USVA, Tallahassee Clinic, Healthcare for Homeless Veterans

*Identifies and assists homeless veterans (only honorable discharged veterans) and their families with ongoing supportive follow-up, information and referral services, help with accessing VA health care, emergency food *Veteran must apply (not a family member); veteran must be registered with the VA *Provides shelters, transitional housing, and supportive permanent housing throughout Big Bend area, surrounding counties, and South Georgia

Services: Homeless Shelter, Specialized Information and Referral, Transitional Housing/Shelter, Veteran Benefits Assistance, Veteran Homes

US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Tampa Field Office

*Takes complaints and enforces federal laws against job discrimination involving civil rights (race, color, religion, sex, or national origin), pregnancy, equal pay for men and women, individuals age 40 or over, and qualified persons with disabilities *Can assess monetary damages in intentional discrimination *Offers active case mediation, small business information, training and outreach *A charge must be filed within 180 days of the occurrence, or 300 days in certain cases

Services: Disability Rights Groups, Discrimination Assistance

United Way of West Florida 211

*Provides 24/7 comprehensive information and referrals to area human service agencies via a call center and web site *Covers eight county area: Escambia, Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Santa Rosa, and Washington Counties *Callers in these counties should dial 2-1-1 and they will be connected to United Way 2-1-1 *If a caller needs a 10-digit number, give the appropriate number or the toll-free number, but these will only work if the caller is in one of the eight counties

Services: 211 Systems, Comprehensive Information and Referral

Trans Lifeline

*Hotline staffed by transgender volunteers for transgender people experiencing a crisis, including people struggling with gender identity offering information on transition related health care or support groups in the area and able to assist with covering the costs for non-cisgender people to update the following documents: passport, driver’s license, state ID, court order name change, immigration documents, and tribal IDs when funding is available *Will call emergency services only with expressed consent *Family & Friends Line provides peer support for friends, partners, family members and professionals supporting trans loved ones and community members

Services: Gender Identity Counseling, LGBTQ2+ Advocacy Groups, LGBTQ2+ Helplines, LGBTQ2+ Support Groups, Specialized Information and Referral

Poverello Center, Inc

*Services at main location for HIV+ persons: food pantry, thrift shop, nutritional and fitness consulting *Other nearby location: 2200 NE 12th Ave, Wilton Manors, 33305, houses LiveWell Community Center for HIV+ persons: includes gym, massage therapy, dinner and movie night, barbershop and styling salon

Services: Drop In Centers, Exercise Classes/Groups, Food Pantries, Nutrition Education, Thrift Shops

National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc

*NORD: federation of voluntary health organizations dedicated to helping people with rare "orphan" diseases and assisting organizations that serve them *Information and resources for doctors, insurance, financial help, clinical trials and connection with others suffering from same disease *Provides advocacy and information about support groups *Administers medication assistance programs to help uninsured or under-insured individuals in securing life-saving or life-sustaining medications

Services: Clinical Trials, Medical Information Services, Prescription Expense Assistance

National Institute Allergy/Infectious Diseases

*Conducts and supports research to understand, treat and prevent allergic, immunologic and infectious diseases *HIV and other clinical trials available in some areas *Offers information on many diseases such as those associated with HIV/AIDS and other STDs, asthma and allergies, radiation exposure, genetics and transplants, and tropical illness *Does not give medical advice

Services: Clinical Trials, Medical and Health Sciences Research, Medical Information Services

National HIV/AIDS Clinician's Consultation Lines

*Program is ONLY for health care providers *Information/Consultation lines, federally funded service, offers physicians and other health care providers latest HIV clinical information and individualized expert case consultation across broad range of clinical HIV/AIDS issues including PrEP, PEP and Perinatal HIV *Staffed by clinicians experienced in HIV treatment to help provide best possible data for HIV-positive patients; connect with training and education resources *Health professionals may submit a case on-line or request a phone consultation *Voice mail available 24/7, most questions answered within two hours

Services: Medical Information Services

NAMES Project Foundation, The

*Caretakers of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, website houses the Virtual interactive AIDS Quilt *Offers information about the quilt for friends, relatives and partners of those who have died of AIDS-related illnesses *Raises funds for community-based AIDS service organizations and research *Quilt is available to organizations to display in their communities for a fee

Services: Charities/Grantmaking Organizations

Miracle of Love, Inc

*Free confidential, rapid HIV testing at two locations in Orlando: W.

Services: AIDS Drug Assistance Programs, AIDS/HIV Prevention Counseling, Case/Care Management, Confidential HIV Testing, Drop In Centers, Health/Disability Related Support Groups, HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Medication, Housing Search Assistance, Rapid HIV Tests, Sexually Transmitted Disease Screening