Resources
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Check out the resources we’ve found below! We will add more stuff as we find it. If you see a link that isn’t working anymore or a resource that is misrepresented in any way, please let us know, we’ll fix it! We cannot at any time verify or vouch for the quality of services that any given resource may provide.
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Suicide & crisis lifeline - 988
Free and confidential, 24/7Crisis text line - text HOME to 741741
Free and confidential emotional support, 24/7Domestic abuse hotline
1.800.799.7233
TTY: 1.800.787.3224
Or text START to 88788Sexual assault hotline
1.800.656.4673
online.rainn.org provides a chat optionSunrise Domestic & Sexual Violence Center,24/7 helpline
1.352.521.3120
Counseling / Outreach: 1.352.567.3358 -
Dial 211 or text your zip code to 898211 for all health and human services in your area
Crisis Center Master List of Resources
Alliance For Health Communities Resource Guide - 34668
Disability Rights Florida - Mental Health Resource Guide
Vincent House - mental health support, recovery
Health Buddies - companionship for people with chronic conditions, a mental health initiative to reduce loneliness, stress, and isolation
Minority Alliance for Advocating Community Awareness, Inc (MAACA) - HIV/AIDS support, including free medical care, testing, co-pay assistance, case management, money and anger management classes
Disability Rights Florida - lots of help, including learning about your options once your child turns 18; free and confidential
1.800.342.0823, option 2
Disability Achievement Center, Largo FL - collects resources, assists with transitions, home adaptation assistance (installation of access ramps, grab bars, Deaf-alerting technology like light alarms, wheelchair repairs & batteries, etc), incontinence supplies, food & PPE distribution, prosthetic upcycling program, free virtual independent living skills group, peer mentorshipGoPasco - in-class presentations on bus skills
Special Olympics - become an athlete
SHINE - special needs ministry of Trinity New Life Church, Mondays at 6:30 PM, no registration needed
11134 Challenger Ave, Odessa FL 33556
Questions: emily@trinitynewlife.comFlorida Alliance for Assistive Services & Technology (FAAST) - training on using assistive devices, loans
LYFSprings - camp with forms, lodge, pool, and lake on 40 acres with food, activities, and fun
Access the Vote - assistance for people with disabilities to exercise their right to voteFamily Network On Disabilities (FND) - parent support network, provides workshops on IDEA, education best practices, transition services, parent support, being an effective advocate for your child, and tons more
National Library Service (NLS) - free braille and talking books
dbs.fldoe.org/library
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The following is a list of local attorneys who are familiar with guardianship law. These offices do not work with us and we do not work with them. This list was communally sourced.
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ABLE United - account that allows people with disabilities to save money without losing benefits
Supplemental Security Income - provides monthly payments to people with disabilities and older adults with limited income
SSA Survivor Benefits - provide monthly payments to eligible family members of people who worked and paid Social Security taxes before they died
Florida Alliance for Assistive Services & Technology (FAAST) - training on using assistive devices, loans
Minority Alliance for Advocating Community Awareness, Inc (MAACA) - HIV/AIDS support, including free medical care, testing, co-pay assistance, case management, money and anger management classes
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Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities - college help for students with disabilities
TGH Urgent Care - $55 school & sport physicals at all urgent care locations
UMatter Program at USF St. Petersburg, FL - auditing program where people with intellectual disabilities can experience higher education and campus life
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Local ADTs (Adult Day Training programs for people with disabilities)
AFIRE Of Pasco County
Red Apple
1CareAmSkills - career discovery and job bootcamps for soldering, electrical, robotics, safety certifications, and more
Tech2Work - 12 month program leading to certifications in CompTIA, Power BI, and Robotics Process Automation for people with disabilities
Contact them at cnammour@macdonaldcenter.org or sfontech@usf.eduHope Services - vocational assistance, supportive employment, work readiness
Vocational Rehabilitation - not rehab, but a program to assist people with finding, attaining, and keeping employment; tons of resources, camps, coaching opportunities, and more
Vocation Depot - career camps, job assistance, virtual classes
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National Organization on Disability - section on religion and disability
National Catholic Partnership on Disability
Attending religious services with an autistic person
Order a copy of Autism and Faith: A Journey Into Community - multiple practices, or call 609.883.8100
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Agency For Persons with Disabilities is abbreviated “APD.”
APD Waiver Application to apply for service past age 21Please read this page! There is a lot of valuable information. The application links are just below the middle of the page, under the heading Application Download.
If you have an older learner who needs services soon, let us know! We can help with crisis letters.
The waitlist for adult services is more than 10 years long. Get started as soon as you can.
APD Resource Directory
APD Florida NavigatorDownload Disability Rights Florida’s Transition Toolkit
Local ADTs (Adult Day Training programs for people with disabilities)
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Jeenie: on-demand translators and interpreters
NOTE: Your insurance should cover translation services! This is just an option. There are monthly fee or pay-as-you-go options.
