RESOURCES

Resources for Families During COVID-19

Dial 2-1-1 for Confidential Crisis Intervention & Referrals

Child Abuse Prevention

• Champions For Children

• HSC Breastfeeding Brochure

Child Abuse Prevention

• Champions For Children

• Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-96-ABUSE (22873)

• Child Welfare Information Gateway

• Children’s Home Network

• Crisis Center of Tampa Bay  or Dial 2-1-1

• Eckerd Connects

• Florida Department of Children and Families

• Healthy Families Florida

• Healthy Families Hillsborough

• Help Guide

• Mary Lee’s House

• Prevent Child Abuse America

• Prevent Child Abuse Florida

• Prevention Strategies

• REACHUP, Inc.

• The Ounce of Prevention Fund

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Disabilities

• Autism Speaks

• Center for Autism and Related Disabilities at USF

• Down's Syndrome Tampa Bay

• Florida Association of the Deaf

• Florida Division of Blind Services

• GiGi's Playhouse

• Mayor's Alliance for Persons with Disabilities

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Disaster Preparedness & Relief, Emergency

• American Red Cross

• Disaster Preparedness

• Emergency Financial Preparedness Toolkit

• FEMA

• Hillsborough County Emergency Management

• Hurricane/Emergency Helpful Links and Information

• National Hurricane Preparedness - NOAA & NWS
   

Distracted Parents

• HSC Distracted Parents Brochure

Education & Learning

• abcMouse

• CareerSource Tampa Bay

• Coding for Kids

• Computer Classes at the Public Libraries

• Computer Mentors

• Florida Department of Education

• HCPS Head Start Program

• Helpful School Resources

• Higher Education Scholarships

• Hillsborough County Public Schools
  Hotlines:

  • eLearning Support (813) 272-4785

  • Technology Support (813) 272-4786

  • Mental Health Support (813) 272-4787

  • General Questions (813) 272-4788

• Homework Assistance through the Public Libraries

• myON

• NASA STEM​

• PBS Kids

• Reading Video Activities

• Scholastic

• School District of Hillsborough County Requirements & Enrollment Information

• School Reading & Virtual Libraries

• Social & Emotional Learning

• Talk, Read, Sing Tampa Bay

• U.S. Department of Education

• VPK Enrollment Online

• WEDU PBS At-Home Learning

• Wolframalpha

Employment - General

• 7-Eleven

• ALDI

• Amazon

• CareerSource Tampa Bay

• Costco

• CVS

• Dollar General

• Dollar Tree

• Domino’s

• Instacart 

• Papa John’s 

• PepsiCo

• Pizza Hut

• Publix

• Shipt

• Thorntons

• Walgreens

• Walmart

• Wawa

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Families

• Children's Board Family Guide

• Fostering Families

• Healthy Families

• HSC Family Guide

Elderly

• Florida Department of Elderly Affairs

• Nursing Home Neglect

Family Resource Centers

• Children's Board Family Resource Centers

• Metropolitan Ministries Family Resource Center

• University Community Resource Center

Fatherhood

• Fathers & Fathering

• Male Involvement Network

• SWIFF Program from ReachUp

Food Assistance

• Farm Share

• Find a Food Pantry

  • ​Feeding Tampa Bay 813-254-1190

  • Feeding Tampa Bay Current Calendar

• Metropolitan Ministries

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Fun

• 30 Things to do with Your Kids

• 50 Things to do with Kids from Alpha Mom

• Best Things to do with Kids in Tampa from Family Vacation Critic

• Children's Board Free First Tuesdays at Glazer Children's Museum

• ​Free Things to do with Kids from VisitFlorida

• Fun Tampa Kids

• Homemade Musical Instruments

• Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI)

• Parks & Playgounds in Tampa Bay

• Sesame Street

• Trip Advisor - Family Fun

• Virtual Famous Museums

• Virtual Field Trips

• Virtual National Parks

• Virtual Zoo Cams

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Grandparenting

• HSC Grandparents Safe Baby Brochure

• Kinship Program

Government

• Florida Government

• Hillsborough County Government

• Hillsborough County - Customer Service Center: At Your Service

• United States Government

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce

• U.S. Department of Agriculture

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• U.S. Department of Homeland Security

• U.S. Department of Labor

• U.S. Department of State

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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Health Care & General Health

• Affordable Care Act Marketplace

• Best and Worst Ways to Cope with Stress

• Centers for Disease Control

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

• Cerebral Palsy Group

• Eye Health for People Who Cannot Pay

• Family Network on Disabilities

• Florida Department of Health Hillsborough County

• Florida KidCare

• Healthy Sleep

• Hillsborough HealthCare Brochure (English)

• Hillsborough HealthCare Brochure (Spanish)

• National Institutes of Health

• Respite Care through Easter Seals

• Senior Care Resources

• Special Needs Registration Program City of Tampa

• Special Needs Resource Guide (Florida)

• Statewide Medicaid Managed Healthcare Program

• Suncoast Community Health Centers

• St. Joseph’s Children's Hospital Mobile Medical Clinic

• Tampa Family Health Centers

• Teen Connect Tampa Bay

• Women's Health

• World Health Organization (WHO)

Homelessness

• Catholic Charities

• Metropolitan Ministries

• Tampa Hillsborough
  Homeless Initiative

Interconceptional Care

• Topics

Immigration & Citizenship

• Asylum Services

• Citizenship Resource Center

• Hillsborough County Public Schools Immigration Info

• Hispanic Services Council - Legal and Advocacy

• Immigration Legal Aid

• Immigration Scams

• Immigration Services

• Lutheran Services Florida Immigration Services

• Migrant Worker Resource Guide

• Refugee Services

• US Citizenship and Immigration

• Public Charge

Library Resources

A library card is your ticket to an array of free resources for knowledge, prosperity, and fun. Some of them might surprise you. Many of these opportunities, like the card itself, are accessible at Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative (HCPLC.) You don't even need to step inside a neighborhood library to take advantage of many of its offerings. Here's a sampling of things accessible at no charge through your library. There are more. Check the website for a complete rundown:

• Borrow a ukulele and learn how to play it. Twenty ukulele kits, which include a soprano instrument in a case, a tuner, and an instructional book/DVD, are available.

• Grow your business with the help of information and tutorials. There are workshops, technology lessons, and databases for research and instruction. At some locations, rooms are available for meetings, along with collaborative workstations, whiteboards, and SMART boards.

• Learn how to use a 3D printer. With the Tinkercad design software, you can design and print a prototype of your invention. Check the calendar on the HCPLC website for demonstrations of the software, and sessions about 3D printing.

• Find out where your ancestors came from by using a variety of materials available in the Genealogy & History collection. You'll find online research tools, historic maps, past newspapers, and vintage photographs.

• Apply for a U.S. Passport. Once you learn your heritage, you may want to visit the land of your ancestors. First time passport applicants can now apply at four regional library locations. Appointments are required, and you'll want to be sure you bring all the necessary paper work.

• Borrow audiobooks, digital magazines, and ebooks, and stream music with HCPLC Connect. The catalog allows you to search for a variety of online resources.

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Mental Health & Stress

• Crisis Center of Tampa Bay: Dial 211

• Coping with Stress

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 1-800-273-8255

• Taking Care of your Emotional Health

• Veterans Crisis Line: Call 1-800-273-8255 and press 1 

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Pregnancy

• Top Pregnancy Websites

• HSC Pregnancy Brochure

• Healthy Families Hillsborough

• Healthy Start Program

• Nurse-Family Partnership

• WIRS @ WIC

Presentations from HSC

• Community Meeting - December 8, 2020

• Annual Report 2019-2020

• HSC Overview of Programs

Parenting

• Everything You Need to Know to Help

  Your Teen Learn to Drive

• Family Development: A Caregiver's Guide

• Kinship Services (Grandparents raising a relative's child)

• Parent Connection App - iOS

• Parent Connection App - Android

• Talking to Young Children About Drugs

​Resources - Misc.

• Adolescent & Teen Resources

• Bay Area Legal Services

• Children's Board of Hillsborough County

• Farmer Support

• Florida Department of Elderly Affairs

• Humane Society of Tampa Bay

• Human Trafficking - Florida Dream Center

• Human Trafficking - Homeland Security

• Identity Theft

• Mrbubblez Inc. (Showers for the Homeless)

• Social Security - Create an Online Account

• Tax Preparation (Free)

• Technology Available at the Public Libraries

   

Safety

• A Guide To Bullying and Cyberbullying

• Bullying Prevention

• FEMA - Creating a Family Emergency Plan

• Food Safety for Kids: A Guide for Parents

• How to Keep Children Safe in Public Places

• Internet Safety Tips

• Keeping Children Safe When They Are Alone

• Pedestrian Safety

• Pool Safety for Kids

• Prevent Child Deaths

• Product & Consumer Safety

• Protecting Kids Online

• Safe Baby

• Safe Baby Brochure

• Safe Kids Worldwide

• Safety Information for Kids

• Safety Information for Parents

• Swimming Safety Tips

• Toy Safety Tips

• Toy Safety and Toy Tips

• Water Safety

• Water Safety at Home

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Self-Care

• 10 ways to take care of yourself during coronavirus

• 15 Ways to Practice Self-Care

• Meditation Weekdays at 3pm

• Mindfulness Library

• Self-care Advice for Health-care Providers

• Sleep

Social Services

• ACCESS

• Big Brothers Big Sisters Tampa Bay

• EBT Card

• P-EBT FAQs

• Hispanic Services Council

• The Spring of Tampa Bay

• United Way of the Suncoast

• WIC

Summer Classes & Camps

• Family Friendly Tampa Bay Summer Camp Guide

• Hillsborough County Summer Camp Application Info

• Tampa Bay Parenting Magazine Summer Camp Directory

Teens & Adolescents

• Adolescents in Motherhood

• Teen Connect Tampa Bay

• The Voices of Young People

• Woman to Woman

Transportation

• HART - Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority

• HART - One-on-one Travel Training

• Sunshine Line

• Bikes for Christ - email admin@bikes4christ.com