The Food Stamp Program(EBT) helps people with low income to buy healthy food. The application can be done online. Please see the website for your local service center. The application is also used for Temporary Cash Assistance, Medicaid, and all other Department of Children and Families services.

Deaf/Hearing Impaired:
Florida Relay 711 or
TTY: 1.800.955.8771

Leon County Health Department provides a Social Services Program. They provide preventive health services that will help mothers, children and families.

• Baby Basic Classes
• Care Coordination
• Childbirth Education Classes
• Educating women of childbearing age about health and nutrition during pregnancy
• Family Planning Waiver Program
• Home Visiting
• Identifying and addressing potential health problems early
• Increasing access to prenatal and infant care
• Medicaid Eligibility for Pregnant Women

Call for more information.

Brehon House is transitional housing in Tallahassee. It is a safe house for homeless or endangered pregnant women and their infants. Pregnant women can also bring children three years or younger to live with them in the house. Brehon House provides a stable, nurturing, safe and loving environment. All services are free. Please call or visit the website to learn more.

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps people pay their energy costs 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 to learn more.

This group provides a variety of services that help with Alzheimer’s and other memory diseases. The main goal of the group is to help caregivers keep a healthy quality of life. All services are for free. Please call or visit the website to learn more.

Services Include:

• Caregiver Tools
• Counseling
• Respite Services
• Support Groups

The VA offers disability compensation. It is a monthly payment that is tax-free. The money goes to veterans who got sick or hurt while they were serving in the military. It is also to veterans whose service made an existing condition worse. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Benefits Hotline: 800.827.1000

Florida Veterans Support Line: 844.693.5838

Safelink Wireless offers a Smartphone or a SIM card. Along with free minutes, texts, and data each month. There are eligibility requirements that must be met to participate. They are set by each state where the service is provided. There is a limit to one per household. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Enrollment and Plan Changes: 800.723.3546 (800.SAFELINK)
Technical Support ONLY: 800.378.1684