Agencies which may provide assistance or referrals are listed below. Check for phone numbers in your local phone directory:
- The City or County Department of Housing and Urban Development
- The Council for the Aging
- The Local Urban League
- The Farmer’s Home Administration
- The Salvation Army
- The Red Cross
- The Local Community Action Agency
- The United Way
Another tool to locate assistance programs in your area is the A-Z Resource Guide found on the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Web site at http://www.fdacs.gov/#. You may also call their Division of Consumer Services at 1-800-435-7352. In addition to the contacts above, the following pages provide a list, by county, of local agencies which may administer a variety of assistance programs. Each agency can advise you of the programs they administer and the eligibility qualifications for each program.
