Use the map below to find financial assistance programs in nearby Florida counties. All of the services listed are free for Veterans, Service Members and their families who need assistance to achieve financial stability. Please note however, you should refer to the website of each service provider for additional eligibility requirements that may be necessary to use that service.
Employment
ResourcesThis section will take you to the employment resources used throughout Resources.
Housing
ResourcesThis section will take you to the housing resources used throughout Resources.
Emergency Relief
ResourcesThis section will take you to the emergency relief resources used throughout Resources.
Homelessness
ResourcesThis section will take you to the homelessness resources used throughout Resources.
Legal
ResourcesThis section will take you to the legal resources used throughout Resources.
Employment
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Veterans
Description of Services:
Education for Veterans
NOTE: This reource is only available online
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Active duty, Veterans and their families
Description of Services:
Veteran and Military Transition Center is a one-stop shop for transitioning servicemembers looking for employment, training, or financial assistance.
Name:
Feds Hire Vets
Address:
1900 E Street NW
City:
Washington, DC
Zip Code:
20415
Phone:
(202) 606-7304
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Veterans
Description of Services:
Feds Hire Vets is your single site for Federal employment information for Veterans, transitioning military Active duty, their families, and Federal hiring officials."
Name:
G.I. Bill Information
Address:
810 Vermont Avenue NW
City:
Washington, DC
Zip Code:
20420
Phone:
(800) 273-8255
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Veterans
Description of Services:
Training and education for Veterans
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Active duty, Veterans and their families
Description of Services:
Helmets to Hardhats connects quality men and women from the Armed Forces with promising building and construction careers.
Name:
Hiring Our Heroes
Address:
1615 H Street NW
City:
Washington, DC
Zip Code:
20062
Phone:
(202) 463-5500
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Disabled Veterans
Description of Services:
Career Resources for Injured Veterans
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Veterans
Description of Services:
Transition and Training Resources
Name:
Department of Labor
Address:
200 Constitution Ave NW
City:
Washington
Zip Code:
20210
Phone:
(866) ODE-PDOL
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Veterans and disable Veterans
Description of Services:
Return to work toolkit
Name:
Student Veterans of America
Address:
1012 14th Street NW, Suite 1200
City:
Washington
Zip Code:
20005
Phone:
(202) 223-4710
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Veterans
Description of Services:
Education for Veterans
Name:
The White House – Joining Forces
Address:
1600 Pennsylvania Ave
City:
Washington
Zip Code:
20500
Phone:
(202) 456-1111
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Active duty, Veterans and their families
Description of Services:
Joining Forces works hand in hand with the public and private sectors to ensure that Active duty, veterans, and their families have the tools they need to succeed throughout their lives.
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Disabled Veterans
Description of Services:
Career Resources for Injured Veterans
Name:
VA for Vets
Address:
810 Vermont Avenue NW
City:
Washington, DC
Zip Code:
20420
Phone:
(800) 827-1000
Website:
Description of Services:
Transition and Training Resources
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Veterans
Description of Services:
Virtual career fairs
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Veterans
Description of Services:
Education for Veterans
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Veterans
Description of Services:
Career Resources for Injured Veterans
Name:
Warriors to Work
Address:
4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300
City:
Jacksonville
Zip Code:
32256
Phone:
(904) 296-7350
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Veterans
Description of Services:
Career Resources for Injured Veterans
Name:
Veterans Florida
Address:
930 Thomasville Rd #100
City:
Tallahassee
Zip Code:
32303
Phone:
(850) 898-1444
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Veterans
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Active duty, Veterans and their families
Description of Services:
Job search
NOTE: This reource is only available online
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Active duty, Veterans and their families
Description of Services:
Job search
NOTE: This reource is only available online
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Veterans
Description of Services:
Job search
NOTE: This reource is only available online
Housing
Name:
INCHARGE DEBT SOLUTIONS
Address:
5750 Major Blvd Ste 175
City:
Orlando
Zip Code:
32819
Phone:
(877) 251-1882
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Active Duty, Veterans and their families.
Description of Services:
Financial Management/Budget Counseling, Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling, Pre-purchase Counseling, Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
Name:
CREDIT CARD MGMT SVCS, INC D/B/A DEBTHELPER.COM
Address:
1325 N Congress Ave., #201
City:
West Palm Beach
Zip Code:
33401
Phone:
(866) 561-2622
Phone 2:
(561) 472-8000
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Active Duty, Veterans and their families.
Description of Services:
Financial Management/Budget Counseling, Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops, Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling, Pre-purchase Counseling, Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops, Resolving/Preventing Mortgage Delinquency Workshops
Name:
CONSUMER CREDIT AND BUDGET COUNSELING, DBA NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR DEBT MANAGEMENT
Address:
14104 58th St N
City:
Clearwater
Zip Code:
33760
Phone:
(866) 395-5769
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Active Duty, Veterans and their families.
Description of Services:
Financial Management/Budget Counseling, Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling, Pre-purchase Counseling, Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops, Reverse Mortgage Counseling
Name:
Operation Homefront
Address:
222 Lakeview Ave
City:
West Palm Beach
Zip Code:
33401
Phone:
(888) 433-7713
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
If you are active duty, deployed, a veteran, or are a wounded, ill or injured service member -- and meet our criteria -- you may be eligible for assistance from Operation Homefront’s Critical Assistance Program.
Description of Services:
Helping military families gain long-term stability is a specific concern for us. Our Homes on the Homefront awards mortgage-free homes, impacting veteran families for generations to come. The caregivers for wounded warriors also need help and that is why we formed Hearts of Valor.
Emergency Relief
Name:
Coast Guard Mutual Assistance (Miami)
Address:
USCG Air Station, 14750 NW 44th Ct
City:
Opa Locka
Zip Code:
33054
Phone:
(305) 953-2263
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard
Description of Services:
CGMA is the official relief society of the U.S. Coast Guard. While CGMA works closely with the Coast Guard, it is an independent non-profit charitable organization.
Name:
Red Cross
Address:
10311 Malachite Dr.
City:
Bradenton
Zip Code:
34211
Phone:
(941) 792-8686
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Anyone in crisis
Description of Services:
Southwest Florida serves Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Manatee, and Sarasota Counties.
The Capital Area Chapter is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist individuals and families displaced by natural and man-made disasters, including home fires (the majority of responses), wildfires, floods, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents and other emergencies.
Name:
Red Cross
Address:
341 White St.
City:
Daytona Beach
Zip Code:
32114
Phone:
(386) 226-1400
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Anyone in crisis
Name:
Red Cross
Address:
North Florida Region 751 Riverside Avenue
City:
Jacksonville
Zip Code:
32204
Phone:
(904) 358-8091
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Anyone in crisis
Description of Services:
The Capital Area Chapter is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist individuals and families displaced by natural and man-made disasters, including home fires (the majority of responses), wildfires, floods, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents and other emergencies.
Name:
Red Cross
Address:
2847 W. Main St.
City:
Leesburg
Zip Code:
34747
Phone:
(352) 314-0883
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Anyone in crisis
Description of Services:
Mid-Florida serves Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Pasco, Polk, and Sumter Counties.
The Capital Area Chapter is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist individuals and families displaced by natural and man-made disasters, including home fires (the majority of responses), wildfires, floods, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents and other emergencies.
Name:
Red Cross
Address:
South Florida Region 335 SW 27th Avenue
City:
Miami
Zip Code:
33315
Phone:
(305) 644-1200
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Anyone in crisis
Description of Services:
The Capital Area Chapter is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist individuals and families displaced by natural and man-made disasters, including home fires (the majority of responses), wildfires, floods, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents and other emergencies.
Name:
Red Cross
Address:
5744 Missouri Ave.
City:
New Port Richey
Zip Code:
34652
Phone:
(727) 848-8354
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Anyone in crisis
Description of Services:
Mid-Florida serves Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Pasco, Polk, and Sumter Counties.
The Capital Area Chapter is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist individuals and families displaced by natural and man-made disasters, including home fires (the majority of responses), wildfires, floods, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents and other emergencies.
Name:
Red Cross
Address:
5 N. Bumby Ave.
City:
Orlando
Zip Code:
32803
Phone:
(407) 894-4141
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Anyone in crisis
Description of Services:
Greater Orlando serves Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties.
The Capital Area Chapter is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist individuals and families displaced by natural and man-made disasters, including home fires (the majority of responses), wildfires, floods, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents and other emergencies.
Name:
Red Cross
Address:
1777 Tamiami Trail, Ste. 410
City:
Port Charlotte
Zip Code:
33948
Phone:
(941) 629-4345
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Anyone in crisis
Description of Services:
Southwest Florida serves Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Manatee, and Sarasota Counties.
The Capital Area Chapter is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist individuals and families displaced by natural and man-made disasters, including home fires (the majority of responses), wildfires, floods, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents and other emergencies.
Name:
Red Cross
Address:
1700 Cedar St.
City:
Rockledge
Zip Code:
32955
Phone:
(321) 890-1002
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Anyone in crisis
Name:
Red Cross
Address:
2001 Cantu Ct.
City:
Sarasota
Zip Code:
34232
Phone:
(941) 379-9300
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Anyone in crisis
Description of Services:
Southwest Florida serves Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Manatee, and Sarasota Counties.
The Capital Area Chapter is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist individuals and families displaced by natural and man-made disasters, including home fires (the majority of responses), wildfires, floods, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents and other emergencies.
Name:
Red Cross
Address:
818 4th St. N.
City:
St. Petersburg
Zip Code:
33701
Phone:
(727) 898-3111
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Anyone in crisis
Description of Services:
Tampa Bay serves Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties.
The Capital Area Chapter is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist individuals and families displaced by natural and man-made disasters, including home fires (the majority of responses), wildfires, floods, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents and other emergencies.
Name:
Red Cross
Address:
3310 W. Main St.
City:
Tampa
Zip Code:
33607
Phone:
(813) 348-4820
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Anyone in crisis
Description of Services:
Tampa Bay serves Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties.
The Capital Area Chapter is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist individuals and families displaced by natural and man-made disasters, including home fires (the majority of responses), wildfires, floods, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents and other emergencies.
Name:
Red Cross
Address:
147 Avenue A N.W.
City:
Winter Haven
Zip Code:
33881
Phone:
(863) 294-5942
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Anyone in crisis
Description of Services:
Mid-Florida serves Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Pasco, Polk, and Sumter Counties.
The Capital Area Chapter is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist individuals and families displaced by natural and man-made disasters, including home fires (the majority of responses), wildfires, floods, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents and other emergencies.
Name:
Red Cross
Address:
Service to the Armed Forces (SAF)
Phone:
(877) 272-7337
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Anyone in crisis
Description of Services:
The Capital Area Chapter is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist individuals and families displaced by natural and man-made disasters, including home fires (the majority of responses), wildfires, floods, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents and other emergencies.
Our phone number is 24 hours
Name:
Red Cross
Address:
Disaster Services
Phone:
(877) 741-1444
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Anyone in crisis
Description of Services:
The Capital Area Chapter is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist individuals and families displaced by natural and man-made disasters, including home fires (the majority of responses), wildfires, floods, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents and other emergencies.
Our phone number is 24 hours
Name:
Army Emergency Relief
Address:
Active Duty Bases
City:
Active Duty Bases
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Active duty soldiers
Description of Services:
AER is the Army's own emergency financial assistance organization and is dedicated to "Helping the Army Take Care of its Own." AER financial assistance is conducted within the Army structure by mission commanders and garrison commanders through AER Sections located at U.S. Army installations worldwide.
In 2012, AER established the Army Wounded Warrior (AW2) Special Access Program to directly assist those Soldiers who have suffered severe wounds or injuries that normally result in their being medically retired. The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance to these Wounded Warriors as they transition between the Army pay system and their VA benefits.
Name:
Navy Marine Corp Relief Society
Address:
Naval Air Station Key West
P.O. Box 9001
City:
Key West
Zip Code:
33040
Phone:
(305) 293-2840
Website:
Description of Services:
To provide, in partnership with the Navy and Marine Corps, financial, educational, and other need-based assistance to active-duty and retired Sailors and Marines, their eligible family members, and survivors.
Name:
Navy Marine Corp Relief Society
Address:
Naval Air Station
Yorktown Ave, Bldg 13
City:
Jacksonville
Zip Code:
32212-0048
Phone:
(904) 542-3515
Phone 2:
(904) 542-2216
Website:
Description of Services:
To provide, in partnership with the Navy and Marine Corps, financial, educational, and other need-based assistance to active-duty and retired Sailors and Marines, their eligible family members, and survivors.
Name:
Navy Marine Corp Relief Society
Address:
101 Vernon Avenue
City:
Panama City Beach
Zip Code:
32407
Phone:
(850) 230-3307
Phone 2:
(850) 452-2300
Website:
Description of Services:
To provide, in partnership with the Navy and Marine Corps, financial, educational, and other need-based assistance to active-duty and retired Sailors and Marines, their eligible family members, and survivors.
Name:
Coast Guard Mutual Assistance (Miami Beach)
Address:
USCG Base, 100 MacArthur Causeway
City:
Miami
Zip Code:
33139
Phone:
(305) 535-4592
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard
Description of Services:
CGMA is the official relief society of the U.S. Coast Guard. While CGMA works closely with the Coast Guard, it is an independent non-profit charitable organization.
Name:
MacDill Emergency Relief Services
Address:
8105 Condor Street, Bldg 18
City:
MacDill AFB
Zip Code:
33621
Phone:
(813) 828-2721
Website:
Description of Services:
Active Duty Presonnel stationed at MacDill Air Force Base.
Name:
Coast Guard Mutual Assistance (Clearwater)
Address:
USCG Air Station, 15100 Rescue Way
City:
Clearwater
Zip Code:
33762
Phone:
(727) 535-1437
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard
Description of Services:
CGMA is the official relief society of the U.S. Coast Guard. While CGMA works closely with the Coast Guard, it is an independent non-profit charitable organization.
Name:
Operation We Are Here
Address:
Online resource guide
City:
National, State and Local
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Eligibility varies by each resource provied on the list.
Description of Services:
Variety of resources including financial emergency relief.
Name:
Military OneSource
Address:
Inforation and Referrral Services
City:
National, State and Local
Zip Code:
All
Phone:
(800) 342-9647
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Active duty and transitioning Sevice Members.
Description of Services:
Financial Resources and Information and Referral services.
Name:
United Way
Address:
Information and Referrral Services
City:
County
Zip Code:
All
Phone:
just dial 211
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Anyone
Description of Services:
Information and referral services by zip code
Name:
Salvation Army
Address:
Disaster and Emergency Relief Services
City:
Tampa
Zip Code:
All
Phone:
(813) 903-0944
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Anyone
Name:
Veterans of Forign Wars
Address:
https://www.vfw.org/find-a-post
City:
http://myfloridavfw.org/
Phone:
(352) 622-5126
Website:
Description of Services:
The VFW offers a wide range of assistance programs aimed at helping veterans of every generation. Whether that means providing free, professional help filing or appealing a VA claim, offering scholarships for post-secondary education or providing emergency financial relief when times get tough, the VFW is there for America's veterans.
Description of Services:
The American Legion has served as a pillar in our community, across the state, and nationwide for nearly 100 years. This large and influential organization is the backbone of PROJECT: VetRelief. We are honored to have The American Legion, Department of Florida and their more than 130,000 members standing with us to aid our military and their families.
Name:
Florida Veterans Foundation
Address:
The Capitol, 400 S Monroe St #2107
City:
Tallahassee
Zip Code:
32399
Phone:
(850) 488-4181
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Florida Veterans
Description of Services:
The FVF is a Florida non-for-profit corporation established to operate as a direct support organization of the FDVA as provided by section 292.055, Florida Statues, organized and operated exclusively to obtain funds, request and receive grants, gifts, and bequests of moneys; acquire, receive, hold, invest, and administer in its own name securities, funds, or property; and make expenditures to or for the direct or indirect benefit of FDVA, the veterans of this state, and congressionally chartered veteran service organizations.
Name:
Veterans Administration
Address:
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
City:
Washington DC
Zip Code:
20420
Phone:
(844) 698-2311
Website:
Description of Services:
Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors
Name:
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
Address:
875 N. Randolph St. Suite 225
City:
Arlington, VA
Zip Code:
22203
Phone:
(800) 654-8364
Website:
Description of Services:
Financial relief
Name:
Air Force Aid Society
Address:
241 18th Street S., Suite 202
City:
Arlington, VA
Zip Code:
22202
Phone:
(703) 972-2650
Website:
Description of Services:
Financial relief
Name:
Army Emergency Relief
Address:
2530 Crystal Drive, Suite 13161
City:
Arlington, VA
Zip Code:
22202
Phone:
(866) 878-6378
Website:
Description of Services:
Financial relief
Name:
Coast Guard Mutual Assistance
Address:
1005 N. Glebe Road, Suite 220
City:
Arlington, VA
Zip Code:
22201
Phone:
(800) 881-2462
Phone 2:
(703) 875-0404
Website:
Description of Services:
Financial relief
Name:
National Resource Directory
Phone:
(800) 827-1000
Phone 2:
(800) 342-9647
Website:
Description of Services:
Resouces Directory
Description of Services:
Financial benefits
NOTE: This reource is only available online
Name:
Coast Guard Mutual Assistance (Jacksonville)
Address:
USCG Sector, 4200 Ocean Street
City:
Atlantic Beach
Zip Code:
32233
Phone:
(904) 564-7658
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard
Description of Services:
CGMA is the official relief society of the U.S. Coast Guard. While CGMA works closely with the Coast Guard, it is an independent non-profit charitable organization.
Name:
Coast Guard Mutual Assistance (Jacksonville)
Address:
USCG HITRON, 13520 Aerospace Way
City:
Jacksonville
Zip Code:
32221
Phone:
(904) 594-6814
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard
Description of Services:
CGMA is the official relief society of the U.S. Coast Guard. While CGMA works closely with the Coast Guard, it is an independent non-profit charitable organization.
Homelessness
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Active duty, Veterans and their Families
Description of Services:
The Office coordinates the services of the various state agencies and programs to serve individuals or families who are homeless, or are facing homelessness.
Name:
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Address:
https://www.va.gov/directory/guide/state.asp?STATE=FL&dnum=1
City:
ALL
Phone:
(877) 424-3838
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Veterans who are eligible for VA health care services and are experiencing homelessness.
Description of Services:
This collaborative program between HUD and VA combines HUD housing vouchers with VA supportive services to help Veterans who are homeless and their families find and sustain permanent housing. As of Sept. 30, 2015, HUD had allocated more than 78,000 vouchers to help house Veterans across the country.
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Active duty, Veterans and their Families
Description of Services:
List of food banks
NOTE: This reource is only available online
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Veterans with honorable discharge and their families
Description of Services:
Financial assistance
NOTE: This reource is only available online
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Veterans
Description of Services:
VA Website for Homeless Veterans
NOTE: This reource is only available online
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Veterans
Description of Services:
Programs for homeless Veterans
NOTE: This reource is only available online
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Active duty, Veterans and their Families
Description of Services:
Homeless resources information
NOTE: This reource is only available online
Name:
Florida Department of Children and Families Automated Community Connection to Economic Self Sufficiency (ACCESS)
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Active duty, Veterans and their Families
Description of Services:
ACCESS Food Stamps, Cash or Medicaid Locator
NOTE: This reource is only available online
Name:
Florida Department of Children and Families Automated Community Connection to Economic Self Sufficiency (ACCESS)
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Active duty, Veterans and their Families
Description of Services:
ACCESS Community Partner Lookup
NOTE: This reource is only available online
Name:
Florida Department of Children and Families Automated Community Connection to Economic Self Sufficiency (ACCESS)
Website:
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Active duty, Veterans and their Families
Description of Services:
ACCESS Food Stamps, Cash or Medicaid
NOTE: This reource is only available online
Legal
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Active duty, Veterans and their families
NOTE: This reource is only available online
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Active duty, Veterans and their families
NOTE: This reource is only available online
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Active duty, Veterans and their families
Description of Services:
LEGAL AID locator
NOTE: This reource is only available online
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Active duty, Veterans and their families
Description of Services:
Helping lowincome individuals solve legal problems
NOTE: This reource is only available online
Eligible to Receive Assistance:
Active duty, Veterans and their families
Description of Services:
FloridaLawHelp directory
NOTE: This reource is only available online