2026 Escambia Resource Guide by KesslerCreative

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Special thanks to the Escambia Children’s Trust for their sponsorship and coordination of the Escambia County Family Resource Guide.

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Escambia Children’s Trust has worked to make this Family Resource Guide the most complete guide available; however, we assume no responsibility for errors, changes or omissions, nor do we recommend programs or individuals. Escambia Children’s Trust does not warrant the accuracy or reliability of any of the information contained in the Guide. Some information may have changed since collected, or new facilities may have opened while others may have moved or closed. Please verify all information when contacting a provider. While we are excited to be able to provide this service to the community, we do encourage families to use this publication for informational purposes only. Professionals should be consulted on any issues concerning the health, safety and welfare of your family.

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Regardless of your insurance status. Regardless of your income.

Thank you to the Escambia Children’s Trust for funding partnerships like ours that improve care across the community.

St Vincent de Paul ESC Cervantes St Thrift Store .... 850-607-2360

St Vincent de Paul ESC Chief’s Way Thrift Store 850-458-7700

IThis category lists organizations that provide services to individuals who have been victims of child abuse or neglect, domestic violence, incest and rape. Services include counseling, shelter, legal aid and information and referral.

IEsta categoría enumera las organizaciones que proveen servicios a individuos que han sido víctimas de abuso infantil, violencia domestica, incesto y violación sexual. Los servicios incluyen asesoramiento, refugio, ayuda legal, e información y referencia.

Child Abuse/Protective Services

Abuso Infantil/Servicios Protectivos

Gulf Coast Kids House ESC Child Advocacy and Prevention Services

Florida Abuse Hotline FL Child and Vulnerable Adult Report Hotline

Department of Children and Families

ACCESS Call Center

ESC Service Center

ESC SRO Administration

FL ACCESS Location Finder

FL EBT Customer Service

Domestic Violence • Violencia Doméstica

850-595-5800

800-962-2873

850-300-4323

888-356-3281

211 Northwest Florida NWFL 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline 988 988 Lifeline US Suicide and Crisis Lifeline 988

Crisis Text Line US Crisis Text Line 727-727

Didi Hirsch US Teen Hotline ....................

800-852-8336

National Domestic Violence Hotline US Hotline 1-800-799-7233

Planned Parenthood US Parenting Education Resource Line

Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network US National Sexual Assault Hotline

The Trevor Project US Suicide Hotline

Favor House of Northwest Florida

ESC SRO Crisis Line

ESC SRO Domestic Abuse Shelter

ESC SRO Domestic Violence Center

ESC SRO Education Program

ESC SRO Information and Referral

Basic Needs • Necesidades Básicas

II800-230-7526

800-656-4673

866-488-7386

850-434-6600

850-434-1177

This section contains organizations that provide services to those with basic need issues. Basic needs include: clothing, emergency aid, emergency shelter, money management/financial aid, food, housing, Social Security and transportation.

Esta sección contiene organizaciones que proveen servicios básicos en cuestiones como ropa, ayuda de emergencia, refugio de emergencia, administración de dinero/ayuda financiera, alimentación, Seguro Social y transportación.

Clothing • Ropa

Little Flower Catholic Church

ESC Clothing Closet ..........................850-455-5641

Myrtle Grove Baptist Church

ESC Clothing Closet ..........................850-455-7389

Samaritan Hands

ESC Clothing Assistance

St Joseph Catholic Church

ESC Caring and Sharing Clothing Closet

St Vincent de Paul ESC DeSoto St Thrift Store 850-434-6615

Bright Bridge Ministries ESC Hygiene Ministry 850-332-2459

Disaster Relief • Ayuda para Desastres

Be Ready Alliance Coordinating for Emergencies

ESC Main Office 850-739-3981

Be Ready Escambia

ESC Disaster Preparation Website 850-471-6400

Department of Health FL Special Needs Registry 850-815-4000

Division of Emergency Management US Website 850-815-4000

Escambia County Emergency Management

ESC Special Needs Registry 850-471-6400

National Hurricane Center

US Information Website .................. https://nhc.noaa.gov

Waterfront Rescue Mission

ESC Extreme Weather Program .................850-436-7868

American Red Cross US National Disaster Assistance .......................... 800-733-2767

Federal Emergency Management Administration

US FEMA Disaster Response 1-800-621-3362

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration US Disaster Distress Helpline 800-985-5990

American Red Cross

ESC OKA SRO WAL Disaster Services 850-432-7601

Lakeview Center ESC OKA SRO WAL

Mobile Response Team

Financial Aid/Rent and Utilities

Ayuda Económica/Alquiler y Utilidad

Department of Children and Families FL Temporary Cash Assistance

Opening Doors Northwest Florida

850-281-5334

850-438-8907

850-436-6461

Goodwill Gulf Coast ESC Ensley Thrift Store 850-478-5047

Goodwill Gulf Coast ESC Olive Road Thrift Store 850-438-3930

Loaves and Fishes ESC Thrift Store 850-438-4166

850-300-4323

ESC SRO Homeless Client Services for Literally Homeless Rapid Rehousing 850-439-3009

Catholic Charities

ESC Rent Payment Assistance

United Ministries

ESC Mortgage and Rental Assistance

850-436-6425

850-433-2333

Overflow Health Alliance ESC Emergency Shelter 850-432-3333

MyFreeTaxes Free Tax Preparation US Website 866-698-9435

United Way of West Florida

ESC SRO GetMyRefund Tax Assistance 850-912-8245

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

ESC SRO Appointment Only Sites 850-444-7033

Children’s Home Society ESC SRO

M-Power House Transitional Living Program 850-266-2700

Catholic Charities ESC Utilities Assistance 850-436-6425

Community Action Program Committee, Inc.

ESC Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) 850-438-4021

Community Action Program Committee, Inc.

ESC Low Income Home Water Assistance Program 850-438-4021

Pensacola Energy ESC Utility Assistance Program 850-435-1800

Pensacola Energy ESC Utility Bill Payment Plan 850-435-1800

Pensacola Energy ESC Utility Service Connection and Pilot Lighting Service

850-474-5300

Salvation Army ESC SRO FPL Utility Assistance .... 850-432-1501

Samaritan Hands ESC Utilities Assistance 850-438-8907

Tender Hearts Caring Hands

ESC SRO FPL Utility Assistance

EveryoneOn Discount Internet

850-473-4466

US Website ......................... https://everyoneon.org/ Food • Comida

Catholic Charities ESC SRO SNAP

Application Assistance .......................

Catholic Charities

ESC The Caring Coach Food Pantry ............

Church on Wheels ESC Food Pantry

Epps Christian Center ESC Food Pantry

Feeding the Gulf Coast

NWFL Mobile Food Distributions

Holy Cross Episcopal Church ESC Food Pantry

JoJo’s Paws ESC Pet Food Pantry

Little Flower Catholic Church ESC Food Pantry

Loaves and Fishes ESC Family Homeless Shelter

Loaves and Fishes ESC Prepared Meal

850-436-6425

850-454-9055

850-572-5761

850-626-1332

850-477-8596

850-760-7876

850-455-5641

850-438-7616

Marcus Pointe Baptist Church ESC Food Pantry 850-479-8337

Myrtle Grove Baptist Church ESC Food Pantry

Myrtle Grove United Methodist Church

ESC Food Pantry ............................

Overflow Health Alliance ESC Food Pantry

Pensacola Caring Hearts, Inc. ESC Food Pantry .....

Salvation Army ESC SRO Food Pantry

Samaritan Hands ESC Food Pantry

St James Missionary Baptist Church

ESC Food Pantry

St Joseph Catholic Church

ESC Caring and Sharing Food Pantry

850-455-7389

850-456-7463

850-432-3333

850-375-1838

850-432-1501

850-438-8907

850-476-0690

850-436-6461

St Joseph Catholic Church ESC Soup Kitchen

850-436-6461

St Vincent de Paul ESC DeSoto Street Food Pantry 850-434-6615

St Vincent de Paul ESC St. Anne’s Food Pantry 850-457-3833

Summer Breakspot

FL Website https://www.summerbreakspot.org/find-location/

Tender Hearts Caring Hands

ESC SRO Olive Campus Food Pantry

ESC Warrington Campus Food Pantry

The Hope Center - Brownsville

ESC FarmShare

850-473-4466

850-430-2100

ESC Food Assistance Program 850-430-2100

Warrington Emergency Aid Center

ESC Food Pantry

Bright Bridge Ministries

ESC Hot Meal

Epps Christian Center

ESC Prepared Meal

First United Methodist Church of Pensacola

ESC Hot Lunch ..............................

Food Not Bombs

850-972-9304

850-203-0135

850-572-5761

850-432-1434

ESC Hot Meal ..........................................

Helping Hands That Bridge The Gap

ESC Hot Meals and Sack Lunch

Project Ministries, Inc.

ESC Project Hope Hot Meals

Department of Education ESC Free and Reduced School Lunch and Breakfast

850-494-1603

850-503-5989

850-429-2974

Information and Referral • Información y Referencia

211 Northwest Florida ESC SRO

211 Resource Guide/Street Survival Guide

www.EscambiaChildrensTrust.org

850-444-7037

211 Northwest Florida NWFL Website ............

855-420-8689

Adopt Florida FL Adoption Information Hotline 800-962-3678

AIDSinfo US Hotline and Website

American Civil Liberties Union US Hotline

Social Security Administration US Hotline

Escambia County Parks and Recreation ESC Community Centers

Parks and Recreation Department ESC Main Office

Social Security Administration ESC Pensacola Office

Transportation • Transporte

Escambia County Area Transit System

ESC Disability ADA Transportation

Escambia County Area Transit System

ESC Public Transportation

Community Organizations Organizaciones Comunitarias

I800-448-0440

212-549-2500

800-772-1213

850-475-5220

850-436-5670

1-800-772-1213

850-595-0501

850-595-3228

IA comprehensive listing of organizations in Escambia County providing services. These organizations offer advocacy, support, community action, disaster relief, volunteer and donation direction as well as information and referral. Information and referral reflects a host of services, including abuse, victim, addiction, AIDS/HIV, city and government, consumer complaints, disabilities, elderly, family and parenting, health, legal, gay/lesbian, lost children, runaway youth and childcare.

Un amplio listado de las organizaciones que proveen servicios en el Condado Escambia. Estas organizaciones ofrecen apoyo en cuestiones de abogacía, acción comunitaria, ayuda en caso de desastres y distribución de donativos, así como información y referencias. Información y referencia incluye una variedad de servicios, incluyendo ayuda a las víctimas del abuso, las adicciones, el sida/VIH (AIDS/HIV), la ciudad y el gobierno, quejas del consumidor, incapacidades físicas, ayuda para ancianos, familias y padres, salud, ayuda legal, problemática referente a lesbianas y gays, y niños desaparecidos/jóvenes que escapan de sus hogares

Advocacy • Defensa

Bikers Against Child Abuse NWFL

Child Advocacy Program

850-217-2366

Volunteer/Donations • Voluntarios/Donaciones

Council on Aging ESC SRO Volunteer Opportunities

Pensacola Dream Center ESC 4th Saturday Serve

Pensacola Dream Center ESC Volunteer Opportunities

United Way of West Florida ESC SRO Volunteer Recruitment

Volunteer Florida FL Website ....................

850-266-2518

850-607-0453

850-912-8199

850-414-7400

Disability Services • Servicios para Personas con Impedimentos Físicos

IA comprehensive listing of organizations in Escambia County providing services for people with special needs. These include services for the blind/visually impaired, developmental disabilities, physical disabilities and hearing and speech-impaired.

IEsta sección se enconcentra en las necesidades diversas de las personas con impedimentos físicos. Esto incluye servicios para personas con ceguera o impedimentos visual, impedimento de desarrollo, impedimentos físicos e impedimentos auditivos y del habla.

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Autism • Autismo

Autism Pensacola ESC SRO Main Office

Autism Society of America US Hotline

Center for Autism and Related Disabilities FL Website

850-434-7171

800-328-8476

800-769-7926

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children US Hotline 1-800-843-5678

Blind/Visually Impaired • Ciegos-Problemas Visuales

Division of Blind Services ESC OKA SRO WAL Children Services 850-484-5122

Infant Blindness Program 850-484-5122

The American Council of the Blind US Information and Referral Helpline 800-424-8666

Youth Development • Desarrollo Juvenil

Early Steps ESC OKA SRO WAL Early Intervention 850-377-1334

The Arc Gateway, Inc ESC Help Me Grow Escambia Program 850-378-0322

Department of Education ESC OKA SRO WAL FDLRS Emerald Coast Child Find 850-469-5423

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder USA ADHD Resources

866-200-8098

Hearing and Speech-Impaired • Servicios para Sordomudos

Disability Rights Florida FL Disability Services

800-342-0823

Information ................................ 800-342-0823

Agency for Persons With Disabilities ESC OKA SRO WAL Area 1 Office ...........................850-595-8351

CareConnect USA US Affordable Hearing Aid Hotline

Center for Independent Living of Northwest Florida ESC Advocacy Services

866-479-1519

850-595-5566

The Arc Gateway, Inc ESC Residential Services 850-434-2638

Woodbine Church ESC SRO Wheelchair Ramp Assistance

Education • Educación

II850-995-0007

Listed below are programs and services which enhance educational opportunities. These include dropout prevention, early care and education, General Education Degree (GED), literacy, special education, tutoring, remedial education and employment.

A continuación aparecen los programas y servicios creados para mejorar la educación. Estos incluyen prevención de la deserción escolar, educación temprana, Diploma de graduacion de bachillerato (GED), alfabetización, educación especial, tutoría y escuela recuperación.

Dropout/Alternative Programs • Desertores Escolares/ Programas Alternativos

Escambia County School District ESC

Administrative Office

Boys Base

Homeless Student Services

Jail Program

850-432-6121

850-453-7490

850-595-6915

850-430-7446

Juvenile Justice Transition School 850-430-7446

Migrant Advocate

Program for Academically Talented Students (PATS) Center ..............................

School Age Child Care Programs

850-595-6915

850-469-5359

850-469-5305

School Board ................................ 850-432-6121

School Choice ..............................

Title I

Step Up For Students FL Scholarship Program

850-469-5580

850-595-6915

877-735-7837

West Florida Area Health Education Center ESC OKA SRO WAL

CPR Training Classes 850-682-2552

General Education Degree (GED) Diploma de Graduacion de Bachillerato

George Stone Technical Center ESC ABE and GED Classes

Literacy • Alfabetización

West Florida Public Library ESC Bellview Branch

Century Branch

850-941-6200

850-471-6360

850-256-6217

Molino Branch ............................... 850-435-1760

Pensacola Branch

850-436-5060

Southwest Branch ............................850-453-7780

Talking Book Library

Tryon Branch

Westside Branch

850-471-6000

850-471-6980

850-595-1047

Employment and Economic Development

Empleo y Desarrollo Económico

IListed below are organizations specializing in job training, vocational rehabilitation and job placement. In addition, numerous resources are included to address such related issues as unemployment benefits and compensation.

IA continuación aparecen organizaciones especializadas en el adiestramento laboral, rehabilitación vocacional, y colocación laboral. Además, se incluyen numerosos recursos dirigidos a asuntos como el desempleo y beneficios y compensación.

Job Placement • Búsqueda de Trabajo

American Red Cross NWFL

Health and Safety Education Classes ............

850-432-7601

AMIkids Pensacola ESC Workforce Development 850-453-1910

Community Action Program Committee, Inc.

ESC Employment and Education Support Services

850-438-4021

Vocational Rehabilitation ESC Pensacola Location 850-494-7152

CareerSource Escarosa Career Center ESC

Century Office

Employment Assistance

850-366-4164

850-607-8700

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Program 850-607-8700

Youth Services

Milton Office

850-607-8700

850-983-5325

Employ Florida FL Florida Employment Website ... 1-800-438-4128

Family Support

Servicios de Apoyo a la Familia

IGeared toward families of all types and needs, this category is centered on family issues. These include: adoption, foster care, protective services, respite care and youth development. Also listed are agencies and programs that provide information and classes for effective parenting skills.

IDirigidos a todo tipo de familias con necesidades diversas, esta categoría enfoca la problemática familiar, que incluye la adopción, el cuidado adoptivo, los servicios protectivos, y el desarrollo juvenil. Además aparecen agencias y programas que proveen información y clases de cómo ser mejores padres.

Adoption/Foster Care • Adopción/Placemento

Catholic Charities ESC SRO Adoption Services ..... 850-436-6411

Children’s Home Society ESC OKA SRO WAL Adoption Services 850-261-4117

Children in Crisis ESC OKA SRO WAL

Foster Care

Families First Network ESC OKA SRO WAL

850-864-4242

Children’s Case Management 850-332-6388

National Youth Advocate Program ESC Enhanced Foster Care 850-823-9072

One More Child ESC OKA SRO WAL Foster Care 850-968-1114

A Safe Haven For Newborns FL Infant Surrender 877-767-2229

Youth Programs • Programas juveniles

Community Action Program Committee, Inc. ESC After School Program and Summer Camp Assistance 850-438-4021

Pensacola MESS Hall ESC Science Museum 877-937-6377

Pensacola Sports ESC Youth Sports Programs 850-434-2800

Salvation Army ESC After School Program 850-432-1501

Salvation Army ESC Community Center and Youth Services 850-741-4260

SEASTARS ESC Swim Team .................... 850-418-0644

YMCA of Northwest Florida ESC Bear Levin Studer Family Location ....................... 850-438-4406

YMCA of Northwest Florida ESC Northeast Location 850-478-1222

Escambia County ESC Play Learn Grow Summer Camp

850-595-3130

Early Learning Coalition ESC Child Care Resource and Referral 850-595-5915

Child Care Warmline 850-741-8350

Financial Assistance for Child Care 850-332-6775

Voluntary Prekindergarten Program 850-607-8556

Opening Doors Northwest Florida ESC SRO Childcare Referrals .......................... 850-439-3009

Department of Children and Families ESC Child Care Regulation ........................ 850-483-6692

Children’s Home Society ESC Teen Space 850-266-2700

Emerald Coast Science Center ESC OKA SRO WAL Science Museum 850-664-1261

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida ESC SRO Main Office 866-646-3518

Boys and Girls Club of the Emerald Coast ESC OKA SRO WAL Main Office 850-862-1616

Council on Aging ESC Foster Grandparent Program 850-432-1475

Truth for Youth ESC SRO Youth Mentoring 850-393-0332

Boy Scouts of America BAY ESC GULF HOL OKA SRO WAL WASH Gulf Coast Council 850-476-6336

Chain Reaction ESC Mentor Program 850-471-4685

Girl Scout Council NWFL Leadership Skill Training ... 800-232-4475

PACE Center for Girls ESC SRO Day Program 850-478-7060

Salvation Army ESC Organized Athletics ........... 850-432-1501

Salvation Army ESC Organized Youth Program 850-741-4258

Parenting Skills • Educación para Padres

Guardian Ad Litem Program ESC Main Office 850-595-3728

CDAC Behavioral Healthcare ESC OKA SRO

Parenting Education 850-434-2724

Family Network On Disabilities ESC BAY CAL

GULF HOL JAX WASH

Parent Training and Information Center .......... 800-825-5736

Keeping Abreast Foundation ESC Mammography and Breast Cancer Assistance 850-382-2773

La Leche League ESC SRO Pensacola Meeting 850-366-8287

Alpha Center Inc. ESC Pregnancy Services 850-479-4391

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Catholic Charities ESC SRO Matthew’s

Nursery Pregnancy Resource

Department of Health ESC Family Planning Clinic

Postpartum Support International Florida Chapter

FL Postpartum Support Helpline

Safe Harbor Pregnancy Medical Center ESC

Maternity and Baby Items

Pregnancy Testing and Counseling

Good Counsel Mary’s Shelter NWFL

Pregnant Women Homeless Shelter

850-436-6425

850-595-6500

800-944-4773

850-439-2511

251-986-6200

Department of Health ESC Women Infants and Children Nutrition Program ................ 850-595-6670

CDAC Behavioral Healthcare ESC OKA SRO WAL

Women and Family Intervention Services ........

850-433-9800

Mothers Against Drunk Driving US Northwest Florida Affiliate ...................... 877-623-3435

Pensacola Fire Department ESC Child Passenger Safety Training and Installation

Health Care • Atención Médica

I850-436-5200

A comprehensive listing of services geared toward those individuals who are uninsured, uninsurable or underinsured. Support areas include HIV/AIDS, abortion, abortion alternatives, cancer, dental care, eye care, home care, medical equipment, occupational and physical therapy, pre-and post-natal care. Additionally, information is included on not-forprofit organizations that offer information and applications for Medicaid, Medicare, Florida KidCare and other insurance programs.

IUn listado comprensivo de los servicios dirigidos a aquellos individuos que carecen de seguro médico, o están asegurados insuficientemente. Las áreas de ayuda incluyen HVI/sida (HIV/AIDS), aborto, alternativas al aborto, cáncer, cuidado dental, cuidado ocular, cuidado en el hogar, equipo médico, terapia física y ocupacional, cuidado prenatal y postnatal. Adicionalmente, se incluyen organizaciones no lucrativas que proveen información y solicitudes para Medicad, Medicare, Florida KidCare y otros programas de salud.

AIDS/HIV Sexually Transmitted Disease

SIDA/HIV Enfermedades Venereas

OASIS ESC OKA SRO WAL

HIV Education and Free Testing 850-429-7551

Department of Health ESC

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinic 850-595-6554

Cancer • Cáncer

Ascension Sacred Heart ESC Cancer Center 850-416-6933

Health Clinics • Clínicas de Salud

Ascension Sacred Heart ESC Urgent Care Sorrento Rd 850-746-0020

Children’s Home Society ESC OKA SRO WAL

Healthy Families

Community Health Northwest Florida ESC

Assessment and Navigation and Enrollment

850-266-2700

850-436-4630

CA Weis Elementary Pediatrics ................. 850-912-6006

Cantonment Pediatrics

850-780-0111

Century Adult and Family Primary Care 850-724-4064

Century Pediatrics 850-724-4054

Fairfield Dental Clinic 850-912-8880

Jackson Street Clinic

850-436-4630

Palafox Street Walk In and Primary Care 850-444-9449

Pediatric Convenient Care 850-760-0669

Trinity Pediatrics 850-941-7841

Women’s Care 850-435-4352

Department of Health ESC Immunization Clinic 850-595-6554

Department of Health ESC The Family Health Clinic 850-595-6554

Epilepsy Alliance Florida ESC OKA SRO WAL

Referrals and Medical Expense Payment ......... 850-433-1395

Resource Center 850-433-1395

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Narcan Distribution ..........................

Pensacola Medical and Dental Clinic

Lions Sight Programs ESC SRO

Eye Exams and Eye Glasses

Nemours Foundation ESC

Nemours Children’s Specialty Care Pensacola

Our Lady of Angels St Joseph Medical Clinic ESC Medical and Dental Clinic

Overflow Health Alliance ESC

Medical and Behavior Health Clinic

Primary Care House Calls NWFL Home Health

West Florida Area Health Education Center ESC

OKA SRO WAL Covering Florida

Navigator Program ..........................

850-479-4456

850-438-8989

850-505-4700

850-434-8162

850-432-3333

850-934-5713

850-398-6965

West Florida Healthcare ESC Nemours Pediatric Diabetes Self Management .....................850-505-4700

Ascension Sacred Heart ESC Urgent Care

Pensacola Boulevard

Legal and Criminal Justice Justicia Legal

y Criminal

IThis category includes the court system and other agencies and programs providing services to those who need criminal case and legal support. These include crime prevention, diversion programs, guardianship, immigration issues, missing persons and general legal assistance.

IEsta categoría incluye el sistema judicial así como otras agencias y programas que proveen servicios a aquellos necesitados de apoyo en asuntos de justicia legal que incluyen prevención del crimen, programas custodia, inmigración y personas desaparecidas, así como asistencia legal general.

Crime Prevention • Prevención del Crimen

Polaris Project US Human Trafficking Information and Referral Hotline

Legal Assistance • Asistencia Legal

888-373-7888

850-416-2000 Tiger Point

Baptist Medical Park ESC

Pensacola Emergency Room/Urgent Care

Nine Mile Location

Urgent Care Airport

Community Action Program Committee, Inc. ESC Head Start

850-746-1540

850-208-6000

448-227-4878

850-308-7165

Department of Health ESC Healthy Start Program ........................850-595-6641

Hospitals • Hospitales

Ascension Sacred Heart ESC

Pensacola Hospital ...........................

850-416-7000

The Autism Center of The Studer Family Children’s Hospital ...........................

The Studer Family Children’s Hospital

850-416-7548

850-416-7000

Baptist Health Care ESC Pensacola Hospital 448-227-8478

Medical Care – Insurance • Cuidado Medico Seguro

Agency for Health Care Administration

ESC Area 1 Office

Department of Health and Human Services

US Hotline

888-419-3456

1-877-696-6775

Florida Discount Drug Card FL Website 866-341-8894

Florida Prescription Shopping FL Website 1-866-966-7226

Florida RX Card FL Prescription Card 877-321-6755

Health and Hope Clinic ESC Prescription Medication Assistance 850-479-4456

NeedyMeds Prescription Program

US Prescription Assistance .................. 1-800-503-6897

Partnership for Prescription Assistance

US Prescription Discount Program https://medicineassistancetool.org

Singlecare Prescription Savings Card Program

US Prescription Assistance

844-234-3057

Affordable Care Act Marketplace US Website 1-800-318-2596

Florida KidCare Insurance FL Hotline 1-888-540-5437

Poison Control US Hotline 800-222-1222

HealthCare for Kids ESC SRO OKA

Pediatric Home Health Agency 833-431-7337

State Attorneys Office ESC Juvenile Division

850-595-3750 Clerk of the Circuit Court ESC Family Law and Divorce Division

850-595-4331

Department of Juvenile Justice ESC Probation Services 850-595-8820

Escambia County Public Defender Office ESC Juvenile Division

850-595-3780

Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association ESC SRO Lawyer Referral Line 850-434-6009

Legal Services of North Florida ESC SRO Pensacola Office ............................ 850-432-8222

Northwest Florida Legal Services ESC SRO Emerald Coast Legal Aid Civil Cases .............850-432-2336

Pensacola Youth Advocacy Project ESC Legal Services

850-702-3848

State Attorneys Office ESC Pensacola Office 850-595-4200

Child Support Enforcement ESC Pensacola Office 850-488-5437

Child Support Enforcement US Hotline 850-488-5437

Mental Health Care • Salud Mental

IThis network of professional organizations addresses a whole spectrum of mental health issues for all ages. This section lists community health centers and private, non-profit organizations that provide free or sliding scale fee comprehensive services addressing such issues as suicide, substance abuse, crisis, depression and institutionalization. They offer outpatient and residential, individual, group and family counseling services.

IUna red de organizaciones profesionales que abarca todo el ámbito de la salud mental no importa cuál sea la edad. Esta sección indica todos los centros de salud comunitarios, públicos y privados, organizaciones no lucrativas que proveen servicios gratuitos y que enfocan problemas como la prevención del suicidio, el abuso de substancias, la crisis, la depresión, e institucionalización. Estas organizaciones ofrecen servicios privados fuera del hospital, servicios de asesoramiento familiar y de grupo.

Counseling Services • Servicios de Consultoría

Adult and Child Mental Health Care ESC SRO

Counseling Services 850-466-3200

Children’s Home Society ESC OKA SRO WAL

Ashley Offerdahl Counseling Program 850-266-2704

Chrysalis Health ESC Mental Health Services 850-471-0017

Faith and Hope Counseling Center ESC

Counseling Services 850-471-3430

Lutheran Services ESC OKA SRO WAL

Community Counseling 850-453-2772

Lutheran Services ESC SRO Stop Now and Plan ....850-453-2772

M & A Community Outreach Center Inc. ESC

Counseling Services

Valerie’s House ESC SRO Grief Support Program

Baptist Health Care ESC Behavioral Medicine Center

Cordova Counseling Center ESC OKA SRO WAL

Mental Health Outpatient Services

Health and Hope Clinic ESC Counseling Clinic

Lakeview Center ESC OKA SRO WAL

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

850-429-1755

850-582-8255

448-227-2100

850-474-9882

850-479-4456

850-469-3500

Lakeview Center ESC SRO Avalon Center .........850-437-8900

American Trauma Society US Hotline

National Maternal Mental Health Hotline USA

Maternal Mental Health Hotline

Access Discount Healthcare NWFL

Virtual Talk Telehealth Therapy

Impower Florida NWFL

Outpatient Telehealth Behavioral Health Services

800-556-7890

833-852-6262

800-354-9308

407-215-0095

National Alliance on Mental Illness ESC OKA SRO WAL

Support Groups

850-449-3715

US NAMI HelpLine 1-800-950-6264

The Apalachee Center FL BradleyREACH

Telemental Health

The Leaning Post Ranch ESC

Horseback Riding Lessons

850-523-3333

850-530-5521

Crisis Connections US Warm Talk Line ............ 877-500-9276

Delaware County Warmline US Warm Talk Line

KEY Consumer US Warm Talk Line ...............

Mental Health Association for Chinese Communities

US Warm Talk Line

Project Return Peer Support Network

855-464-9342

317-550-0060

800-881-8502

Children’s Home Society ESC Family Visitation Center

Suicide Prevention • Prevención del Suicidio

SAFE Alternatives US

850-266-2700

Cutting and Self Injury Hotline 1-800-366-8288

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration US Helpline 1-800-662-4357

Substance Abuse/Addictions Adicciones/Abuso de Substancias

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This section addresses various aspects of substance abuse prevention, education, intervention and treatment. Programs focus on detox, smoking, eating disorders, driving under the influence (DUI), outpatient care, residential care and support groups. Also listed are agencies that provide services to individuals dealing with a combination (dual diagnosis) of a substance abuse problem and an additionally diagnosed disorder.

IEsta sección está dirigida a varios aspectos de la prevención del abuso de substancias, la educación, intervención y tratamiento. Estos programas tratan la desintoxicación, el tabaquismo, los desórdenes alimenticios, driving under the influence (DUI), cuidado externo de pacientes, cuidado residencial, y grupos de apoyo. También están listadas agencias que proveen servicios a individuos que tengan una combinación (diagnóstico doble) de un problema de abuso de substancias y otro desorden diagnosticado.

Substance Abuse – Prevention and Education

Adicciones – Prevencion y Educación

Addiction Search US Addiction

Treatment and Recovery Hotline 800-697-7420

Al Anon and Alateen Family Groups US Website 1-888-425-2666

Banyan Treatment Center NWFL

Mental Health and Substance Use

Cordova Counseling Center ESC OKA SRO WAL

Substance Use Outpatient Treatment

850-474-9882

Department of Health ESC Narcan Program 850-316-2786

The Most Excellent Way US Support Group Hotline 800-548-8854

Tri District Intergroup ESC Alcoholics Anonymous 850-433-4191

Target Group Services Servicios para Grupos Clave

ISpecifically created for “target groups” with special needs, this category provides a listing of services that work with individuals and groups with targeted needs. This may include youth at-risk for substance abuse, running away, dropping out of school, as well as members of the LGBTQ community and ex-offenders.

ICreados específicamente para ‘grupos clave’ con necesidades específicas, esta categoría provee un listado de servicios que operan específicamente con individuos y grupos con necesidades clave. Esto puede incluir jóvenes en riesgo de abuso de sustancias, fugas, abandono escolar, así como miembros de la comunidad LGBTQ y ex delincuentes.

LGBTQ • LGBTQ

LGBT National Help Center US Hotline ...........

888-843-4564

National Autism Association US Information and Referral .......................

Trans Lifeline USA Peer Support Hotline and Microgrant Program

833-761-4535

877-565-8860

Runaway/Pushout Programas para Jóvenes que Huyen de Casa

National Runaway Switchboard US Hotline 800-786-2929

Lutheran Services ESC OKA SRO WAL

Safe Place

National Safe Place US

850-453-2772

Safe Place Finder https://www.nationalsafeplace.org

Lutheran Services ESC SRO

Currie House Youth Shelter 850-453-2772

READY TO GROW

SUPPORTING FAMILIES FROM THE VER Y START

We help children and caregivers build strong , safe foundations through early development, stability, and belonging.

Healthy Start

Ser ving Santa Rosa Count y Healthy Families

Ser ving Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa , and Walton Count y CHS FIRST Ser vices

Ser ving Escambia and Santa Rosa Count y Adoptions & Post-Adoption Support

Ser ving Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa , and Walton Count y Ashley Offerdahl Counseling Program

Ser ving Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa , Walton and Bay Count y

READY TO LEARN

EMPOWERING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND LIFE

We partner with schools and communities to remove barriers to learning through academic, health, and emotional support.

Community Partnership Schools

C A Weis Elementar y, Bellview Middle, Pine Forest High, Parker Elementar y, Ruther ford High Social Ser vices Navigators

Serving Escambia County Public Schools

Family Visitation Centers & Parenting Education

Ser ving Escambia and Santa Rosa Count y TeenSpace

Ser ving Escambia Count y Public Schools

READY TO EARN

PREPARING YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS TO THRIVE INDEPENDENTLY.

We equip young people with the tools, resources, and confidence to succeed in adulthood and achieve financial stability.

YouthWorks

Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa County

Transitional Living & Street Solutions

Across the Greater Pensacola and Emerald Coast region, we walk alongside families through life’s most pivotal moments, providing prevention, early learning , and family suppor t services that create stability and oppor tunity.

In par tnership with schools, community leaders, and dedicated suppor ters, we deliver the right suppor t at the right time so children can grow up safe, suppor ted, and ready to reach their full potential.

Ser ving Escambia and Santa Rosa Count y

Early Learning. Early Success.

Early Learning Training: We provide child care centers and homes across the Annual Conference: Escambia

The Child Care WAGE$® Florida Program: We contract with WAGE$, which

Financial-Assistance For Child Care/School Readiness: Financial assistance is available for lowincome families (at or below 150% of the poverty level) allowing their children to be enr olled in early child care.

Child Care Resource and Referral: care, school-age care and other family strengthening Escambia

Voluntary Pre-K (VPK): We administer Florida’s Escambia the skills needed to become strong readers and

Child Development Screening & Assessment: All children receiving Financial Assistance in child care centers and family c hild care homes are screened to monitor children’s development and families.

Florida’sVoluntaryPrekindergartenEducationProgram,orVPK,isa Florida’sVoluntaryPrekindergartenEducationProgram,orVPK,isa free free educationalprogramthatprepares4-year-oldsforsuccessinkindergartenand educationalprogramthatprepares4-year-oldsforsuccessinkindergartenand beyond.ChildrenmustliveinFloridaandbe4onorbeforeSeptember1ofthe beyond.ChildrenmustliveinFloridaandbe4onorbeforeSeptember1ofthe schoolyeartheyenroll.ParentswhosechildrenarebornbetweenFeb.2and schoolyeartheyenroll.ParentswhosechildrenarebornbetweenFeb.2and Sept.1ofthecalendaryearmaypostponeenrollingtheir4-year-olduntilthe Sept.1ofthecalendaryearmaypostponeenrollingtheir4-year-olduntilthe followingyearwhentheirchildis5. followingyearwhentheirchildis5.

E-EPIDEMIC: VAPING AND YOUTH

THE FACTS

E-cigarette companies claim that their products are intended for adults. Skyrocketing prevalence rates among LEARN

Some of the most popular e-cigarette brands - like Juul, Puﬀ Bar and HQDare easy to conceal and deliver high levels of nicotine. Here's what you need to know about these products:

Deliver high levels of nicotine

Come in a variety appeal to teens

E-CIGARETTE RATES

FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Easy to conceal and are even being used in schools

VS. U.S. ADULTS

E-cigarette aerosol is NOT harmless “water vapor,” as many youth mistakenly believe.

E-cigarettes can contain harmful substances: KNOW THE RISKS

In December 2018, Marlboro cigarette maker Altria purchased a stake in JUUL for $12.8 billion. Other Big Tobacco companies, including R.J. Reynolds, have launched similar rechargeable e-cigarette devices.

In 2006, these tobacco companies were found guilty of violating civil racketeering laws (RICO) for conspiring over decades to deceive Americans about nicotine, and their marketing to youth.

Nicotine is highly addictive, and youth may feel dependent on nicotine sooner compared to adults

Nicotine can harm brain development, which continues until about age 25. The eﬀects include reduced impulse control, deﬁcits in attention and cognition, and mood disorders

Ingredients in e-cigarette “vapor” could be harmful to the lungs in the long-term

Educate yourself about this epidemic

Dispel myths among your friends and family

Talk to your kids or students about the serious concerns around vaping and nicotine

Tobacco Free Florida is your trusted resource for credible and accurate information about the youth vaping epidemic. Learn more at .

Cancercausing chemicals Nicotine

Heavy metals such as nickel, tin, and lead particles

Toy Safety Tips

Everything you need to know to keep your kids safe around toys.

Toys and games are tons of fun for kids and adults. Whether your kids are working on a puzzle, playing with building blocks or even inventing their own games, here are a few things to think about to help them stay safer and have a blast.

Find the Perfect Toy for the Right Age

• Consider your child’s age and development when purchasing a toy or game. Read the instructions and warning labels to make sure it’s just right for your child.

• Before you’ve settled on the perfect toy, check to make sure there aren’t any small parts or other potential choking hazards.

Don’t Forget a Helmet for Riding Toys

• If your children have their hearts set on a new bike, skateboard, scooter or other riding equipment, be sure to include a CPSC certified helmet to keep them safe while they’re having fun.

• Learn more bike safety tips and watch our helmet safety video.

Store Toys After Play

• After play time is over, use a bin or container to store toys for next time. Make sure there are no holes or hinges that could catch little fingers.

Sign Up to Receive Product Recalls

• Safe Kids compiles product recalls specific to children and sends twice-monthly e-mail alerts for recent recalls. Sign-up for the latest recall information

• Go to www.recalls.gov for additional information about product recalls related to kids.

In 2016, 174,100 children under the age of 15 years were seen in emergency rooms for toy-related injuries. That’s 477 kids every day. Almost half of those children were younger than 5 years of age.

Handwashing at Home, at Play, and Out and About

Germs are everywhere! They can get onto your hands and items you touch throughout the day. Washing hands at key times with soap and water is one of the most important steps you can take to get rid of germs and avoid spreading germs to those around you.

How can washing your hands keep you healthy?

Germs can get into the body through our eyes, nose, and mouth and make us sick. Handwashing with soap removes germs from hands and helps prevent sickness. Studies have shown that handwashing can prevent 1 in 3 diarrhea-related sicknesses and 1 in 5 respiratory infections, such as a cold or the flu.

Handwashing helps prevent infections for these reasons:

People often touch their eyes, nose, and mouth without realizing it, introducing germs into their bodies.

Germs from unwashed hands may get into foods and drinks when people prepare or consume them. Germs can grow in some types of foods or drinks and make people sick.

Germs from unwashed hands can be transferred to other objects, such as door knobs, tables, or toys, and then transferred to another person’s hands.

What is the right way to wash your hands?

1. Wet your hands with clean running water (warm or cold) and apply soap.

2. Lather your hands by rubbing them together with the soap.

3. Scrub all surfaces of your hands, including the palms, backs, fingers, between your fingers, and under your nails. Keep scrubbing for at least 20 seconds. Need a timer? Hum the “Happy Birthday” song twice.

4. Rinse your hands under clean, running water.

5. Dry your hands using a clean towel or air dry them.

When should you wash your hands?

Handwashing at any time of the day can help get rid of germs, but there are key times when it’s most important to wash your hands.

• Before, during, and after preparing food

• Before eating food

• Before and after caring for someone who is sick

• Before and after treating a cut or wound

• After using the bathroom, changing diapers, or cleaning up a child who has used the bathroom

• After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing

• After touching an animal, animal food or treats, animal cages, or animal feces (poop)

• After touching garbage

• If your hands are visibly dirty or greasy

What type of soap should you use?

You can use bar soap or liquid soap to wash your hands. Many public places provide liquid soap because it’s easier and cleaner to share with others. Studies have not found any added health benefit from using soaps containing antibacterial ingredients when compared with plain soap. Both are equally effective in getting rid of germs. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.

How does handwashing help fight antibiotic resistance?

Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria resist the effects of an antibiotic – that is, germs are not killed and they continue to grow. Sicknesses caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria can be harder to treat. Simply using antibiotics creates resistance, so avoiding infections in the first place reduces the amount of antibiotics that have to be used and reduces the likelihood that resistance will develop during treatment. Handwashing helps prevent many sicknesses, meaning less use of antibiotics.

or the flu. For more information and a video demonstration of how to wash your hands, visit the CDC handwashing website: www.cdc.gov/handwashing

Home Safety Tips

Everything you need to know to keep your kids safe in your home.

Every parent wants their children to grow up healthy and strong in the place where they deserve to feel safest: at home. The good news is that there are simple and easy steps that families can take to protect their children.

Preventing Falls

• Use approved safety gates at the tops and bottoms of stairs and attach them to the wall, if possible. Remember to read the manufacturer’s instructions to make sure you have the right gate for your needs. Not all gates are safe for use at the top of stairs.

• Keep babies and young kids strapped in when using high chairs, swings or strollers. When placing your baby into a carrier, remember to place the carrier on the floor, not on top of tables or other furniture.

• Properly install window guards and stops to prevent window falls. Windows above the first floor should have an emergency release device in case of fire.

Water Safety

• Actively supervise children in and around water. Avoid distractions of any kind, such as reading or talking on the phone.

• Once bath time is over, immediately drain the tub. Keep toilet lids closed and keep doors to bathrooms and laundry rooms closed to prevent drowning.

• Make sure home pools have four-sided fencing that’s at least 4 feet high with self-closing, self-latching gates to prevent a child from wandering into the pool area unsupervised.

• Every child is different, so enroll children in swimming lessons when you feel they are ready. Teach young children from an early age not to go near or in water without an adult. Older children should swim with a partner, every time.

Poison Prevention

• Store all household products and cleaning solutions out of children’s sight and reach. Young kids are often eyelevel with items under the kitchen and bathroom sinks.

• Keep cleaning products in their original containers. Don’t put a potentially poisonous product in something other than its original container (such as a plastic soda bottle) where it could be mistaken for something else.

• Put the toll-free Poison Help Number into your phone in case of emergency: 1-800-222-1222.

Safety from Fire

• For the best protection, install smoke alarms on every level of your home, especially near sleeping areas. Test batteries every six months.

• Create and practice a home fire escape plan with two ways out of every room. In the event of a fire, leave your home immediately. Once you’re out of the house, stay out.

• Keep anything that can catch fire, such as dish towels or wooden spoons, away from your stovetop. Have a fire extinguisher in the kitchen in case of emergency, and make sure you know how it works.

• Blow candles out when you leave the room or before you go to sleep.

Every year, more than 2,200 children die from injuries that happen at home.

Preventing Burns

• Don’t carry a child while cooking on the stove. It’s better to put your child in a high chair where you can still see them.

• Keep an eye on appliances such as irons, curling irons or hair dryers that can heat up quickly or stay warm. Unplug and safely store these items after use.

• Keep appliance cords out of children’s reach, especially if the appliances produce a lot of heat.

Preventing Scalds

• To prevent accidental scalding, set your water heater to 120 degrees Fahrenheit or the manufacturer’s recommended setting. Check the water with your wrist or elbow before giving your baby a bath.

• To prevent hot food or liquid spills, use the back burner of your stove and turn pot handles away from the edge. Keep hot foods and liquids away from the edge of your counters and tables.

Safety from Carbon Monoxide

• Make sure your home has a carbon monoxide alarm. For the best protection, install a carbon monoxide alarm on every level of your home, especially near sleeping areas.

• Don’t use a grill, generator or camping stove inside your home, garage or near a window. Don’t use your oven or stovetop to heat your home.

• If you need to warm a vehicle, remove it from the garage immediately after starting. Don’t leave a car, SUV or motorcycle engine running inside a garage, even if the doors are open.

Medication Safety

• Put all medicine and vitamins up and away and out of sight after every use.

• Use the dosing device that comes with the medicine, not a kitchen spoon. Kitchen spoons aren’t all the same, and a teaspoon or tablespoon used for cooking won’t measure the same amount as the dosing device.

Preventing TV and Furniture Tip-overs

• Mount flat-panel TVs to the wall to prevent them from falling off stands. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions to ensure that you have a secure fit.

• Use brackets, braces or wall straps to secure unstable or top-heavy furniture to the wall.

• If you have a large, box-style cathode ray tube (CRT) TV, place it on a low, stable piece of furniture. If you no longer use your CRT TV, consider recycling it. To find a recycle location, go to www.GreenerGadgets.org.

Sleep Safety

• Make sure babies sleep on their backs and in their own crib, bassinet or play yard. Room sharing is a safer option than having your baby sleep in bed with you.

• Choose a firm mattress covered with a tight-fitting crib sheet for your baby’s crib. Avoid using soft bedding, pillows, stuffed animals and bumpers in the crib.

Family Communication Plan

Emergencies can happen at any time. Does your family know how to get in touch with each other if you are not all together?

Before an emergency happens, have a family discussion to determine who would be your out-of-state point of contact, and where you would meet away from your home — both in the neighborhood and within your town.

Let them know you’re OK!

Pick the same person for each family member to contact. It might be easier to reach someone who’s out of town.

Important Information

Fill in this information and keep a copy in a safe place, such as your purse or briefcase, your car, your office, and your disaster kit. Be sure to look it over every year and keep it up to date.

Out-of-Town Contact

Name:

Home:

Cell:

Email:

Facebook:

Twitter: Work Information

Workplace:

Address: Phone:

Facebook: Twitter:

Evacuation Location:

Workplace:

Address: Phone:

Facebook: Twitter:

Evacuation Location:

Neighborhood Meeting Place: Regional Meeting Place: School Information

School:

Address: Phone:

Facebook: Twitter:

Evacuation Location:

School: Address: Phone: Facebook: Twitter:

Evacuation Location:

School:

Address: Phone:

Facebook:

Twitter:

Evacuation Location: http://www.ready.gov/kids