Community Links

“Americans with mental illness deserve our understanding, and they deserve excellent care. They deserve a health care system that treats their illness with the same urgency as a physical illness.”

[George W. Bush, President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health]

Categories of Resources

Information

Daily Living

Education

Employment

Government Aid

Justice

Mental Health

Physical Health

Private Aid

Transportation



ONLINE COMMUNITY RESOURCE DIRECTORIES - SEARCH ENGINES - INFORMATION

MapQuest - County Maps - Travel Info - Weather - Dictionary - ZIP Codes - Records: Phone - Public - Vital

United Way Online Community Resources: or Dial 211 for Lee, Hendry & Glades

Collier United Way: (239) 261-7112 - Charlotte United Way: Dial 211

Lee County Homeless Coalition: Pocket Guide of Community Resources

Naples Alliance for Children: Community Resource Directory

SAMSHA: Facility Locators: Mental Health & Publications

Florida Health Finder: Find Health Care Facilities & Providers - ALF Referral Service

MyFlorida.com: Official Portal of the State of Florida for All Government Services

News-Press SWFL - Naples Daily News - Cape Coral Daily Breeze - Sunday Herald: Charlotte County

Television News: ABC - CBS - FOX - NBC

MENTAL HEALTH

Florida State Mental Health Treatment Facilities

Private Mental Health Facilities: Naples Community - Bayfront Health - Lee Memorial Behavioral Health

Private Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities: Willough at Naples - SalusCare: South West Florida Addiction Services - First Step of Sarasota

Central Florida Behavioral Health Network

Coastal Behavioral Healthcare: FACT, Mental Health Court, BRITE for Elders…

Agency of Health Care Administration

Lab Tests Online: Understand Your Lab Tests

CoastCoast RX Card: Discount on Prescriptions, Lab Tests, & Imaging

Rx Drug Smarts AARP - NIMH Medication Info

Social Security: Ticket to Work - Take Charge ENP - Employment Support - Working While Disabled

Center for Medicaid & Medicare - Find A Medicaid Provider Medicare.gov - Find a Medicare Provider

GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE

DCF Access Florida: Cash, Medical Assistance, Substance Abuse & Mental Health, Abuse Hotline…

Lee County Government - Fort Myers - Cape Coral - Bonita Springs

Charlotte Government: Punta Gorda

US Health & Human Services: Lee HS- Collier HS - Charlotte HS - Hendry HS - Clewiston HS

Veterans Administration - National Coalition for Homeless Vets

National Council on Ageing:Benefits Check Up - Benefits.gov

Disaster Assistance - Lee Emergency Management: Evacuation Assistance

Housing & Urban Development


EDUCATION

Department of Education: Accredited Post Secondary Institutions

WorldWideLearn.com: Online Directory of Education

Area Colleges & Universities: Southwestern - Florida Gulf Coast - Hodges - Southern Technical College

Adult Ed Lee: FMTC - Lee Public Schools Adult Ed - Quality of Life Center Fort Myers

Adult Ed Collier: Lorenzo Walker Institute of Technology - Collier Adult Ed - Naples Art Association

County Libraries: Lee - Collier - Charlotte - Hendry


EMPLOYMENT

Department of Labor

Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity

USA JOBS: Federal

People First Florida: State Jobs

Career Source Southwest Florida

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida

Experience Works

PRIVATE ASSISTANCE

Fort Myers Rescue Mission - Salvation Army - St Matthews House Naples: Homeless Shelters, Rehab, Healthcare…

Catholic Charities of Southwest Florida

St.Vincent De Paul Society Lee County & St. Vincent De Paul Society Naples

Lutheran Services Florida

Senior Friendship Centers

Doctor Piper Center: Fort Myers

Meals on Wheels

Outreach in SWFL

Lifeline: Low Basic Rate Phone Service for Low Income Households

Assurance Wireless & Safe Link Wireless: Free Cell Phones & Service for Low Income Households:

Comcast Internet Essentials: Low Cost Internet Service and Computers for Low Income Households

Bizrate.com: Compare Prices

Consumer Reports

Shopper: Free Classifieds Online

TRANSPORTATION

Goodwheels

Greyhound

Amtrack

South West Florida Regional Airport

Naples Municipal Airport

Lee Tran

Collier Area Transit

Human Services Transit Dept: Charlotte Dial A Ride & Sunshine Ride -

Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles

Lee Tax Collector - Collier Tax Collector - Charlotte Tax Collector - Hendry Tax Collector

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING

Center of Independent Living Gulf Coast

Joni & Friends International Disability Center

Deaf Service Center of SW Florida

Starkey Hearing Foundation: Includes Low Cost Hearing Aids.

Brain Injury Association of Florida

CARD: Center for Autism and Related Disabilities

YMCA of the USA

Boy Scouts of America

Girl Scouts of Gulf Coast Florida

Focus on the Family

Crown Financial Ministries: Free Financial Coaching

JUSTICE

Division of Victim Services: Office of The Attorney General Includes a Victim’s Hotline and Fraud Hotline

USA Government Made Easy

Florida Laws Toll Free for Florida Residents

Internet Crime Complaint Center

NCMEC: Amber Alerts…

Call for Action: Wink News - 4 in your corner : Fox News

Background Checks: Florida Department of Law Enforcement Hotline

FBI Sex Offender Registry - Florida Sexual Predators

Prison Fellowship

Office of the Florida Governor: Citizen Services Hotline

Homeland Security - Department Of Justice - Florida State Attorney General

Office of the Public Defender: Judicial Circuit 20

Lee Bar Association: Lawyer Referral Service - Attorney Shawn Seilger: Bonita Springs

Collier Bar Association - Legal Aid Service of Collier

Fort Myers Police - Naples Police - Punta Gorda Police - Clewiston Police

Lee Sheriff - Collier Sheriff - Charlotte Sheriff - Glades Sheriff - Hendry Sheriff

Florida Highway Patrol

PHYSICAL HEALTH/HOSPITALS AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES

Lee Memorial Health Systems

Physicians Regional Naples -Naples Community Healthcare System

Charlotte Regional Medical Center - Fawcett Memorial - Bon Secours-St Joseph Hospital

Hendry Regional Medical Center - Desoto Memorial Hospital

Lee Health Department- Collier HD - Charlotte HD - Glades HD - Hendry HD

Family Health Centers of SWFL: Out Patient Services with Sliding Scale Based on Income

American Medical Association

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Blue Zones:Healthy living tips

Nutrition Facts: Nutrition research Info

T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies : Resources on Health and Wellness

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FloridaSDC Circuit 20 Serves Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry, & Glades Counties.
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