The Emergency Home Energy Assistance for the Elderly Program is known as EHEAP for short. It is offered by the Department of Elder Affairs which helps low-income households with at least one person age 60 and older. The help is for emergency energy related costs during the year. The payments are made directly to the vendor. Or by a two-party check to the vendor and client. Please call or visit the website to learn more.
Florida Housing Finance Corporation offers an affordable housing finder. It is online and free. All of Florida is covered. Please call or visit the website to learn more.
Money Management International helps consumers identify the cause of their individual financial concerns. They are not a loan company and do not lend out money. Many services are offered for free. Others are at a low cost. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Toll Free: 866.550.8004
In-person Counseling is by Appointment Only
VA offers home loans to Active Duty Service members and Veterans. This also applies to National Guard and Reserve members.
Programs:
See their website: http://www.benefits.va.gov/homeloans/ for more details.
Please call for more information.
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
The VA provides services to veterans. They can help you file a claim or find a local resource. They can help with medical care, disability and more. They have special services for homeless Vets. Please call or see the website for more info.
National Veteran Crisis Hotline: 1.800.273.8255
Types of services:
OPM runs the USAJOBS website, which is the official job site for the U.S. government. It helps people find federal jobs all across the country and even in other parts of the world. Anyone can use it, and making an account is free. Please visit the website for more information.
Money Management International is a nonprofit organization. It is an education focused agency. Their mission is to improve lives through financial education. They offer a range of tools and services. These are available over the phone and online. As well as at branch locations across the country. Please call or visit the website for more information.
This agency provides hospice care. Hospice provides medical care and emotional, social, and spiritual support for patients and their families for end-of-life care.
Hospice staff provides care in places such as hospitals and nursing homes. They also provide care at home. Most people choose to receive their hospice care at home. The primary goal of hospice care is pain management and to provide patients comfort and dignity in their final days.
Tidewell has Hospice Houses in Manatee County. Patients can stay there and get care 24 hours a day. Please see the website for more information and locations.