Community Resources & Support
Updated August 20, 2024
Insurance assistance
Visit the Florida Department of Children and Families website to apply for Florida Medicaid.
Change Medicaid
Plans
Call a Choice Counselor toll-free at 1-877-711-3662 or visit the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care page online.
Florida KidCare application
Florida
KidCare includes free, subsidized and full-pay options based on family income and household size. Call 1-888-540-KIDS (5437) or visit their KidCare page online.
Breastfeeding & baby formula resources
WIC
WIC is a federally funded nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children. WIC provides the following at no cost: healthy foods, nutrition education and counseling, breastfeeding support, and
referrals for health care and community services.
Breastfeeding
consultations & classes
The Breastfeeding Center at AdventHealth for Women is available to new moms and is staffed by certified lactation consultants. To discuss breastfeeding issues, please call 407-303-7650. You can
also sign up for breastfeeding classes.
La Leche League International
Trained volunteers provide one-on-one help to breastfeeding mothers on the phone and conduct monthly group support meetings. Call 1-800-LALECHE or visit their website.
Assistance with medication costs
Publix Pharmacy medications program
You’ll find medications for some of the most common ailments available in 90-day supplies for under $20.
Vyvanse patient assistance program
Patient Assistance Programs (PAP) are designed to support low income US residents with free or low cost prescriptions.
GoodRx gathers current prices and discounts to help you find the lowest cost pharmacy for your prescriptions. Even if you have insurance, we almost always find better pricing by combining it with the GoodRx discount codes.
Autism resources
Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (CARD) at
USF
The Center for Autism & Related Disabilities at USF is a community-based project that provides information and consultation to individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders and related
disabilities.
Early Steps is Florida's early intervention system that offers services to eligible infants and toddlers (birth to thirty-six months) with significant delays or a condition likely to result in a developmental delay.
General help
FindHelp.Org
Find food assistance, help paying bills, and other free or reduced cost programs, including new programs for the COVID-19 pandemic