Tampa Community Resources

Child & Youth Services

A Brighter Community, Inc........Tel. (813) 223-6830
Big Brothers & Big Sisters.......Tel. (813) 287-2210
Boys & Girls Club.......Tel. (813) 875-5771
Children's Crisis Center.......Tel. (813) 272-2882
Children's Home.......Tel. (813) 855-4435
FOCUS.......Tel. (813) 875-5771
Haven Poe Runaway Center.......Tel. (813) 272-6606
Head Start.......Tel. (813) 272-5140
Hills. Co. Dept. of Children Services.......Tel. (813) 264-3807
Hills. Co. Child & Family Counseling Services.......Tel. (813) 276-2097
Hotline of Hillsborough.......Tel. (813) 234-1234*
Kids Behavioral Helpline.......Tel. (813) 960-1010
Missing Children Help Center.......Tel. (813) 623-KIDS
Phone-Friend.......Tel. (813) 681-6543
TeenLink.......Tel. (813) 236-TEEN*
Y.M.C.A........Tel. (813) 224-9622

Parenting Services

Active Parenting Model.......Tel. (813) 980-3488
Centre for Women.......Tel. (813) 251-8437
Early Childhood Learning Programs.......Tel. (813) 272-4882
Family Service Association.......Tel. (813) 238-3727
FOCUS (Friends Offering Children Unlimited Success).......Tel. (813) 875-5771
Hillsborough County Dept. of Children's Services.......Tel. (813) 264-3807
Parents Anonymous.......Tel. (813) 673-4646
ParentLink 2-PAREN.......Tel. (813)272-7368
Parent Education Center.......Tel. (813) 272-0665


Pregnancy Services

Adoptions, FL Dept. of Children & Families.......Tel. (813) 272-2077
All Women's Health Center of Tampa.......Tel. (813) 251-0505
Alpha House of Tampa, Inc........Tel. (813) 875-2024
Brandon Crisis Pregnancy Center.......Tel. (813) 654-0491
Children's Resource Center.......Tel. (813) 272-2888
Family Health Line......(800) 451-2229
GENESIS.......Tel. (813) 236-5100

Day Care Information

A Brighter Community, Inc........Tel. (813) 223-6830
Early Childhood Learning Programs.......Tel. (813) 272-4882
Head Start.......Tel. (813) 272-5140
Hotline of Hillsborough.......Tel. (813) 234-1234*
Hillsborough County School Board.......Tel. (813) 272-4000
Latch Key after school care (YMCA).......Tel. (813) 223-2895
Partners In Care Child Care Resource & Referral.......Tel. (813) 744-6740
Police Athletic League (PAL).......Tel. (813) 876-9363

Emergency Services

Adult Emergency Services (Mental Health).......Tel. (813) 272-2958
American Red Cross.......Tel. (813) 251-0921
Family Support Services/Travelers Aid - at three locations
   - Central Tampa.......Tel. (813) 273-5936
   - Tampa International Airport.......Tel. (813) 870-8797
Hotline of Hillsborough.......Tel. (813) 234-1234*
Pasco County Crisis Line.......(727) 849-9988
Pinellas Helpline.....(727) 344-5555
Police, Fire and Ambulance Services.....911

Medical & Dental Services

American Cancer Society.......Tel. (813) 254-3630
American Diabetes Association.......Tel. (813) 885-5007
American Heart Association.......Tel. (813) 289-6003
CDC National HIV & AIDS Hotline.....(800) 342-AIDS
Children's Medical Services.......Tel. (813) 554-2280
Florida Kid Care.....(800) FLA-KIDS
Florida Poison Information Center.......Tel. (813) 253-4444
Hillsborough Co. Medical Association.......Tel. (813) 253-0471
Hillsborough Co. Public Health Unit - at six locations
   - Downtown.......Tel. (813) 272-6200
   - Joyce Ely.......Tel. (813) 671-7651
   - Kelton 272-6203
   - North Hillsborough Health Center.......Tel. (813) 554-5019
   - Plant City.......Tel. (813) 757-3838
   - West Tampa.......Tel. (813) 272-6412
Judeo Christian Health Clinic.......Tel. (813) 870-0395
Sine Domus Health Center.......Tel. (813) 227-9227
Consult A Nurse......(800) 257-0944
Suncoast Community Health Centers, Inc........Tel. (813) 645-4681
West Coast Dental Association.......Tel. (813) 931-3018


Legal Assistance

Bay Area Legal Services.......Tel. (813) 232-1343
Child Support Enforcement.......Tel. (813) 744-8450
Consumer Protection Section.......Tel. (813) 272-6750
Guardian Ad Litem.......Tel. (813) 272-5110
Lawyer Referral Service.......Tel. (813) 221-7780
Mediation & Diversion Services- Child Custody.......Tel. (813) 272-5642
Victim's Assistance.......Tel. (813) 272-6472

Homeless Services

Abundant Life Ministries (Men).......Tel. (813) 274-3081
ACTS - Homeless Day Center.......Tel. (813) 247-2287
Family Support Services/Travelers Aid.......Tel. (813) 273-5936
Homeless Recovery Program.......Tel. (813) 276-2977
Mary & Martha House (Women & Children).......Tel. (813) 645-7874
Metropolitan Ministries.......Tel. (813) 209-1077
Salvation Army at three locations
   - Hospitality House (Women & Children).......Tel. (813) 223-3781
   - Red Shield Lodge (Men & Women).......Tel. (813) 221-4440
   - Transitional Housing (Men).......Tel. (813) 221-4441
Sine Domus Clinic.......Tel. (813) 227-9227
Veterans Homeless Program.......Tel. (813) 228-2027

Financial Assistance

Consumer Credit Counseling Service.......Tel. (813) 289-8923
Economic Services Office.......Tel. (813) 871-7411
Family Support Services/Travelers Aid.......Tel. (813) 273-5936
Food Stamp Hotline.......Tel. (813) 276-5900
Public Assistance.......Tel. (813) 272-5040
Salvation Army.......Tel. (813) 226-0055
St. Vincent DePaul Society.......Tel. (813) 933-9729
Social Security Administration.......Tel. (800) 772-1213
WAGES - AFDC - Food Stamps - Medicaid.......Tel. (813) 871-7411
Neighboorhood Service Centers also offer assistance at the following locations.
   - Family Care Service Center 272-6420
   - Hanley Road Service Center 886-6177
   - Lee Davis Neighborhood Service Center 272-5220
   - Plant City Neighborhood Service Center 757-3871
   - Ruskin Neighborhood Service Center 671-7647
   - St. Joseph Community Service Center 978-1185
   - University Community Resource Center 975-2121
   - West Tampa Neighborhood Service Center 272-5074

Employment

Centre for Women (Displaced Homemakers).......Tel. (813) 251-8437
Goodwill Industries.......Tel. (813) 626-7396
Job Accommodation Network (Disabled) 1-800-526-7234
Job Helpline.......Tel. (813) 272-6975
Job Services of Florida.......Tel. (813) 930-7400
Job Transition Partnership Act.......Tel. (813) 930-7675
Salvation Army.......Tel. (813) 223-3781
Summer Youth Employment.......Tel. (813) 757-3883
Vocational Rehabilitation.......Tel. (813) 664-8341
Working Seniors - Aging Services.......Tel. (813) 272-5321

Alcohol & Drug Abuse

ACTS.......Tel. (813) 238-9505
Al-Anon Alateen.......Tel. (813) 229-4540
Alcoholics Anonymous (24hrs).......Tel. (813) 933-9123
Centre for Women.......Tel. (813) 251-8437
DACCO.......Tel. (813) 623-3500
Delinquency Assessment Team.......Tel. (813) 871-7690
Hotline of Hillsborough.......Tel. (813) 234-1234*
Narcotics Anonymous.......Tel. (813) 879-4357
National Substance Abuse Hotline.......Tel. (813) 1-800-COCAINE
Substance Abusing Mothers & Infants.......Tel. (813) 984-0909
Windmoor Intervention Network.......Tel. (813) 1-888-834-2946

Transportation

American Red Cross Angel Wings.......Tel. (813) 251-0923
HARTLINE Bus Service.......Tel. (813) 254-4278
OASIS - Senior Express 229-5553
Samaritan Services - Sun City.......Tel. (813) 634-9283
Self-Reliance (Disabled).......Tel. (813) 975-6560
SHARE-A-VAN.......Tel. (813) 272-7272