Community Resources
Hope Florida Hope Line
Hope Florida uses Hope Navigators to guide Floridians on a path to prosperity. Services offered by Hope Navigators:
- Identifying goals and barriers
- Referrals to local, community-based partners
- One-on-one support to develop a plan to achieve economic-self sufficiency
If you need to connect with a Hope Navigator, call the Hope Line at 1-850-300-HOPE (1-850-300-4673).
CMS Health Plan Community Resource Database
Finding help just got easier. Our Children’s Medical Services Health Plan Community Resource Database connects members and caregivers in need with local programs and supports. Our database makes it easy for people with social needs – and those who help others – to find community programs. These programs provide help with food, shelter, healthcare, money and education, jobs and more.
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American Cancer Society
Has your child been diagnosed with cancer? The American Cancer Society can help. Call the American Cancer Society’s 24/7 support hotline at 1-800-227-2345. Download the American Cancer Society Caregiver Resource Guide (PDF).
Financial Resources
Do you or your child need help with money matters, like tips on banking and ways to save for the future? Here’s a list of financial resources to try:
- Hands on Banking: Financial education website sponsored by Wells Fargo. Explore topics like banking, buying a car, credit cards, loans, setting savings goals and more.
- ABLE United: An account with ABLE United gives Floridians with a disability a tax-free way to save money without losing public benefits.
- Money Smart: Financial education program that can help your child create a positive relationship with money and banking. Hosted by the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation).
- Practical Money Skills: Financial education for practical money skills. Browse learning games, financial calculators and guides on how to handle money for different life events. From Visa.
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): Find guides for financial decisions, like buying a house, getting a loan or filing taxes. Also browse answers to hundreds of financial questions.
- Your Money Matters: Financial education website offering programs and information on wise money management. From the Florida Department of Financial Services Division of Consumer Services.
- Take Control of Your Money: Browse guides on money topics, from getting out of debt and building credit to basic savings and how to deal with inflation. From Keys Federal Credit Union and Banzai.
Purple Playas Foundation
Purple Playas is a statewide non-profit based in Tampa that builds coping kits for children with special medical and behavioral needs. Here are some online resources they offer:
- Being Comfortable with the Uncomfortable How to Guide Interactions between Kids with and without Disabilities (PDF)
- From the Outside Looking In Supporting Families of Children with Chronic Illness (PDF)
- Supporting Children with Medical Issues Strengthening their Social Emotional Development & Resiliency (PDF)
- The Power of Words Communicating with Your Young Child with Chronic Illness (PDF)
- Feelings are Real Let’s Teach Our Children How to Express and Understand Emotions (PDF)
- Releasing the Reins Transitioning Medical Care to Your Teen/Young Adult (PDF)
- 4Sibs Ensuring Siblings Feel Important Too (PDF)
- Your Child’s Body Guiding Your Child to Be a Medical Self-Advocate (PDF)