Aging with Dignity, Five Wishes

*Offers a living will that allows an individual to decide how medical affairs are to be handled should client become seriously ill and cannot make such decisions *Covers who makes care decisions, the medical treatment that can be performed, how comfortable an individual should be made, how client wants to be treated, and what client wants loved ones to know *Other Publications: Family Conversation Guide booklet for talking with a loved one about end of life wishes, Resources for Health Care Providers booklet

Services: Advance Medical Directives

AHF, Healthcare Center, Delray

*Free confidential HIV testing (rapid and traditional), STD Testing, PrEP, HIV case management, referrals to community resources, HIV/AIDS classes and prevention services, on-site phramacy *Client emergency assistance fund, transportation, food and vitamin supplements through food pantry *Assists in obtaining SSI, Medicaid, and Food Stamps for HIV+ persons

Services: Case/Care Management, Confidential HIV Testing, General Benefits Assistance, HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Medication, Rapid HIV Tests, Sexually Transmitted Disease Screening

Big Bend Hospice, Hospice Community and Inpatient Care

*Care for individuals with life limiting illness; comfort to families and emotional support to anyone experiencing or who has experienced death of a loved one *Care for patient and family as a unit; psychological, spiritual, and practical support to family and patient *Medical care to keep patient at home and help to live fully and comfortably; instruction to family on care of patient *Pain and symptom management *Grief support program open to community; support program for children and teens *Music therapy *Inpatient medical care provided in Hospice House *Trained volunteers provide respite care, companionship, transportation to medical appointments, errands, household chores or reading to client *Early planning for end of life care with certified health care facilitators that allows a person to make decisions before needed *Volunteer support

Services: Advance Medical Directives, Bereavement and Grief Counseling, General Bereavement and Grief Support Groups, Hospice Care, Terminal Illness Counseling, Volunteer Opportunities

Community Law Program, Inc

*Assists low-income individuals (200% of Federal Poverty Guidelines) with advance directives, powers of attorney, and simple wills; must be over 60 or terminal ill *Other pro-bono services: family law, bankruptcy clinic, housing and tenant issues, divorce and paternity forms, probate, and foreclosure, free legal clinics *Call for the place and time that legal representation will be available for the client's particular need or check the website for listings

Services: Advance Medical Directives, Bankruptcy Assistance, General Legal Aid, Landlord/Tenant Assistance, Lawyer Referral Services, Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling

Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN)

*Helps employers recruit, hire, retain and advance people with disabilities *Website provides information on recruiting and hiring; retention and advancement; laws and regulations; creating an accessible and welcoming workplace; and federal contractor requirements *Free training on disability inclusion in the interactive training center including webinars offering HR Certification Institute (HRCI) and Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) credits

Services: Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs, Labor and Employment Law

Florida Bar, Communications

*Pamphlets and information available on legal topics that can be viewed on the website or ordered as pamphlets on one of 47 legal topics including general legal information covering adoption, bankruptcy, home purchase, family law, divorce, immigration, consumer protection and other topics

Services: General Legal Aid

Florida Bar, Lawyer Referral Service

*Staff refer clients to attorneys who are experienced in the appropriate area of law and best match their financial means *Fees determined by client and attorney *Sometimes provides panel discussion on various topics

Services: General Legal Aid, Lawyer Referral Services

Florida Commission on Human Relations

*Investigates and attempts to resolve complaints of discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, whistleblower retaliation and anyone HIV+ experiencing discrimination in the areas of employment and housing *Counsels individuals and businesses, offers mediation services *Employment and housing complaints must be filed within 1 year of the date in which the alleged act of discrimination occurred

Services: Consumer Complaints, Consumer Education, Discrimination Assistance, Mediation

Florida Dept of Financial Services, Division of Consumer Svs

*Consumer Services Helpline, aids with problems or questions consumer has about insurance, institutions and related services *Refers caller to proper office if needed *Does not assist with Worker's Compensation claims and does not handle State Employee Accident and Health Group Coverage complaints *Pamphlets and brochures on different types of insurance available on-line providing relevant information, offer shopping tips free to public *Toll-Free line available 8am-5pm regarding insurance issues *When a storm/hurricane impacts Florida, the toll-free line usually is open extended hours to answer storm related insurance questions

Services: Consumer Complaints, Disaster Relief Services, General Benefits Assistance

Florida Free Legal Answers

*On-line legal advice clinic offering low-income Floridians answers to legal questions on-line free of charge; matches participants with lawyers who can answer questions on a wide range of issues including family matters (divorce, child support, adoption, domestic violence, name change); landlord/tenant; bankruptcy, consumer; education, employment, workers compensation, wills and estate planning but does NOT answer questions on criminal law *Ask a specific question about a noncriminal legal issue; receive an email when the question receives a response or log back in, see the response and ask more questions if necessary; volunteer lawyers can submit a single response or have a dialogue with the user through the site *The volunteer lawyers cannot call or represent the questioner in court; information provided by the users is confidential and volulnteer lawyers will not write letters, make phone calls, file documents or attend court proceedings

Services: Bankruptcy Assistance, Child Support Assistance/Enforcement, Community Legal Clinics, Divorce Assistance, Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services, General Legal Aid, Landlord/Tenant Assistance, Probate Assistance