeless Youth
Abuse Hotline: 1-800-962-2872
Suicide Prevention: 1-800-273-8255
Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-500-1119
FLORIDA
DCF Headquarters – 850-487-4323 (7 a.m. to 6 p.m., M-F)
https://www.myfamilies.com/contact-us
Public Benefits
Office of Economic Self-Sufficiency
P.O. Box 1770
Ocala, FL 34478-1770
FAX: 1-866-4342
Florida Department of Health – https://floridahealth.com
LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Program)
850-717-8450
Florida Job Assistance/ Unemployment – www.floridajobs.org
Florida Department of Elder Affairs – 1-800-963-5337
Florida Housing Finance - www.stateofflorida.com/florida-housing
This includes housing assistance for the disabled.
Habitat for Humanity – https://www.habitat.org
Florida Housing Assistance
Assisted Living – FL statutes, Chapter 400
Florida Power and Light
Florida Information Line – 866-762-2237
Broward, Dade, Palm Beach – info and links to programs and services
BROWARD
Broward Department of Children and Families: Foster Care, Refugees,
Etc.
Administration,
1400 W. Commercial Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
211 Broward
DADE/PALM BEACH
Assistance accessing resources
- Call your elected officials (should we list them?)
I think there is a place where you can find your local people
- Attorneys for SSI, SSDI