Family Defense Program - Americans for Immigrant Justice
This program offers legal help to immigrant communities. Its goal is to keep families together. Call or visit the website to learn more.
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Healthy Families Florida
The Healthy Families Florida program is a family support and coaching program. It is for parents expecting a baby and parents with newborns. Parents can learn about their babies' needs. Parents can learn how to do positive discipline. Parents can learn healthy ways to cope with stress. Please call or go to the website.
Services:
Emotional/Behavioral Services Region 13 - SEDNET
SEDNET has services and programs for students and their families. These are for students who have or are at the risk of having emotional and/or behavioral disorders. SEDNET gives them tools and skills to help with these challenges. Please call or go to the website to learn more.
Services:
- Emotional/behavioral management
- Calming skills
- Trauma Informed Care
Children's Medical Services
Children’s Medical Services is called CMS for short. It is a collection of programs. These programs are for eligible children with special needs. The programs are family-centered. And are designed to help children with a variety of conditions and needs. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Services include:
Family Stability Program - Catholic Charities of Central Florida
The Family Stability Program helps those in need. It is for people who are homeless or who are about to be homeless. They must meet certain requirements to qualify. This can vary depending on who needs help and what is available.
Please call 407.658.1818 or click HERE to go to the website to learn more.
Services:
- Homeless prevention
- Rehoming services
- Family services
- Financial assistance
Connect - WellFlorida Council
This group helps people find and connect to different services. "Healthy Start" is one of the programs that is for families with infants and babies. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Programs include:
- Child Development
- Education and Support in Childbirth
- Financial Self-sufficiency
- Food and Nutrition
- Mental Health
- Newborn Care
- Parenting
National Human Trafficking Hotline-Polaris
This group runs the National Human Trafficking Hotline. It helps survivors of human trafficking. The hotline connects clients to services and supports to get help and stay safe. Please call or visit the website for locations and more information.
Toll Free: 1.888.373.7888
Text: "BEFREE" or "HELP" to 233733
Email: help@humantraffickinghotline.org
Project Safe Childhood
Project Safe Childhood is a nationwide program with the US State Attorney's office of Florida. They fight the sexual abuse and exploitation of children.
Please call or click HERE to go to the website to learn more.
Jacksonville: 904.301.6300
Fort Myers:239.461.2200
Ocala: 352.547.3600
Orlando: 407.648.7500
Braille and Talking Books Library-Florida Division of Blind Services
Braille and Talking Books Library is a free service. They offer reading materials in Braille and recorded audio. It is for those who are visually impared. The equipment used for the service is loaned out to customers. This includes digital players and headphones. The books on audio are also sent out to the customer at no charge. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Toll Free: 800.226.6075
Universal Service Administrative Co.
This group is known as USAC for short. It is a not-for-profit organization. It is run by the FCC. They work to help communities and people across the country stay connected. Please call or visit the website for more information.