Help is just a phone call away
ABUSE HOTLINE
1-800-962-2873
24/7, suspected child abuse, neglect, or
abandonment and reports of suspected abuse
ABUSE REGISTRY
www.myFLfamilies.com/service-
programs/abuse-hotline
1-800-962-2873
FL Relay 711
1-800-453-5145 TTY
Abuse Hotline for Florida, Child and Adult
abuse, Neglect, Abandonment, Exploitation of
a vulnerable adult.
AIR FORCE RESCUE
COORDINATION CENTER
1-800-851-3051
Search and Rescue
ALCOHOL ABUSE HOTLINE
813-234-1234 TTY or Voice
Support
ALPHA HOUSE OF TAMPA HOUSING
Bonnie Center, Maternity Residence
208 S. Tampania Ave.
Tampa, FL 33609
201 S. Tampania Ave.
Tampa, FL 33609
www.alphahouseoftampa.org
info@alphahouseoftampa.org
813-875-2024 | 813-875-3307
Offers homeless, pregnant women and
mothers with children, safe housing and the
tools they need to become self-sufficient and
effective, responsible parents
CITIZEN ACTION CENTER –
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
info@HillsboroughCounty.org
311 - Information and referral line
813-272-5900
Provides information, referral and service
processing for government and community
services in Hillsborough County, Hurricane
evacuation information and Flood zone
information
CRISIS HOTLINE
813-234-1234
211 - Information and referral line
Information and referrals
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At times, the need for help is immediate and urgent. No matter the timing,
find help by calling any one of the more than 40 hotlines listed below.
For more information on local organizations ready to help, see our detailed
listings beginning on Page 12 of this guide.
DEPARTMENT OF ELDER AFFAIRS -
ELDER ABUSE
www.ncea.aoa.gov
1-800-962-2873 - Elder Abuse Hotline
1-800-336-2226 - Elder Helpline,
Hillsborough
Aging, Crisis Services, Legal Advising, Referrals
DISABLED VETERANS
813-642-2047
DRUG ABUSE HOTLINE
TTY or Voice: 813-234-1234
DRUG ENFORCEMENT
ADMINISTRATION (DEA)
813-287-5160
ELDER HELPLINE
1-800-336-2226
Information and Referral line
FLORIDA COUNCIL ON COMPULSIVE
GAMBLING, INC.
1-888-236-4848
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
& CONSUMER SERVICES CONSUMER
COMPLAINTS & INFORMATION HOTLINE
1-800-435-7352
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL
SERVICES INSURANCE CONSUMERS
HELPLINE
1-877-693-5236
FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE- FOREST FIRES
& BURN AUTHORIZATIONS
863-648-3160
FLORIDA KID CARE
1-800-540-5437
Emergency Services, Financial/Insurance,
Health, Mental Health
FLORIDA POISON INFORMATION
CENTER, THE - TAMPA
1-800-222-1222
Medical advice on their poison control hotline
FLORIDA MISSING ENDANGERED
PERSONS INFORMATION
CLEARINGHOUSE
1-888-356-4774 | 1-888-FLMISSING
Central repository of information regarding
missing endangered persons
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
813-272-6900
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FIRE/RESCUE
813-681-9927
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
INFORMATION LINE
813-272-5900
813-301-7173 TTY
311
HIV/AIDS HOTLINE
English Counselors: 1-800-352-2437
Consejeros Que Hablan Español:
1-800-545-7432
Creole: 1-800-243-7101
Text Telephone: 1-888-503-7118
TTY Customers
HOTLINE OF HILLSBOROUGH
813-234-1234
211
Suicide, Veterans
LATCHKEY PHONEFRIEND PROGRAM
813-681-6543
NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION
LIFELINE
1-800-273-8255
24-hour, Toll-free, Confidential Suicide
Prevention Hotline
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
813-879-4357
NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING &
EXPLOITED CHILDREN
1-800-843-5678
1-800-826-7653: Text or TTY Customers
NATIONAL HELPLINE NETWORK -
SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE
1-800-SUICIDE | 1-800-784-2433
NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER
1-800-424-8802 Voice/TTY
Report Chemical/Oil Spills and Chemical or
Biological Terrorism
NATIONAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY
FOR VETERAN SERVICES
www.iris.custhelp.com
1-800-273-8255
Financial, Health, Hispanic services, Housing,
Medical, Mental health, Veterans services
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/www.alphahouseoftampa.org
/www.ncea.aoa.gov
/www.iris.custhelp.com
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