Please see below for resources in your area. If you don’t find what you need here, you can always call a crisis and referral specialist by dialing 211 from any phone. Please know that many agencies help with other resources, so check each category for potential help. You can also go to FindHelp.org for more resources in your area. Please note that these resources are for those in all walks of life, but those specifically catering to seniors will be colored in orange.

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Central Florida

​Child Care & Youth Programs

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Florida: Mentor programs for children, matching adults with at-risk kids.

• Boys and Girls Club: Youth Programs

• Community Coordinated Care for Children (4C): Help finding and paying for childcare, VPK, and headstart.

• Volunteers for Community Impact: Connecting children and adults through mentorships throughout Central Florida

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Crisis, General, & Other Assistance

• American Red Cross – Mid Florida Region: Emergency relief, assistance, and education services.

• Angel Flight: Free personal flights for medical needs, caregivers, domestic abuse, special camps, adoption, people who cannot afford commercial flights.

• Brevard County Legal Aid: High quality legal assistance for low income and disadvantaged persons. (321) 631-2500

• Catholic Charities of Central Florida: Assistance for rent, housing, food, parenting, employability, life skills, and more.

• Community Legal Services: Low cost legal services

• Department of Children and Families: Report suspected abuse; potentially receive rental assistance for homes in need with children.

• Lake Xpress: Transportation for economically disadvantaged, disabled, elderly, and children. (352)742-6580

• Harbor House of Central Florida: Domestic violence shelter for women and children in Orange County.

• Help Now of Osceola: Domestic violence counseling, sexual assault, shelter in Osceola County

• Hispanic Health Initiatives: Educate and connect medically under-served families.

• The Mustard Seed: Meeting needs of furniture and clothing 

• New Hope for Kids: Support for children and families who are grieving over loss of a loved one.

• Northern Brevard Charities Sharing Center: Emergency assistance with food, clothing, household items, dental, housing. (321) 269-6555

• Orlando Senior Help Desk: Assisting older adults and their families with the challenges of aging. (407678-9363

• Osceola Council on Aging: Clinic for uninsured adults, food pantry, LIHEAP

• Senior Resource Alliance: Help provide seniors resources to make good decisions for future and have a mobile bus for medical and dental services. (407)514-1800 or 211

• PCs for People: Computers for individuals and families that fall below 150% of the poverty line. Check website for listings.

• Talbot House Ministries: Assists residents with utilities, food, mental health assistance, and more in Polk County.

• Zebra Coalition: Foster hope, dignity, and self-respect in LGBTQ youth including shelter, counseling, food, and medical assistance.

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Employment & Job Training

• AppleOne: Employment agency.

• Brevard Achievement Center: To assist individuals with disabilities achieve vocational and social independence. Employment, home assistance, training, adult education. (321) 632-8610

• Bridges: Assistance for adults and children with disabilities. Employment, supported living, adult education.(321) 690-3464

• Career Source Central Florida: Employment help and new job listings updated each month

• Career Source Polk: Employment help and new job listings in Polk County

• Christian HELP Foundation: Walk-in employment center with counseling, resume help, food pantry, pet food pantry, clothing, furniture, scholarships

• Discover Ability: Employment training and placement for anyone, especially individuals with disabilities.

• Experience Works: Employment help for older workers. (407)540-1358

• Florida Jobs: One-stop Career Center

• Goodwill Industries: Self Sufficiency Center: Interviewing techniques, locate jobs, develop resume, job leads, financial literacy.

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Education

• Adult Literacy League: Adult basic education in reading, writing, and math. Build skills for GED, ESOL, or to find jobs. All classes are free.

• Boot Camp for New Dads: Community-based workshop that inspires and equips men to support their mates and personally transform into dads.

• Central Florida Urban League: Budget/credit counseling, rental readiness, home-buyer education, mortgage modification; youth job training, crime prevention, education, possible rent and utilities. (407)841-7654

• Florida Literacy Coalition: Literacy, math, tutoring, GED, etc.

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Food Assistance

• Catholic Charities of Brevard County: Emergency Financial assistance, food assistance, counseling. (321) 636-6144

• Catholic Charities of Central Florida: Assistance for rent, housing, food, parenting, employability, life skills, and more.

• Christian HELP Foundation: Walk-in employment center with counseling, resume help, food pantry, pet food pantry, clothing, furniture, scholarships

• Hope Helps: Central Florida Food Pantry

• Jewish Family Services: Food pantry, financial aid, holiday meals, rides, regardless of religious affiliation.

• Seniors First: Senior programs, meals on wheels, home improvement.

• South Brevard Sharing Center: Emergency assistance with food, clothing, household items, housing. (321) 727-8581

• Summer Food Service Program: Free summer food for children under the age of 18. Check website for locations.

• Women Infants Children (WIC): Healthy foods, nutrition, education and counseling, breastfeeding support, referrals for health care.

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Financial Assistance & Counseling​

• AGPM Family Emergency Assistance Program: Rental and/or utility assistance is available or eligible residents in AGPM communities. Please check eligibility requirements with your property manager or contact us for more information.

• Catholic Charities of Central Florida: Assistance for rent, housing, food, parenting, employability, life skills, and more.

• Charity and Love, Inc.: Online assistance with food stamps, medicaid, medicare, low income subsidy, job search, cash assistance, social security, counseling, and more. Location in Pine Hills, East Orlando, and Apopka.

• Christian HELP Foundation: Walk-in employment center with counseling, resume help, food pantry, pet food pantry, clothing, furniture, scholarships

• Christian Service Center: Homeless prevention through financial assistance, food, and clothing.

• Jewish Family Services: Food pantry, financial aid, holiday meals, rides, regardless of religious affiliation.

• Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP): Assistance with utility bills. (321)633-1951

• OUC Project Care: One time OUC Utility Assistance. Dial 211

• Salvation Army: Financial assistance, rent, utilities, food. Please call Monday mornings. (407)423-8581

• Tax Help: Connect with local free tax help resources in your area or dial 211.

• The Assistance Fund: Financial assistance programs for children and adults diagnosed with critical or chronic illnesses.

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Health

• Aging Solutions: Assists with guardianship, wills, burial, and other needs.

• Aspire Health: Detox, adult and adolescent prevention, sober housing, HIV/AIDS, outreach and testing

• Center for Independent Living: Advocacy for people with disabilities

• Community Health Centers: Primary care services for all, regardless of financial situation with sliding scales.

• Florida’s Vision Quest: Vision screenings and glasses for children in a mobile vision clinic.

• Grace Medical Home: Medical clinic that offers the highest level of medical care to uninsured individuals who earn less than 200% the federal poverty line and meet other criteria.

• Primary Care Access Network: Sliding scale clinics for the uninsured and under insured. See locations on website.

• Shepherd’s Hope Health Center: First-come, first-serve basis free medical clinic for uninsured individuals. See website for locations.

• Stepping Stone Medical Equipment Bank: Collects medical equipment which is made available to people in need either free of for a small charge.

• Thomas Aquinas Clinic: Clinic for uninsured adults in Osceola County 407-593-1256

• True Health: Sliding scale health centers in Waterford, Sanford, Hoffner, Lake Underhill, Casselberry, and Southside.

• NEW - Mesothelioma Hope was created by a group of medical and legal advocates who wanted to create a one-stop resource for people diagnosed with this cancer. Visit the website for more information.