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Crisis Center of Tampa Bay : Referral Information and Community Resources for all of Hillsborough County

Hillsborough Quick Guide to Community Resources:

Crisis Hotlines

Sexual Assault

2-1-1 Crisis Center Tampa Bay

  • One Crisis Center Plaza Tampa, FL 33613
  • Dial 211
  • Serving Hillsborough County

Bridgeway Center, Crisis Hotline & Rape Crisis Center

  • 137 Hospital Dr. Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
  • (850) 244-9191
  • Serving Okaloosa County

Peace River Center, Domestic Violence and Rape Recovery

  • Confidential Locations
  • Lakeland, FL (800) 627-5906
  • Serving Hardee County, Highlands County, Polk County

Suicide/Crisis Hotline- The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay – Dial 211

Telephone Intervention- The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay – Dial 211

Disabled permit :disabled parking permit – form you can print from your computer

Counseling Service

Domestic Violence

Family Justice Center

The mission of the Family Justice Center of Hillsborough County (FJCHC) is to improve the lives of family violence victims through community collaboration and the provision of comprehensive services in a single location.

FJCHC is a community-wide collaborative between public, private and non-profit organizations to provide comprehensive services to Hillsborough County domestic violence victims and their families in a centralized location, or ‘one-stop-shop.’

The Spring’s Outreach Center

  • 813-490-9413
  • 9309 N. Florida Avenue Tampa, FL
  • This is “one-stop shopping” for injunctions for protection (IFP),victim’s compensation, support groups, other resources / support,and immediate help for housing.

USF Victim”s Advocacy Program 813-974-5756

STATEWIDE: Florida Domestic Abuse Hotline 1-800-500-1119

Florida Domestic Violence Shelters

Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence

  • 1521 A Killearn Center Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32308
  • (904)668-6862

Another Way Inc.

  • P.O. Box 529 Archer, FL 32618
  • Business #: 904-493-2522
  • Hotline/Crisis: (800)369-6700

Hope Family Services, Inc.

  • P.O. Box 1624 Bradenton, FL 34206
  • Business #: 813-747-7790
  • Hotline/Crisis: 813-755-6805

Family Life Center

  • P.O. Box 2058 Bunnell, FL 32110
  • Business #: 904-437-3505
  • Hotline/Crisis: 904-437-3505

Spouse Abuse Shelter of RCS

  • P.O. Box 10594 Clearwater, FL 34617
  • Business #: 813-442-4128
  • Hotline/Crisis: 813-442-4129

The Salvation Army Domestic Violence Shelter

  • P.O. Box 1540 Cocoa, FL 32923
  • Business #: 407-631-2764
  • Hotline/Crisis: 407-631-2764

Sunrise of Pasco County, Inc.

  • P.O. Box 928 Dade City FL 33526
  • Business #: 904-521-3120
  • Hotline/Crisis: 904-521-3120

Domestic Abuse Council, Inc.

  • P.O. Box 142 Daytona Beach FL 32115
  • Business #: 904-255-2130
  • Hotline/Crisis: 904-255-2102

Aid to Victims of Domestic Assault, Inc.

  • P.O. Box 667 Deray Beach, FL 33447
  • Business #: 407-265-2900
  • Hotline/Crisis: 407-265-2900

Women in Distress of Broward County, Inc.

  • P.O. Box 676 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33302
  • Business #: 305-760-9800
  • Hotline/Crisis: 761-1133

Abuse Counseling & Treatment, Inc.

  • P.O. Box 60401 Fort Myers, FL 33906
  • Business #: 813-939-2553
  • Hotline/Crisis: 813-939-3112

Safe Space Domestic Violence Services

  • P.O. Box 4222 Fort Pierce, FL 34950
  • Business #: 407-595-0042

Shelter House, Inc.

  • P.O. Box 220 Fort Walton Beach FL 32549
  • Business #: 904-833-3772
  • Hotline/Crisis: 904-863-4777
  • Toll Free #: 1-800-44-ABUSE

Sexual and Physical Abuse Resource Center (SPACE)

  • P.O. Box 5099 Gainesville, FL 32602
  • Business #: 904-377-5690
  • Hotline/Crisis: 904-377-8255
  • Toll Free #: (800)393-SAFE

Metro Dade – SouthDade Victim’s Center

  • 49 West Mowry St. Homestead, FL 33030
  • Business #: 305-247-4249
  • Hotline/Crisis: 305-247-4249

CASA/Citrus Abuse Shelter Association, Inc.

  • P.O. Box 205 Inverness, FL 34451
  • Business #: 904-344-8111
  • Hotline/Crisis: 904-344-8111

Hubbard House, Inc.

  • P.O. Box 4909 Jacksonville, FL 32201
  • Business #: 904-399-1000
  • Hotline/Crisis: 904-354-3114
  • Toll Free #: (800)76-ABUSE

Help Now of Osceola, Inc. WIN (For Women in Need)

  • P.O. Box 421302 Kissimmee, FL 32742
  • Business #: 407-847-8562
  • Hotline/Crisis: 407-847-8562

Peace River Center Domestic Violence Shelter

  • P.O. Box 797 Lakeland, FL 33802
  • Business #: 813-682-7063
  • Hotline/Crisis: 813-682-7270

Domestic Abuse Shelter, Inc.

  • P.O. Box 522696 Marathon Shores, FL 33052
  • Business #: 305-743-9465
  • Hotline/Crisis: 743-4440

Metro-Dade Advocates For Victims

  • 7831 N.E. Miami Crt. Miami, FL 33138
  • Business #: 305-758-2546
  • Hotline/Crisis: 305-758-2546

Shelter for Abused Women of C. C.

  • P.O. Box 10102 Naples, FL 33941
  • Business #: 813-775-3862
  • Hotline/Crisis: 813-775-1101
  • Toll Free #: (800)780-HELP

Rape Crisis/Spouse Abuse Center

  • P.O. Box 21193 Ocala, FL 32678
  • Business #: 904-622-8495
  • Hotline/Crisis: 904-622-8495
  • Toll Free #: (800)736-4461

Martha’s House, Inc.

  • P.O. Box 663 Okeechobee,FL 34973
  • Business #: 813-763-2893
  • Hotline/Crisis: 813-763-0202

Quigley House, Inc.

  • P.O. Box 142 Orange Park, FL 32073
  • Business #: 904-284-0340
  • Hotline/Crisis: 904-284-0061
  • Toll Free #: (800)339-5017

Spouse Abuse, Inc.

  • P.O. Box 680748 Orlando, FL 32868
  • Business #: 407-886-2244
  • Hotline/Crisis: 407-886-2856

Women’s Residential & Counseling Center

  • 107 E. Hillcrest St. Orlando, FL 32801
  • Business #: 407-425-2502
  • Hotline/Crisis: 407-425-2502

Salvation Army Domestic Violence Program

  • 651 – J W.14th St. Panama City FL 32401
  • Business #: 904-769-7989
  • Hotline/Crisis: 904-763-0706

FavorHouse of Northwest Florida, Inc.

  • 1207 W. Moreno St. Pensacola, FL 32501
  • Business #: 904-434-1177
  • Hotline/Crisis: 904-434-6600

The Salvation Army Domestic Violence

  • P.O. Box 1050 Port Richey, FL 34673
  • Hotline #: 813-856-5797

Center for Abuse and Rape Emergencies, Inc.

  • P.O. Box 234 Punta Gorda, FL 33951
  • Business #: 813-639-5499
  • Hotline/Crisis: 813-627-6000
  • Toll Free #: (813)475-6465

Mary and Martha House

  • P.O. Box 1251 Ruskin, FL 33570
  • Business #: 813-645-7874

Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center (SPARCC)

  • 1750 17th St. Bldg H Sarasota, FL 34234
  • Business #: 813-365-1976
  • Hotline/Crisis: 813-365-1976

Center Against Spouse Abuse, Inc.

  • P.O. Box 414 St. Petersburg, FL 33731
  • Business #: 813-895-4912
  • Hotline/Crisis: 813-898-3671

Refuge House of Leon County, Inc.

  • P.O. Box 4356 Tallahassee FL 32315
  • Business #: 904-921-0692
  • Hotline/Crisis: 904-681-2111

The Spring of Tampa Bay, Inc.

  • P.O. Box 4772 Tampa, FL 33677
  • Business #: 813-247-5433
  • Hotline/Crisis: 813-247-SAFE

Mary Rubloff YWCA Harmony House

  • 901 S. Olive Avenue West Palm Beach, FL 33401
  • Business #: 407-833-2439
  • Hotline/Crisis: 407-655-6106

Health Departments

Main Health Department: 4951-B E. Adamo Drive, Suite 210, 813-307-8077

Kelton Clinic: 4420 Montgomery Ave., 813-307-8055

North Hillsborough: 9827 Sheldon Road, 813-307-8053

Sulphur Springs: 8605 N. Mitchell Ave., 813-307-8054

University Area (USF): 13601 N. 22nd St., 813-307-8058

Ruskin – Joyce Ely Clinic: 105 14th Ave., 813-307-8056

Plant City Clinic: Michigan Ave. & Baker, 813-307-8057

Hospice

Hernando/Pasco

Hernando/Pasco Hospice -  800-486-8790/FAX: 813-788-5119

Hillsborough

Lifepath Hospice 813-877-2200

Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, DeSoto

Tidewell Hospice 941-552-7500

Pinellas

Suncoast Hospice 727-586-4432

Polk County

Good Shepherd Hospice-  941-297-1880

Legal Assistance

Bay area legal services

Hillsborough County

Tampa

Riverbrook Professional Center

  • 829 W.Dr. M. L. King Jr. Blvd. 2nd Floor Tampa, FL 33603-3336
  • Telephone 813-232-1343

The Spring of Tampa Bay

  • P.O. Box 5147 Tampa, FL 33675
  • Telephone 813-247-5433

Legal Information Center

Edgecomb Courthouse

  • 800 E. Twiggs St. Rm. 203 Tampa, FL 33602
  • Telephone 813-864-2280

L. David Shear Children’s Law Center of Bay Area Legal Services

  • 100 E. Madison St. Suite 301 Tampa, FL 33602
  • Telephone 813-227-9050

Plant City

  • 701 Tillman Place, Suite 300 Plant City, FL 33566-7169
  • Telephone 813-752-1335

Volunteer Lawyers Program

George Edgecomb Courthouse

  • 800 E. Twiggs Street, Suite 207 Tampa, FL 33602
  • Telephone 813-226-8685

Wimauma

  • 18238 U.S. 301 South Wimauma, FL 33598-4307
  • Telephone 813-634-6044

Pasco County

New Port Richey

  • 8406 Massachusetts Ave. Ste B2 New Port Richey, FL 34653-3100
  • Telephone 727-847-5494

Dade City

  • 37718 Meridian Ave. Dade City, FL 33525-3715
  • Telephone 352-567-9044

Pinellas County

St. Petersburg

  • 2600 Dr. M.L. King Jr. St. Ste. 401 St. Petersburg, FL 33704-2744
  • Telephone 727-490-4040

Child Support Enforcement: 800-622-5437

Child Abuse Hotline: 800-96-abuse

Clerk of the Court:

  • Tampa- 813-276-8100
  • Pasco: 727-844-5802
  • St Pete: 727-582-7771
  • Clearwater: 727-464-3267

Bankrupcy: 813-301-5162

Code enforcement: 744-5568 ext 10

Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF)

  • Address: 753 Thimble Shoals Boulevard Suite B Newport News, VA 23606
  • Telephone: 757–873–6668; 1–800–532–5274
  • E-mail: help@patientadvocate.org

The PAF provides education, legal counseling, and referrals to cancer patients and survivors concerning managed care, insurance, financial issues, job discrimination, and debt crisis matters.

Victim’s Assistance (813) 272-6472

Migrant and Farm Worker

Hillsborough county migrant and farm worker program: 813-740-4710

Medicaid

Medicaid prescription authorization:  877-553-7481

Hillsborough Medicaid #: 813-871-7600

Pinellas County Medicaid #: 727-552-1191

Department of Children and Families 866-762-2237 (food stamps and Medicaid apps)

KidCare Program: 888-540-5437

Neighborhood Service Centers

Provides a wide variety of services and activities that are structured to meet the varied needs of the community through programs offering assistance in the areas of housing, employment, financial, medical services and will assist with deposits to have water, electric and gas turned back on to qualified applicants.

Pregnancy Resources

Adoptions, FL Dept. of Children & Families (813) 272-2077

Alpha House of Tampa, Inc (813) 875-2024

Catholic Charities, DOSP, Hillsborough Pregnancy Plus Services

  • 2021 E Busch Blvd Tampa, FL 33612 (813) 631-4398

Catholic Charities, DOSP, Adoption Planning Options

  • 2021 E Busch Blvd Tampa, FL 33612 (813) 631-4393

Children’s Resource Center…….Tel. (813) 272-2888

DCF, Florida’s Adoption Information Center

  • 4203 Southpoint Blvd  Jacksonville, FL 32216  (904) 353-3472

Oasis Pregnancy Care Center

Targeted Outreach for Pregnant Women Act (TOPWA)

Teen Parent Program: 813-231-1957

Prescription Assistance

PATIENT ADVOCATE FOUNDATION (PAF) PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM provides financial assistance to patients who meet qualifications to help them pay for the prescriptions and/or treatments they need.

http://www.needymeds.org/

Copay assistance

Patient Advocacy Foundation (PAF) Co-Pay Relief: A Non-Profit Premium and Co-Payment Foundation

Healthwell Foundation addresses the needs of individuals with insurance who cannot afford their copayments, coinsurance, and premiums for important medical treatments

Publix is offering a free prescription drug program at its 684 pharmacies for the following oral antibiotics, The free antibiotics are offered to customers regardless of their prescription insurance provider.

  • Amoxicillin
  • Cephalexin
  • Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim (SMZ-TMP)
  • Ciprofloxacin (excluding ciprofloxacin XR)
  • Penicillin VK
  • Ampicillin and
  • Erthromycin (excluding Ery-Tab)

Power of Attorney

Hillsborough County Help Line 211

Courthouse: 813-301-5400

County Bar Association: 813-221-7780

Senior Adult Resources

AARP-American Association of Retired Persons  (888) 687-2277

Abuse Hotline: 1-800-962-2873

Adult Day Care:

  • Brandon Senior Center…. (813) 272-7145
  • Lutz Senior Center. (813) 264-3803
  • Riverside Senior Center. (813) 272-7108
  • Ruskin Senior Center. (813) 671-7645
  • Westshore Senior Center (813) 554-5156
  • Tampa………………… (813)-272-6261

Barksdale Senior Center: Recreation center for seniors serving Hillsborough County. 813-348-1180

Aging Services, Hillsborough County (813) 272-6630

Aging Services Manatee County: 941-749-3030

ALF Health Quality Assurance: 727-552-1133

ALF: Jewish Community Center: Assisted living facility that provides kosher food and Jewish religious services.813-264-9000

ALF WAIVER PROGRAM: Hills county aging program 272-5250;

ALS Association-Florida Chapter (Lou Gehrigs)Phone: (888) 257-1717

Alzheimer’s Association: 800-772-8672

  • Alzheimer’s Information: 800-633-4563

Alzheimer’s evaluation: Suncoast Gerontology Center: 813-974-4355 USF

Arthritis Foundation:813-968-7000

Community Care for the Elderly: (813) 272-5242

Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative (813) 272-6261

Elder Helpline (888) 242-4464

Home and Community based services Medicaid Waiver (813) 272-5250

Home Care for the Elderly (813) 272-5250

Homemaker Services Program (813) 272-5934

Community Care/Disabled Adult: 800-888-5066

Community Based respite: 813- 272-6261

Council on Aging: 850-227-8877

Diabetes Association: 813-885-5007

Elder Affairs (Gatekeepers): Affiliated with Area Agency on Aging that determines eligibility for various programs.

  • State: 850-414-2000
  • Local: 813-740-3888
  • Tampa Police Department: Provides assistance with emergencies, makes visits, assessments for abuse and referrals 813-354-6600

Elder Helpline: 813-273-3779

Elder Education Program: 727-538-7460

  • Provides substance abuse community education focusing of the prevention of medication mismanagement and alcohol abuser among the elderly.

Elder Justice Center Program Description:

The Elder Justice Center (EJC) : George E. Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 E. Twiggs Street, Room 481 Tampa, Florida 33602  (813) 276-2726

  • A court program that helps persons age sixty (60) or older who are involved in the court system because of guardianship, criminal, family or other civil matters.

Elderly Housing: 813-987-6522; assistance for housing for seniors 62 or older with limited income.

  • Hillsborough County resident, over 60, a combined income for a couple of no more than $3000/month

Eye Care: Seniors Program 800-222-3937. E

  • Eligibility: US citizens or legal residents age 65 and older; have not seen an ophthalmologist in 3 or more years; no insurance.

Food Assistance:

  • Congregate Dining and Recreation: Affiliated with Aging Services to provide meals. 813-272-5160

Geriatric Case Management

Meals on Wheels:

  • Tampa………………..813-238-8410
  • Seffner/Brandon/Mango………….813-689-8769
  • Plant City…………………………813-754-9932
  • Riverview…………………………813-677-5995

Home Delivered Meal Program: Hillsborough County program that provides one meal a day on a needs basis. 813-272-5160

Senior Citizens Nutrition and Activities Program (813) 272-5160

Bayshore Nutrition Site (813) 276-2515

Nutrition Info. & Education: Cooperative extension service affiliated with the University of Florida that provides information about nutrition and caring for the elderly.813-744-5519

Food With Care – Delivered meals – 727-919-8888 Frank

Medical Alert

Elder Link Consortium Phone: (813) 571-1684

  • Eligibility: Reside in Hillsborough County, need respite care for individual over 60 years of age or disabled. $1500 monthly cut off for individuals and $3000 monthly cut off for couples.

Programs offered:

  • ACHIEVE TAMPA BAY: Trained personnel to relieve the caregivers of homebound individuals for up to 12 hours/month and personal care for patients.
  • SENIORS IN SERVICE: A senior companion program, which provides someone to assist and visit with the elderly client and with bill paying and check writing.
  • SEA: Senior environmental assistance program provides a one-time assistance in the removal of any indoor or outdoor hazards.
  • CRISIS CENTER: Provides phone reassurance for homebound elderly and disabled citizens.
  • TAMPA JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES: Provides a food bank with non-perishable foods.
  • LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND: Provides training for the visually impaired.

Life Enrichment Center, Inc.: 813-932-0241

  • Eligibility: senior citizens. Provides more than 30 innovative classes ranging from creative endeavors to academic classes.

Retired and Senior volunteer program: 813-272-5031

Working Seniors program: 930-7680 fax: 930-7690

Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay, Inc.: 813-932-5228-

SHINE (serving health insurance needs of elders, including Medicare D information): 813-740-3888TRANSPORTATION

Traumatic Brain Injury

The Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program – Central Registry (800-342-0778)

Vocational Rehab

  • Tampa: Tampa St. 233-3600; Florida Ave: 930-7494 *orientation W at 1:30pm
  • Brandon: 740-4700
  • Plant City: 930-7870

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