Daily Needs ServicesThe 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
This agency offers adoption as an alternative parenting option. They help support birth mothers and adoptive parents. Help is offered before, during, and after adoption. They also provide resources for birth parents who choose to parent. The support is offered at no cost. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Toll Free: 855.899.5683
Birth Parents: 321.250.5683
Adoption Parents: 321.766.5683
This group is the local agency on aging. It is also the aging and disability resource center. They work to improve lives. They offer many programs and services. The help is meant for older adults. It is also for persons with disabilities and caregivers. Please call or visit the website to learn more.
Elder Helpline: 800.963.5337
Programs Include:
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.
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This group offers several programs that are about nutrition for children. They also help to distribute food with partner agencies in the area. Please call or visit the website to learn more.
Programs Available:
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
Children’s Home Society of Florida – Emerald Coast offers the Early Steps program. This program helps families with children who have developmental delays. The services are available for children ages 0 to 3. They will guide you through the issues with your child. In-home visits are an option to help the child feel more safe and secure. Please call or visit the website to learn more.
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Elder Day Stay is an adult day care center for seniors who need daytime supervision. It is open every weekday from 8:00 am - 5:30 pm. Please call or visit the website to learn more.
Services include:
Companionship
Social gatherings
Intellectual stimulation activities
Meals
Exercise
Mobility assistance
Medication management
