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The following resources
provide helpful information from federal, state and local
governments, and the community network of nonprofit agencies. Click
on the icons below to visit the websites and for more information about the services provided
by each agency.
 
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United Way of Manasota
1445 2nd St.
Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: 2-1-1 or 941-308-4357
E-mail:
datamgr@uw211manasota.net
Website:
www.uw211manasota.net
2-1-1 Database
- 2-1-1 manages a state
of the art database containing over 800 agencies and
2,400 programs. 2-1-1 serves Arcadia, Manatee and Sarasota
counties.
2-1-1
Community Information Network
- 2-1-1 provides
specialized reports to over 35 providers and 17 funding
entities. 2-1-1 can help the community by sharing the
collected data in order to make better decisions with
community resources.
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Goodwill of Manasota
1781 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Sarasota, FL 34234
Phone: 941-359-0520
Fax: 941-359-0420
E-mail:
lori.rizzo@gimi.org
Website:
www.goodwillindustries.org
Fair Housing Assistance
Prevention
Services
- On very
basic level. Not providing extensive counseling services.
Level 1 counseling
Foreclosure
Services
- Budgeting
and educational services, job counseling/employment services
through our Goodwill mission Job Connection Offices,
providing letters to other financial institutions if our
customers need help creating them.
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Homeownership Preservation
Foundation
3033 Excelsior Blvd.
Suite 500
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Phone: 888-995-4673
Website:
www.995hope.org
- The 888-995-HOPE™
hotline has a single mission: to help more homeowners
avoid foreclosure. Provided by the Homeownership
Preservation Foundation, the Homeowner's HOPE™ Hotline
has provided advice and education to more than 300,000
homeowners since 2002.
- The Foundation is not
a mortgage company. We are an independent, third-party
resource that has assembled a not-for-profit network
dedicated to helping homeowners avoid foreclosure.
- The help is free.
- Financial support for
the Homeowner's HOPE™ Hotline is provided by the
Homeownership Preservation Foundation, a
Minneapolis-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
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CredAbility
Glasser Schoenbaum Human Service Center
1750 17th St., Unit H
Sarasota, FL 34234
Phone: 800-251-2227
Fax: 407-895-3807
E-mail:
cccscounselor@cccsfl.org
Website:
www.credability.org
Housing
Counseling
Prevention Services
- Prevention counseling is
provided 24/7/365 days by phone, in person and chat lines
for all services. Referred to other agencies for immediate
relief funds for situations such as utility bills, rent,
etc.
Foreclosure Services
- Crisis, credit, debt
management, bankruptcy, education and all housing services
to include foreclosures and reverse mortgages. Referrals
given to other agencies for immediate relief funds.
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Hope Now
Website:
www.hopenow.com
HOPE NOW is an alliance
between counselors, mortgage companies, investors, and other
mortgage market participants. This alliance will maximize
outreach efforts to homeowners in distress to help them stay
in their homes and will create a unified, coordinated plan
to reach and help as many homeowners as possible. The
members of this alliance recognize that by working together,
they will be more effective than by working independently.
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St. Petersburg Neighborhood
Housing
Services, Inc.
1600 Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. St. S.
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone: 727-821-6897
Website:
www.stpetenhs.org
SPNHS provides a wide
array of services to thousands of residents and families in
St. Petersburg and the surrounding areas.
- Maintain and enhance
our homebuyer and homeowner assistance programs.
- Develop and maintain
quality owner-occupied and rental housing.
- Educate our primary
and secondary customers regarding the value of Financial
Fitness training and Home Management and Maintenance
education to low- and moderate-income families in their
pursuit of self-sufficiency and wealth.
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Prevention Services
- Past due rent, mortgage,
medication and utility assistance when funds are available
and families/individuals meet requirements.
Foreclosure Services
- Foreclosure prevention
counseling
Relocation Services
- Works with North Port Social
Services and North Port Salvation Army to relocate families
that have lost their homes due to foreclosure as renters and
homeowners.
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Salvation
Army
1400 10th St.
Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: 941-364-8845
Website:
www.salvationarmyusa.org
Angel Tree Christmas
assistance, rent and mortgage assistance (including first
month's rent and/or deposit), Low Income Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP) provides assistance with utility bills and
deposits (electric, gas and water only-no telephone), emergency
prescriptions, food, emergency clothing.
Foreclosure and
Relocation Services
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Senior Friendship Centers
1888 Brother Geenen Way
Sarasota, FL 34237
Phone: 941-955-2122 or 866-955-2122
Website:
www.friendshipcenters.org
Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program (EHEAP) provides
assistance with energy shut off notices, and rental
assistance. Applicants, age 60+ must call the Elder Helpline
at 866-413-5337 (toll free) to qualify.
Foreclosure Services
- Referrals to
legal services, assistance with mortgage payments,
utilities, and other housing assistance if in time to
maintain stability
Relocation Services
- Assistance
with utilities, first and last month rental assistance
within Sarasota County
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Information and referral
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Jewish
Family and Children's Services
2688 Fruitville Road
Sarasota, FL 34237
Phone: 941-366-2224
Website:
www.jfcs-cares.org
Budgeting
assistance, case management, financial assistance (utilities,
food, rental/mortgage assistance and other support, as required
to support family self-sufficiency), resource and referral.
Foreclosure Services
- Assistance to stay in the home or relocation within the
county to continue housing stability if caught in time.
Linkage to Gulf Coast Legal Services if necessary. Financial
assistance within reason to sustain present housing
(utilities, food, rental/mortgage assistance and other
support as required to support family self sufficiency),
resource and referral.
Relocation Services
- Relocation within the county to continue housing stability.
Linkage to Gulf Coast Legal Services if necessary.
Financial assistance within reason to sustain present
housing (utilities, food, rental /mortgage assistance and
other support, as required, to support family
self-sufficiency), resource and referral.
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North Port Social Services
6919 Outreach Way
North Port, FL 34287
Phone: 941-429-3700
E-mail:
npsocialserv@cityofnorthport.com
Website:
www.cityofnorthport.com
Foreclosure Services
- Assistance
with up to three months of mortgage payments not to exceed
$1,000 for households with dependents and up to $900 for
families without dependents. Possible 4th month payment
with other funding if applicant finds employment after the
third month payment. Assistance available due to a recent
lay off due to closure and downsizing of employment.
Relocation Services
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Federal
Agencies |
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Tampa Field Office
500 Zack Street, Suite 402
Tampa, FL 33602
Phone: 813-228-2026
E-mail:
FL_Webmanager@hud.gov
Website:
www.hud.gov
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Foreclosure help
- Avoiding
scams
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Relocation resources
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Department of
Veterans Affairs
VA Regional Loan Center
9500 Bay Pines Blvd.
St. Petersburg, FL 33708
Phone: 800-827-1000
Website:
www.benefits.va.gov/stpetersburg
- VA Home
Loan program
- VA
Reaching Out to Vets with Mortgage Problems
- Enhanced
VA Mortgage Options
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