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COMMUNITY RESOURCES-QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
Leon County
Sections
Alcohol & Substance Abuse Services
Well-Child and Well Care
School Readiness
STD(Sexually Transmitted Disease)
Child Abuse/Child Welfare
Women Infant and Children Program
Healthy Start
Domestic Violence
Financial Assistance Services
Emergency Food Pantry
Fitness and Weight Management
Grief Support Counseling
House Assistance
Mental Health Services
Prenatal/Postpartum Pregnancy & Prevention Programs
Smoking Cessation
Developmental Disabled Services
Diabetes Education Information
Prevention (Colorectal, Breast & Cervical Cancer)
Immunizations (Including Flu and Pneumonia)
Transportation and Motor Vehicle Safety
Alcohol & Substance Abuse Services
    
2-1-1 Big Bend, Family Health LineLeon800-451-2229 www.211bigbend.org\hotlines\familyhealth\index.htm
Alcoholics Anonymous, AALeon850-224-1818 www.intergroup.org
Cocaine AnonymousLeon850-216-2926
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Well Child - Well Care
    
North Florida Womens CareLeon850-877-7241 www.nflwc.com
Women's Pregnancy CenterLeon850-297-1174 www.awpc.cc
The Stork's NestLeon850-513-3003
Leon County Health Dept., Maternal/Infant ServicesLeon850-922-6800 www.myflorida.com
Birth Cottage, IncLeon850-681-6969 www.birthcottage.com
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School Readiness
    
DOE, Voluntary Pre-KindergartenLeon850-414-6085 x211 www.vpkflorida.org
Arbor Early Learning Resource and ReferralLeon850-385-0504 www.vpkflorida.org
Dick Howser Center for Childhood Services, LeonLeon850-574-4073 www.withyoualltheway.org
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STD(Sexually Transmitted Disease)
    
Bond Community Health CenterLeon850-576-4073 www.bondchc.com
Good News Outreach, Open Door Women's ClinicLeon850-222-7077
Leon County Health DepartmentLeon850-487-3162 www.leoncountyfl.gov/lchd/
SHISA, IncLeon850-224-8718 www.shisa.org
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Child Abuse / Child Welfare
    
Big Bend Community-Bases Care, Dist. 2A-BLeon850-410-1020 www.bigbendcbc.org
Capital City Youth Services, Safe Place ProgramLeon850-576-6000 x326 www.ccys.org
Children's Home Society, Family PreservationLeon850-922-8490 www.chsfl.fl
DCF, Florida Abuse HotlineLeon850-487-6100 www.dcf.state.fl.us/abuse/
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Women Infant and Children Program
    
Leon County Health Dept, WICLeon850-487-3158 www.leoncountyfl.gov/lchd/
Mom Care, Capital Area HSCLeon850-488-0288 www.capitalareahealthystart.org
Florida Dept of Health WIC HotlineLeon850-342-3556 www.floridawic.org
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Healthy Start
    
Capital Area Healthy Start CoalitionLeon850-488-0288 www.capitalareahealthystart.org
Leon County Health Dept., Material/Infant ServicesLeon850-922-6800 www.myflorida.com
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Domestic Violence
    
FLS, Domestic Violence HotlineLeon800-500-1119 x3 www.casa-stpete.org
Leon County Sheriff's Office, Be BraveLeon850-922-3300 www.lcso.leonfl.org
Refuge House, Domestic Violence & Rape Crisis ProgramsLeon850-681-2111 www.refugehouse.com
2nd Judicial Circuit, Victim/Witness Assistance ProgramLeon850-606-6000 www.soa2fl.org
Tallahassee Police DeptLeon850-891-4200 www.talgov.com/tpd
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Financial Assistance/Services (Medicaid/Food Stamps/TANF)
    
Big Bend Workforce, Welfare Transition ProgramLeon850-922-0023 www.employflorida.com
DCF, Adult Services, District 2BLeon850-488-0160 www.myflorida.com
DCF, Economic Self Sufficiency Program, Leon Co.Leon850-488-9875 www.mylforida.com
Customer Call Center (for easy access early am or late pm)Leon866-762-2237 www.myflorida.com/accessflorida
Florida Impact, Food Stamp Outreach HelplineLeon850-309-1487 www.dcf.state.fl.us/ess/
Leon County Health Department, WICLeon850-487-3158 www.capitalareahealthystart.org
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(Apply on-line for benefits(Medicaid/Food Stamps/Cash Assist.NULLNULL www.myflorida.com/accessflorida
Automated ACCESS information lineNULL866-762-2237
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Emergency Food Pantry
    
Salvation Army, Basic Needs AssistanceLeon850-222-0304 www.uss.salvationarmy.org
Community Action Agency, Emergency Food ProgramLeon850-222-2043 www.cacaainc.org
ECHO, Emergency Services ProgramLeon850-224-3246 www.echotally.org
Wildwood Presbyterian Church, Our Father's StorehouseLeon850-894-1400 www.wildwoodpca.org
Church of Christ, Benevolence ProgramLeon850-878-0085
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Fitness & Weight Management
    
Tallahassee YMCALeon850-877-6151 www.tallahasseeymca.org
Tallahassee, City Parks and Recreation DepartmentLeon850-891-3866 www.talgov.com
FSU, Center for Participant EducationLeon850-644-6577
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Grief Support/Counseling
    
Big Bend Hospice, Bereavement ProgramLeon850-878-5310 www.bigbendhospice.org
First Baptist Church, Grief ShareLeon850-222-5470 x221 www.fbcoth.org
Compassionate Friends of TallahasseeLeon850-422-8404
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Housing Assistance
    
Community Action Agency, Emergency Shelter ProgramLeon850-222-2043 www.cacaainc.org
ECHO, Bethany Family ServicesLeon850-878-1722 www.echotally.org
Catholic Charities, Rental Assistance and Homeless ProgramsLeon850-222-2180
Lutheran Social Services, In Between HousingLeon850-575-4309 www.lssnf.org
Brehon Institute, Brehon HouseLeon850-671-5255 www.brehoninstitute.org
Big Bend Homeless Coalition, Inc.Leon850-576-5566 www.bigbend.org
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Mental Health Services
    
TMH, Behavioral Health CenterLeon850-431-5105 www.tmh.org
Community Intervention CentersLeon850-222-3508 www.cicinc.org
FSU, Human Service CenterLeon850-644-3857
Apalachee Center, Safe ProgramLeon850-523-3333 www.apalacheecenter.org
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Prenatal/Postpartum Pregnancy & Prevention Programs
    
Good News Outreach, Open Door Women's ClinicLeon850-222-7077
Leon CHD, Maternal/Infant ServicesLeon850-922-6800 www.leoncountyfl.gov.org
2-1-1 Big Bend, Family Health LineLeon850-681-6969 www.211bigbend.org
Birth Cottage, IncLeon850-681-6969 www.birthcottage.com
Brehon Institute for Family Services, IncLeon850-656-7110 www.brehoninstitute.org
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Smoking Cessation
    
Florida Quit for Life LineLeon877-822-6669 www.cancer.org
Florida DOH, Chronic Disease Tobacco Control ProgramLeon850-245-4330 www.doh.state.fl.us\family\chronicdisease
FSU, Thagard Student Health CenterLeon850-644-8871 www.tshc.fsu.edu
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Developmental Disabled Services
    
Ability 1stLeon850-575-9621 www.ability1st.org
The, Able TrustLeon850-224-4493 www.abletrust.org
Florida ADP, District 2 (Adm)(Lynn Daw)Leon850-488-4257 www.apd.myflorida.com
Family Network on Disabilities of Florida IncLeon800-825-5736 www.fndfl.org
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Diabetes Education & Information
    
Bond Community Health CenterLeon850-576-4073 www.bondchc.com
TMH, Diabetes CenterLeon850-431-5404 www.tmh.org
Greater Frenchtown Diabetes and You ProjectLeon850-224-8404
Capital Regional Medical Center, Wound Treatment CenterLeon850-325-5152
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Prevention (Colorectal, Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening)
    
Leon CHD, BCC ProgramLeon850-487-3186 x167 www.leoncountyfl.gov\lchd\
Florida Breast & Cervical Cancer Early Detection HotlineLeon800-451-2229 www.211bigbend.org
TMH, A Woman's PlaceLeon850-431-4928 www.tmh.org
American Cancer Society, Tallahassee OfficeLeon850-297-0588 x113 www.cancer.org
Bosom Buddies (support group)Leon850-668-3515
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Immunizations (Including Flu and Pneumonia)
    
Bond Community Health Center, Leon850-576-4073 www.bondchc.com
Leon CHD, General Health ServicesLeon850-487-3162 www.leoncountyfl.gov\lchd\
Florida Kid Care HotlineLeon888-540-5437 www.healthykids.org
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Motor Vehicle Safety
    
Florida Dept of Hwy Safety and Motor VehiclesLeon850-488-0933 www.hsmv.state.fl.us
North Florida Safety CouncilLeon850-877-5193 www.nflacsafety.com
Leon County Clerk of the Court, Traffic DivisionLeon850-577-4100 www.clerk.leon.fl.us
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Transportation and Motor Vehicle Safety
    
Star Metro - Medicaid TransportationLeon850-891-5199
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