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What you will find in this section:

Alzheimer's Services

Associations

Bereavement 

Crisis Intervention

Dental Resources

Disability Parking Permits

Disaster Preparedness

Driver Licenses Offices

Elder Abuse

Employment Opportunities

Energy Assistance

Financial Assistance

Food Assistance

Alzheimer’s

Broward 

Alzheimer’s Association 

Southeast Florida Chapter

800.861.7826

Aging and Disability

Resource Center

954.745.9567

Alzheimer’s Family Center

954.971.7155

North Broward Memory

Disorder Center

954.786.7392

Miami Dade

Alliance for Aging, Inc

305.670.6500

Alzheimer’s Association

Southeast Florida Chapter

800.861.7826

Long Term Care Program

786.336.1400

South Miami-Dade

305.671.7200

The Wien Center Memory

Disorder Clinic

305.674.2543

University of Miami

Memory Disorders Center

305.355.9065

Palm Beach 

Adolph & Rose Levis Alzheimer’s and ADC Ctr.

561.558.2510

Alzheimer’s Association

Southeast Florida Chapter

800.861.7826

Alzheimer’s Comm. Care

561.683.2700

Alliance for Aging

561.684.5885

Florida Atlantic University

Memory and Wellness Clinic

561.297.0502

Glades Health Care Center

561.924.5561

Joseph L. Morse Geriatric

561.471.5111

Jupiter Medical Center

Alz. Support Group

561.744.4444

Palm Beach County Division of 

Senior Services 

Mid County Adult Day Care

561.355.4746

North County ADC

561.694.5440

St. Mary’s Medical Center

Memory Disorder Clinic

561.882.6363

The Volen Senior Center

561.395.8920

State

Florida Brain Bank

Wien Center

305.674.2018

Florida Council on Aging

850.222.8877

National

Alzheimer’s Association

800.272.3900

Alzheimer’s Foundation of

America

866.232.8484

Associations

Broward

American Cancer Society

954.564.0880

Broward County Dental

Association

954.772.5461

American Diabetes Assn.

954.772.8040

American Heart Assn.

954.772.8100

American Lung Assn.

954.524.4657

American Parkinson Assn.

954.786.2305

American Red Cross

954.797.3800

Arthritis Foundation

954.616.1233

County Medical Association

954.714.9477

Epilepsy Foundation

954.779.1509

Gilda’s Club

954-763-6776

Legal Aid Service

954.736.2400

Leukemia/Lymphoma

954.744.5300

Mental Health Association

954-746-2055

National Multiple Sclerosis

954-731-4224

Senior Action in a Gay

Environment – SAGE

954.634.7219

YMCA South FL

954.334.9622

Miami Dade

Alliance for Aging

305.670.4357

American Cancer Society

305.594.4363

American Heart Assn.

305.856.1449

American Red Cross

305.644.1200

County Medical Assn.

305.324.8717

County Public Guardian

305.592.7642

Epilepsy Foundation

305.670.4949

YMCA South FL

305.357.4000

Palm Beach

American Cancer Society

561.366.0013

American Diabetes Assn.

561.689.2746

American Heart Assn.

561.615.3888

American Lung Assn.

561.659.7644

American Red Cross

561.833.7711

Anti-Defamation League

561.988.2900

Arthritis Foundation

561.833.1133

County Medical Society

561.433.3940

Epilepsy Foundation

561.478.6515

Legal Aid Society

561.655.8944

Leukemia/Lymphoma

561.775.9954

YMCA South FL

561.968.9622

State

Agency for Healthcare

Administration

888.419.3456

AARP

866.595.7678

American Lung Assn.

904.743.2933

Brain Injury Assn. of Fla.

800.992.3442

Coalition for the Homeless

877.205.0021

Compulsive Gambling

888.236.4848

Florida Bar-Elder Law

850.561.5625

Florida DCF Office on

Homelessness

850.922.4691

Lupus Foundation of

America

800.684.9276

National Kidney

Foundation

800.927.9659

Senior Legal Helpline

888.895.7873

National

Administration on Aging

202.619.0724

Alliance for Retired

Americans

202.637.5399

ALS Association

(Lou Gehrig’s Disease)

202.407.8580

Alzheimer’s Association

800.272.3900

Alzheimer’s Foundation

866.232.8484

American-Arab 

Anti- Discrimination Committee

202.244.2990

AARP

888.687.2277

American Cancer Society

800.227.2345

American Dental Assn.

312.440.2500

American Diabetes Assn.

800.342.2383

American Heart Assn.

800.242.8721

American Institute for

Cancer Research (AICR)

800.843.8114

American Liver Foundation

212.668.1000

American Lung Assn.

800.548.8252

American Parkinson Assn.

800.223.2732

American Red Cross

800.733.2767

American Speech Language 

Hearing Association (ASHA)

800.638.8255

American Stroke Assn.

888.478.7653

American Urological Assn.

866.746.4282

Americans with Disabilities

Act 800.514.0301/TTY

800.514.0383

Anxiety and Depression

Association of America

240.485.1001

Arthritis Foundation

800.283.7800

Asian American Justice

Center

202.296.2300

Asian Pacific American

Labor Alliance

202.508.3733

Blinded Veterans Assn.

202.371.8880

Coalition for the Homeless

202.462.4822

Epilepsy Foundation

800.332.1000

League of United Latin

American Citizens

202.833.6130

Leukemia/Lymphoma

Society

800.955.4572

Línea de Ayuda Hispana

Nacional

800.473.3003

Lupus Foundation of

America

800.558.0121

NAACP

877.622.2798

National Alliance to End

Homelessness

202.638.1526

National Alliance for

Hispanic Health

866.783.2645

Natl. Kidney Foundation

800.622.9010

Natl. Multiple Sclerosis Soc

800.344.4867

Natl. Org. for Women

202.628.8669

Natl. Parkinson’s Found.

800.327.4545

National Substance Abuse

800.662.4357

Native American Rights

303.447.8760

Bereavement 

Broward

Cantor Senior Center

954.742.2299

Catholic Charities

305.822.2380

Compassionate Friends supporting family after a child dies

954.370.3446

Gay/Lesbian Bereavement

Support Group

954.463.9005

Gilda’s Club

954.763.6776

Mental Health Assn.

954.746.2055

The Florida Initiative for

Suicide Prevention, Inc

954.384.0344

Miami Dade

Catholic Charities

305.822.2380

Compassionate Friends supporting 

family after a child dies

305.460.5762

Iglesia Ejecutive Bautista

305.303.9498

Miami Temple Seventh

Day Adventist Church

305.223.2102

Michael-Ann Russell

Jewish Ctr

305.932.4200

Temple Bret Breira

305.595.1500

Principe de Paz 

Ministerio del Consuelo

305.264.9059

Palm Beach 

Alpert Jewish Family

& Children’s Services

Support Groups

561.684.1991

Catholic Charities

Counseling Services

305.573.3333

Center for Family Services of 

PBC Counseling Svcs.

561.616.1222

Mental Health Association of PBC Senior Services

561.832.3755

Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service 

Bereavement Support Groups

561.852.3333

National

AARP Grief Support

866.797.2277

Parents of Murdered

Children

888.818.7662

Compassionate Friends supporting 

family after a child dies

877.969.0010

Crisis Intervention 

Broward

2-1-1 Broward

954.537.0211

BSO Help 911

Non Emergencies

954.764.4357

Hispanic Unity

954.964.8884

Henderson Mobile Crisis

Response Team

954.463.0911

Pride at Ft. Laud. Hospital

877.PRIDE.46

SunServe

954.764.5557

Tuesday’s Angels

954.566.7686

Women in Distress

954.761.1133

Miami Dade

LGBT Suicide Awareness

Unit 305.646.3600

Switchboard of Miami – 24

Hour Helpline

305-358-4357

Palm Beach

Destiny by Choice, Inc.

561.439.3145

Family Violence

Intervention

561.355.1664

New Hope Anger

Management

561.832.3828

Palm Beach Crisis Line

561-547-1000

PBSO Help 911

Non Emergencies

561.688.3000

State/National 

Florida Domestic Violence Hotline

800.500.1119

National Domestic

Violence Hotline

800.799.7233

Suicide Prevention

800.273.8255

Dental Resources 

Broward

Broward College Dental

Clinic

954.201.6779

Broward County

Dental Association

954.772.5461

Ft. Lauderdale Health

Center Dental Clinic

954.467.4705

Gulf Stream Living

Water Center

954.965.0077

North Regional & Paul

Hughes Health Centers

954.213.0638

Nova Southeastern

954.678.2273

Miami Dade

Camillus Health

305.577.4840

Community Health of S. Fla

305.253.5100

Community Smiles Prog.

305.325.0510

Fla. Donated Dental Svcs.

305.598.7080

Helen B Bentley Family

Health Ctr

305.447.4950

Jessie Trice Community

Health Ctr

305.637.6400

Miami-Dade Community College 

Dental Hygiene Program

305.237.4142

North Dade Health Center

786.466.1500

Nova SE University Health

Care N. Miami

954.678.2273

UF College of Dentistry

305.694.5400

Palm Beach

Caridad Health Clinic

561.737.6336

Palm Beach Community College 

Atlantic Coast Research Clinic

561.868.3747

Palm Beach Dental Assn.

561.278.7551

PBC Health Department

Belle Glade Dental Clinic

561.996.1636

Delray Beach Dental Clinic

561.274.3111

Lantana Dental Clinic

561.547.6811

Pahokee Clinic

561.924.0184

WPB Dental Office

561.514.5310

WPB Community Center

561.840.8681

Disability Parking Permits 

Broward

Motor Vehicle Services

954.765.4697

Miami Dade

Motor Vehicle Services

850.617.2000

Palm Beach

Motor Vehicle Services

561.355.2264

Disaster Preparedness

& Emergency Assistance 

Broward

American Red Cross

954.797.3800

Emergency Management

Division

954.831.3900

Hurricane Preparedness

Guide & Hurricane Hotline

954.831.4000

Miami Dade 

American Red Cross Central Dade

305.644.1200

North Dade

305.681.1066

South Dade

305.248.2024

Emergency Mgmt. Answer

311

Dade Emergency Mgmt.

305.468.5400

Palm Beach

American Red Cross

561.833.7711

P.B. Emergency Mgmt.

561.712.6400

State

Florida Emergency Mgmt.

850.413.9969

National

Federal Emergency Mgmt

800.621.3362

Driver’s license offices 

Broward 

Department of Highway 

Safety & Motor Vehicles

954.497.1570 

Miami Dade 

Department of Highway

Safety & Motor Vehicles

305.229.6333

Palm Beach 

Department of Highway 

Safety & Motor Vehicles

561.681.6333

State

Department of Highway

Safety & Motor Vehicles

850.617.2000

Elder Abuse

Broward

Senior Citizens Law Project

954.736.2400

Women in Distress

954.760.9800

Miami Dade

Abuse Hotline

311

Miami-Dade Elder Helpline

305.670.4357

State

Elder Abuse Hotline

800.962.2873

Employment Opportunities 

Broward

AARP Srvcs Employment

954.563.2559

Positive Images

954.484.1824

Social Security Admin. 

Ticket to Work

866.968.7842

WorkForce One

Ft. Lauderdale

954.677.5555

Hollywood

954.967.1010

Pompano Beach

954.969.3541

Miami Dade

AARP Senior Community

Service Employment

305.476.5925

Senior Community Service

Employment Program

305.871.2820

Palm Beach

AARP Services Employment

561.471.9828

Workforce Alliance

561.340.1060

Energy Assistance 

Broward

Water/Sewer Program

954.357.5800

LIHEAP – Low Income

Home Energy Assis. Prog.

954.357.5025

FPL Customer Care

954.797.5000

Focal Point Centers

NE – 954.480.4449

NW – 954.973.0300

SW – 954.450.6888

Tuesday’s Angels

954.566.7686

Miami Dade

Low Income Home Energy

786.469.4600

FPL Customer Care

305.442.8770

Palm Beach

FPL Customer Care

561.994.8227

Low Income Home Energy

561.355.4792

Financial Assistance 

Broward

A New Horizon Credit

Counseling

800.556.1548

American Red Cross

954.797.3800

CareConnect

888-574-2360

Catholic Charities

954.568.6610

FCFH – Emergency

Assistance

954.537.0211

Gateway Comm. Outreach

954.725.8434

HOPE Outreach Center

954.321.0909

Jewish Family Service

954.370.2140

Lighthouse Pt Outreach

954.942.8080

The Salvation Army

954.524.6991

Tuesday’s Angels

954.566.7686

Miami Dade

American Red Cross

305.644.1200

Attapattah Neighborhood

305.547.4960

Catholic Charities

305.573.3333

Community Action

305.884.4801

Culmer Neighborhood Ctr.

305.438.4161

Little River Neighborhood

305.758.9662

Homestead Neighborhood

305.247.2068

Frankie Shannon Rolle Ctr.

305.446.3311

Goulds Community Center

305.233.2121

Liberty City Community Ctr

305.756.2830

Miami-Dade Elder Helpline

305.670.4357

Naranja Neighborhood Ctr.

305.258.5471

Opa-Locka Neighborhood

305.623.6500

Richmond Heights Center

305.234.4927

The Salvation Army

305.438.9066

Wynwood Neighborhood

305.547.7661

Palm Beach

Adopt-A-Family

561.253.1361

American Red Cross

561.833.7711

Boca Helping Hands

561.417.0913

Catholic Charities,

561.775.9560

Center for Family Services

561.616.1222

Community Action Prog.

561.355.4726

Community Caring Center

561.364.9501

Credibility

800.251.2227

Farmworker Coordinating

Council of PB County

561.533.7227

Volen Senior Center

561.395.8920

Division of Senior Services

561.355.4750

Division of Veteran Srvcs

561.355.4761

Jewish Family Service

561.852.3333

Soc. of St. Vincent de Paul

561.697.9699

The Salvation Army

561.686.3530

state

Fla. Dep. of Financial Svcs

877.693.5236

IRS Tax Helpline

800.829.1040

Food Assistance 

Broward 

Aging & Disability Resource Center

954.745.9779

Meals on Wheels South

Florida

954.731.8770

Cross Road Food Bank

954.627.6900

David Posnack Jewish

Community Center

954.434.0499

EASE Foundation

954.797.1077

Gateway Community

Outreach

954.725.8434

Hallandale Food Distrib.

954.457.1460

Hope Outreach Center

954.321.0909

Jubilee Ctr. of S. Broward

954.920.0106

Lifenet 4 Families

954.792.2328

Manna – Share a Meal

954.475.0508

Sunrise Senior Center

954.746.3670

The Pantry of Broward

954-358-1481

Tuesday’s Angels

954.566.7686

WeCare

954.792.6700

Miami Dade

Alliance for Aging

305.670.4357

Community Action

305.514.6071

De Hostos Senior Center

305.573.6220

Farm Share Food Program

305.248.3006

Jewish Community Svs

305.576.6550

Malcom Ross

CC305.633.0462

North Miami Foundation

305.893.1450

S. West Social Services

305.261.6202

Meals on Wheels

786-469-4707

Palm Beach

Adopt a Family

561.253.1361

Boca Helping Hands Ctr.

561.417.0913

Boynton Beach Caring Ctr

561.364.9501

Caridad

561-737-6336

Christian Care Center

561.650.7400

Helping Hands

561.432.2417

New Hope Charities, Inc.

561.924.7986

Strive for Excellence Food

Pantry

561.848.3142

The Soup Kitchen, Inc.

561.732.7595

State

Food Stamp Hotline

866.762.2237