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Who provides shelter assistance in Hernando County?

Jericho Road Ministries
(352) 799-2912

Provides:
  • Daily meals and safe lodging
  • Clothing/personal hygiene items
  • Education and vocational training
  • Computer literacy and skills
  • Life skills and GED
  • Employment preparation

The Dawn Center
(352) 799-0657

Provides:
  • 24 hour crisis hotline for victims of domestic violence, rape and sexual assault
  • Safe shelter for victims and their children
  • Information and referrals
  • Counseling
  • In house and community support groups
  • Outreach counseling
  • Food, clothing, personal, hygiene & 911 cell phones (when available)

YFA New Beginnings Youth Shelter
(352) 797-7566

Provides:
  • Shelter for Youth (ages 10-17)
  • Daily meals and safe lodging
  • Clothing/personal hygiene items
  • Individual & Family Counseling
  • Information and referrals

Other County Resources

Medical and Dental Services
Hernando County Health Department
(352) 754-4067

Employment Services - Career Central
(352) 540-0037 Brooksville
(352) 666-5700 Spring Hill

Supportive Services
Mid-Florida Community Services
(352) 796-1425

Mental Health / Substance Abuse Services
The Harbor Behavioral Health Institute
(352) 796-9496 Brooksville
(352) 688-0700 Spring Hill

Florida Department of Children and Families
(352) 754-6660

Hernando County Social Services
(352) 540-4338

School Board of Hernando County
Student Services - (352) 797-7008

Hernando County Sheriff's Office
(352) 754-6830

City of Brooksville Police Department
(352) 754-6800



Links to Local Help

Hernando County Health and Human Services 
Provides the necessary resources and assistance to the citizens of Hernando County in need of access to programs for health services, transportation and temporary financial needs such as: emergency prescriptions, electric bills, elderly services, food, shelter, abuse, child care, disabilities, counseling and many other areas.

National Coalition for the Homeless
The National Coalition for the Homeless, founded in 1984, is a national network of people who are currently experiencing or who have experienced homelessness, activists and advocates, community-based and faith-based service providers, and others committed to a single mission.

A New Generation
We share the love and hope of Jesus Christ to people facing an unplanned pregnancy. Prevention services include our Worth Waiting For Abstinence and Hernando Teen Advisor Programs.

United Way Hernando County
Dial 211 to find or give help.

Association of Gospel Rescue Missions
Founded in 1913, AGRM's 300 member rescue missions provide nearly 40 million meals & over 14 million nights of lodging to the needy each year. They are staffed by over 11,000 full-time workers and over 400,000 volunteers.

Exodus International
Proclaiming that change is possible for the homosexual through the transforming power of Jesus Christ. Equipping Christians and churches to uphold the Biblical view of sexuality but respond with compassion and grace to those affected by homosexuality. Serving people affected by homosexuality through counseling, support groups and other services.

Florida Coalition for the Homeless
The Florida Coalition for the Homeless is a dynamic organization whose membership and Board of Directors include homeless advocates, service providers, members of the faith-based community, formerly homeless persons, educators, attorneys, mental health professionals and many others statewide who are committed to putting an end to homelessness and improving the conditions of persons living without shelter.

The Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce -The Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce is a voluntary organization of business and professional men and women who promote civic, commercial and industrial progress. The function of the chamber is to organize and direct the energies of those who believe that a community worth living in is a community worth improving.

 

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