The Office of Veteran Services helps veterans and their families apply for benefits. Counselors help with filing forms.

Benefits include:

• Clothing for service connected disabled vets
• Extra benefits for children of disabled vets
• Financial help for surviving spouses of wartime vets
• Financial help for those injured in line of duty
• Grants for auto equipment for severely disabled
• Grants for home improvements for severely disabled
• Help for those confined to home, hospital or nursing home
• Help in getting VA Medical Care
• Help in receiving eligibility for home loans
• Help with appealing VA decisions
• Help with education benefits
• Pension benefits for wartime era vets
• Training for employment/education

Contact for more information.

Okeechobee County Health Department provides health care services to those within the community. Some services are given at low to no-cost.

Services include:

• Bio-Terrorism Preparedness
• Clinic
• Environmental Health
• School Health
• Vital Statistics
• Women Infants & Children

This facility treats adults who voluntarily agree to enter the program. The Inpatient program is located in Clearwater. It treats people who are dependent on drugs or alcohol. The length of stay varies between 72 hours to 6 days. Patients have 24-hour medical care.

The Outpatient program is for those clients who are not in need of inpatient treatment. The length of treatment for this program is between 10 and 14 days. Clients may receive room and board if they are homeless or not living in a supportive environment.

Please see the website for more details.

This agency is a clinic for those addicted to certain drugs like opium or heroin.

• Patients must be judged to be suffering from a chronic addiction
• Patients will receive a physical exam by the center's licensed medical director
• The medical director determines if the patient will be admitted

Please call for more information.

The Orlando VA Medical Center has medical services for U.S. veterans, both male and female. They can get exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being. They can get services in-person or through Telecare.

Please call 407.631.1000 or click HERE to go to the website to learn more. Click HERE to see more locations.

Osceola County Health Department provides Pediatrics. Services include immunizations, Well-Child check-ups, diagnosis, and treatment for childhood illnesses. Call for more information.