Adaptive Housing Grants for Disabled Veterans

Regional Benefits Office - St. Petersburg

9500 Bay Pines Blvd, St. Petersburg, FL, 33708

187 Miles—Get Directions

(800) 827-1000

Contact Hours: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm

Website

 https://www.va.gov/health

Description: Provides grants to service members and veterans with certain permanent and total service-connected disabilities to help purchase or construct an adapted home, or modify an existing home to accommodate a disability.

Description: Provides grants to service members and veterans with certain permanent and total service-connected disabilities to help purchase or construct an adapted home, or modify an existing home to accommodate a disability.

Adult Services - QMB and SLMB

West Oakland Park Boulevard Location

3756 West Oakland Park Blvd, Broward Service Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33311

12 Miles—Get Directions

(800) 633-4227

Contact Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Website

 http://www.medicare.gov/Contacts

Description: Persons who are eligible under this coverage group are eligible to have Medicaid pay Medicare premiums parts A and B, deductibles and co-insurance within the prescribed limits and only willing Medicaid providers.

Description: Persons who are eligible under this coverage group are eligible to have Medicaid pay Medicare premiums parts A and B, deductibles and co-insurance within the prescribed limits and only willing Medicaid providers.

Advance Directive Forms

Not a Physical Location

Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33335

14 Miles—Get Directions

Website

 http://www.aarp.org

Description: Provides free, downloadable state-specific advance directive forms and instructions.

Description: Provides free, downloadable state-specific advance directive forms and instructions.

Advocacy Counts, Inc.

Not a Physical Location

Not a Physical Location, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33331

9 Miles—Get Directions

(954) 531-9050

Contact Hours: Mon - Fri, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Website

 http://www.disabilityrightsflorida.org

Description: SN ONLY - Offers advocacy to represent parents in the area of school law (i.e., IEP's, staff meetings, eligibility and placement determination meetings, mediation, due process, and disciplinary proceedings).

Description: SN ONLY - Offers advocacy to represent parents in the area of school law (i.e., IEP's, staff meetings, eligibility and placement determination meetings, mediation, due process, and disciplinary proceedings).

After Hour/Weekend Domestic Violence Restraining Orders

Not a Physical Location

Call for location

(954) 761-1133

Contact Hours: 24 hours a day, days a week

Website

 http://www.widbroward.org

Description: Provides a civil domestic violence injunction after hours, on-court holidays, or any other day the courthouse is closed.

Description: Provides a civil domestic violence injunction after hours, on-court holidays, or any other day the courthouse is closed.

Anti-Semitic or other discriminatory incidents

No Physical Location

Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33322

6 Miles—Get Directions

(561) 988-2900

Contact Hours: Mon - Fri, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Website

 http://florida.adl.org/contact

Description: Handles anti-Semitic incidents, whether workplace/housing discrimination or school incidents. Anti-Defamation League also assists in other types of discrimination and hate crimes.

Description: Handles anti-Semitic incidents, whether workplace/housing discrimination or school incidents. Anti-Defamation League also assists in other types of discrimination and hate crimes.

Application Assistance

Miramar Parkway Location - Suite 208

8910 Miramar Parkway, Suite 208, Miramar, FL, 33025

15 Miles—Get Directions

(954) 914-1113

Contact Hours: Mon - Fri, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Website

 http://www.CACFL.org

Description: Provides application assistance and general information for Medicaid, Medicare, Food Stamps and Obamacare.

Description: Provides application assistance and general information for Medicaid, Medicare, Food Stamps and Obamacare.

Application Support

Northwest 31st Avenue Location

4451 Northwest 31st Avenue, Oakland Park, FL, 33325

6 Miles—Get Directions

(800) 375-5283

Contact Hours: Mon - Fri, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Website

 http://www.uscis.gov/forms/forms

Description: Provides forms, information, and helps to standardize and automate the collection and transmittal of fingerprints to the FBI for criminal background checks on immigration and citizenship services.

Description: Provides forms, information, and helps to standardize and automate the collection and transmittal of fingerprints to the FBI for criminal background checks on immigration and citizenship services.

Attorney Status Check

Not a Physical Location

Not a Physical Location, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33331

9 Miles—Get Directions

(800) 342-8060

Contact Hours: Mon - Fri, 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Website

 http://www.floridabar.org

Description: Protects the public by prosecuting unethical attorneys and preventing the unlicensed practice of law.

Description: Protects the public by prosecuting unethical attorneys and preventing the unlicensed practice of law.

Benefits Assistance

Southwest 32nd Terrace Location

2501 Southwest 32nd Terrace, Pembroke Park, FL, 33023

17 Miles—Get Directions

(954) 518-1818

Contact Hours: Mon - Fri, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Website

 https://feedingsouthflorida.org/benefits-emergency-services/

Description: Assists with applying for food benefits programs such as SNAP, TCA, Medicaid, Medicare Savings Program, and Florida Kidcare.

Description: Assists with applying for food benefits programs such as SNAP, TCA, Medicaid, Medicare Savings Program, and Florida Kidcare.

Benefits Quick Link

Not a Physical Location

Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33335

14 Miles—Get Directions

Website

 http://aarp.org/quicklink

Description: Provides a link to public benefits that can help pay for food, medicine, health care, utilities, and more.

Description: Provides a link to public benefits that can help pay for food, medicine, health care, utilities, and more.

COVID-19 - Eviction Assistance

North State Road 7 Location

491 North State Road 7, Plantation, FL, 33317

10 Miles—Get Directions

(954) 736-2497

Website

 http://www.browardlegalaid.org/eviction-assistance

Description: Provides legal services to individuals who have received an eviction complaint about lack of rent payment due to Covid-19.

Description: Provides legal services to individuals who have received an eviction complaint about lack of rent payment due to Covid-19.

Caregiving - Military and Veteran Support

Not a Physical Location

Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33335

14 Miles—Get Directions

Website

 https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/home-and-family/voices/veterans/2021/09/veterans-health-benefits-navigator-aarp.pdf?CMP=RDRCT-CON-HEALTH-091421

Description: Provides a handbook and workbook for veterans, their families and caregivers to access healthcare resources and checklists.

Description: Provides a handbook and workbook for veterans, their families and caregivers to access healthcare resources and checklists.

Casework Assistance for Survivors of Military Deaths

Not a Physical Location

Not a Physical Location, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33324

8 Miles—Get Directions

(800) 959-8277

Contact Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Website

 http://www.taps.org

Description: Aligns with partners and third-party resources to address each need and helps resolve issues such as burials, benefits etc.

Description: Aligns with partners and third-party resources to address each need and helps resolve issues such as burials, benefits etc.

Central Office

North State Road 7 Location

491 North State Road 7, Plantation, FL, 33317

10 Miles—Get Directions

(954) 765-8950

Contact Hours: Mon - Fri, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Website

 http://www.browardlegalaid.org

Description: Provides general civil legal services in housing, public benefits (TANF, Food Stamps, SSI, access to health care), consumer law, and family law.

Description: Provides general civil legal services in housing, public benefits (TANF, Food Stamps, SSI, access to health care), consumer law, and family law.

Child Advocacy

S Andrews Ave Location

612 S Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33301

15 Miles—Get Directions

(954) 367-9185

Contact Hours: Mon - Fri, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Website

 http://www.voicesbroward.org

Description: Serves children who have an open and active dependency court case to meet their essential needs during this transitional period and give them a voice throughout the entire court proceedings.

Description: Serves children who have an open and active dependency court case to meet their essential needs during this transitional period and give them a voice throughout the entire court proceedings.

Child Support Program

West Commercial Boulevard Location - Suite 190

1900 West Commercial Boulevard, Suite 190, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33309

12 Miles—Get Directions

(850) 488-5437

Contact Hours: Mon - Fri, 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Website

 http://floridarevenue.com/childsupport

Description: Provides payment and case information, form requests, and other ways to handle routine activities on child support cases.

Description: Provides payment and case information, form requests, and other ways to handle routine activities on child support cases.

Children and Youth Services

East University Avenue Location - Suite A

500 East University Avenue, Suite A, Gainesville, FL, 32061

299 Miles—Get Directions

(352) 376-9161

Contact Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Website

 http://www.childadvocacycentergainesville.org

Description: Provides identification, investigation, prosecution, treatment, and child abuse prevention.

Description: Provides identification, investigation, prosecution, treatment, and child abuse prevention.

Children's Legal Program

Northwest 36th Street Location - Suite 2201

6355 Northwest 36th Street, Suite 2201, Miami, FL, 33166

26 Miles—Get Directions

(786) 454-8565

Contact Hours: Mon - Fri, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Website

 https://aijustice.org/programs/childrens-legal-program/

Description: Provides legal screenings and representation before immigration authorities for immigrant children.

Description: Provides legal screenings and representation before immigration authorities for immigrant children.

Citizenship Application (N400) Workshop

Johnson Street Location

5811 Johnson Street, Hollywood, FL, 33021

16 Miles—Get Directions

(954) 964-8884 Ext: 328

Website

 http://www.hispanicunity.org

Description: Assists legal permanent residents with completing the N-400 citizenship application and provides consultations with an immigration attorney.

Description: Assists legal permanent residents with completing the N-400 citizenship application and provides consultations with an immigration attorney.