SHELTERS /
EMERGENCY SERVICES
PINELLAS HOPE HOMELESS SHELTER
Pinellas Hope serves homeless adults by providing temporary
emergency shelter for 200-250 individuals. Residents must follow strict rules
that include a curfew, chores and no drugs or alcohol and cooperating with
social service
GRACE HOUSE SHELTER – FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES
RCS Grace House shelters homeless families with children for
two months, providing one-to-one counseling and guidance toward
self-sufficiency. The program dispenses food, clothing and household goods. The
facility consists of 13 furnished apartments, offices, activities center,
laundry room, playground and houses up to 85 individuals.
THE HAVEN – DOMESTIC ABUSE CRISIS SHELTER
(727) 442-4128 - P.O. Box 10594,
The following services are provided for victims of
domestic violence and their children. Emergency Shelter Services – including
food, shelter, clothing, counseling for children and adults, information and
referral and advocacy. 20 beds with maximum length of stay of
30 days. Shelter services began in 1980. Outreach Services – including
follow-up for graduates, support groups for adults and children, legal advocacy
through the court process, 24 hour hotline, a cellular
phone project for stalking victims, public awareness presentations, violence
prevention program and professional training regarding domestic violence.
Transitional Living provides long-term (up to 24 months) support housing for
victims of domestic violence, including counseling for adults and children. The
Transitional Living Program began in 1993 and can house a maximum of 66 individuals
per year. The facility consists of 11 furnished apartments, offices, activities
center, laundry room and playground.
CHIP – Clearwater
(727)
466-6612 - 1339 Park
The purpose of CHIP is to positively intervene
in the issues confronted by and surrounding the homeless, and the impact of
homelessness upon
hep – homeless emergency project (Formerly Everybody’s
Tabernacle - Not RCS Affiliated)
(727)
HEP works to provide homeless and low-income individuals and
families with housing, food, clothing, and support services necessary to obtain
self-sufficiency and improved quality of life. HEP is dedicated year round, on a
daily basis to "helping people help themselves." HPE provides
families and individuals with not only housing and food, but also the necessary
supportive services to obtain self-sufficiency.
MEN’S DISCIPLESHIP HOME (Not RCS Affiliated)
(727) 535-0043 - 15590 59th
This ministry is 24/7, 365 days a
year, but very rewarding seeing men come to know their Savior in a deeper, more
meaningful way and learning low to make Him Lord. The men
RCS FOOD BANK
(727)
The Food Bank
of RCS began in 1982 and today is a major multifaceted feeding program serving
the
RCS THRIFT STORE
(727) 531-6266 -
The RCS
Thrift Store supplies all RCS Programs with items needed to furnish vacant
apartments free of charge. Clients leaving our programs are provided gift
certificates to purchase necessities at the Thrift Store.
QUICK GUIDE TO
HUMAN SERVICES
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
OR ASSISTANCE PLEASE
CALL:
HELPLINE 24 HOURS A DAY:
DIAL
ADOPTION
Catholic Charities................................. 893-1313
Children’s Home Society...................... 552-1482
ALCOHOL AND
DRUG ABUSE
Al-Anon/AlaTeen Family Groups......... 548-6811
Alcoholics Anonymous......................... 530-0415
Operation PAR – Outpatient................. 524-4497
AT-HOME HEALTH
CARE
Family Service Centers........................ 536-9427
Neighborly Senior Services (Care Network) . 573-9444
The Hospice of the FL Suncoast.......... 586-4432
CHILD CARE
Child Care Resource and Referral...... 547-5750
Community Preschool.......................... 895-2512
Community Pride Child Care Ctr.......... 443-0958
Coordinated Child Care....................... 547-5700
Happy Workers Day & Nursery .......... 894-5337
Head Start Child Development............. 547-5900
R’Club Day Care................................. 578-5437
The Salvation Army............................. 446-4177
Pinellas Cty. License Board................. 547-5800
CHILD AND
SPOUSE ABUSE
Brookwood Young Women’s Residence... 822-4789
CASA................................................... 898-3671
Department of Children & Families....... 588-6600
Family Service Centers........................ 536-9427
u
RCS – The Haven Shelter................... 442-4128
Help A Child (Protection Team)............ 544-3900
COUNSELING AND
MENTAL HEALTH
Big Brothers/Big Sisters........................ 518-8860
Boley Ctr. for Behavioral Health........... 528-8400
Catholic Charities................................. 893-1313
Department of Children & Families....... 588-6600
Directions for Mental Health.................. 524-4464
Family Resources -
Family Service Centers........................ 536-9427
Marriage & Family Counseling............. 726-9408
Mental Health Association..................... 669-1385
Operation PAR – Outpatient................. 524-4497
Pinellas County Schools –
Student
Services Department........... 725-7993
The Salvation Army............................. 441-4177
We Help / St. Pete Free Clinic.............. 823-3471
CRISIS /
HOTLINES
CASA................................................... 898-3671
Pinellas Emergency Mental Health....... 791-3131
RCS – The Haven Shelter................... 442-4128
u
Travelers Aid....................................... 825-0442
EMERGENCY SHELTER &/OR FOOD
........ CLR
= 446-2358 St. Pete = 898-3111
Bay
Pines VA Shelter................ 398-6661
x4448
Beacon House Men’s Shelter............... 823-5780
CASA................................................... 898-3671
Department
of Children & Families....... 588-6600
Free
Clinic & Food Bank in St. Pete..... 821-6574
HEP
(Everybody’s Tabernacle)
People
That Love, St. Pete.................. 525-4789
Pinellas
Co. Dept. of Social Serv.......... 464-3566
Religious Community Services (RCS).. 584-3528
St.
Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen
............... CLR = 441-3790, St. Pete = 821-3446
The
Salvation Army -
Youth
& Family Connection Runaway Shelter
Family Resources in
Family Resources in St. Pete........... 384-8336
YWCA
Women & Families.................... 896-4629
EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE /
JOB TRAINING
Abilities
Rehabilitation Center................ 538-7370
Goodwill
Industries............................... 523-1512
Jobs
& Benefit Center........................... 524-4344
Pinellas
Senior
Citizens Services (Clrwtr)......... 442-8104
The
Salvation Army –
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Department
of Children & Families....... 588-6600
Hispanic
Outreach Program-YWCA..... 445-9734
Pinellas
Co. Dept. of Social Serv.......... 464-3566
Pinellas
The
Salvation Army............................. 446-4177
HANDICAPPED SERVICES
Abilities
Rehabilitation Center................ 538-7370
Deaf
Services Center........................... 399-9923
Division
of Blind Services..................... 893-2341
Goodwill
Industries............................... 523-1512
Pin.
Assoc.for Retarded Children......... 345-9111
Pin.
Ctr. for the Visually Impaired......... 544-4433
Pinellas
Cty. Schools – Dept. of
Education / Exceptional Studies........ 588-6042
Retarded Citizens (UPARC)............ 799-3330
HEALTH
Alzheimer’s
American
Cancer Society..................... 546-9822
HEALTH Continued
American
Heart Association.................. 570-8610
American
Lung Assoc. of Gulfcoast....... 347-6133
American
Parkinson’s Disease............. 898-2732
Aids
Hotline............................... 1-800-342-AIDS
Arthritis
Foundation.................... 1-800-283-7800
Cystic
Fibrosis Foundation............ 305-655-9630
Deaf
Services Center........................... 399-9923
Guadalupana Clinic (Hispanic)............. 461-7730
Leukemia
Society of
March
of Dimes Birth Defects..... 1-888-310-6856
Medic
Alert Foundation.............. 1-800-825-3785
Muscular
Dystrophy Foundation.......... 577-4509
National
Kidney Foundation...... 1-800-927-9659
National
Multiple Sclerosis Soc.. 1-800-344-4867
St.
Vincent de Paul Free Meds (RX).... 461-9598
Pinellas
Cty. Health Department........... 469-5800
in
Suncoast Epilepsy Services................. 546-2856
United
Cerebral Palsy (“Achieve”) ...... 535-3887
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Big
Brothers/Big Sisters........................ 518-8860
Boy
Scouts of
Boys
& Girls Clubs / Suncoast.............. 546-1032
Girls
Incorporated................................ 544-6230
READ
Pinellas (Literacy)..................... 393-5447
Suncoast
Girl Scout Council................. 447-3350
U.S.O.
World Headquarters (VA). 1-202-610-5700
YMCA
Clearwater................................ 461-9622
YMCA
St. Petersburg........................... 895-9622
YWCA
of
PREGNANCY SERVICES
Catholic
Charities................................. 893-1313
Children’s
Home Society...................... 552-1482
Department
of Children & Families....... 588-6600
(sliding scale low
income) Clwtr........ 461-1439
in
March
of Dimes Birth Defects..... 1-888-310-6856
Pinellas
Cty. Health Department........... 469-5800
in
YWCA
of
SENIOR CITIZEN SERVICES
American
Association of
Retired Persons (AARP).................. 571-2277
Jobs
& Benefit Center........................... 524-4344
Department
of Children & Families....... 588-6600
Neighborly
Senior Services
(Care Network)
. 573-9444
Office on Aging –
The Salvation Army............................. 446-4177
| THIS GUIDE LISTS AGENCIES GROUPED ACCORDING TO THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE. IT I S NOT AN ALL INCLUSIVE LISTING,
NOR DOES IT LIST ALL THE SERVICES EACH AGENCY OFFERS. PLEASE REPORT ANY CHANGES TO (727) 447-3494.
this document can be obtained from Pinellas County last updated 6-15-07 lc |
