Frequently Called Numbers

Abuse Hotline
1.800.96. ABUSE (22873)

Children’s Trust Helpline
211 or 305.644.9449 TTY

Clearinghouse on Disability Information
1.877.232.4968 or 1.850.922.4103 TTY

Family Counseling Services
305.271.9800

Fire, Medical & Police Emergency
911

Homeless Helpline
1.877.994.4357

Legal Services of Greater Miami
305.576.0080

MDC Emergency Evacuation Program
305.468.5400 or 305.468.5402 TTD
For 24-hour updates when disaster occurs, call: 305.468.5900 or 305.468.5402 TTD

MDC Government Information Center
311 (Spanish & Creole support for all social programs)

Poison Information Center
1.800.222.1222 or 305.585.8902 TTY

Social Security
1.800.772.1213

Special Transportation Service (STS)
305.264.9000 or 786.469.5000

Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1.800.SUICIDE (800.784.2433)

Switchboard of Miami Helpline
305.358.HELP (4357) or 305.644.9449 TTY

Veteran’s Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1.800.273.TALK (8255)
HOUSING
Accessible Apartments
www.floridahousingsearch.org

Florida Housing Finance Corporation
www.floridahousing.org/specialneeds/
Housing for people with disabilities.

Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence (HOPE)
18441 NW 2nd Ave., Ste. 218, Miami Gardens 33169
305.651.HOPE (4673)
www.hopefhc.com
A fully operational fair housing agency.

U.S. Dept. of Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity (FHEO)
1.800.669.9777
1.800.927.9275 TTY
www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/index.cfm
Administers & enforces federal laws re: equal access to housing.

U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
909 SE 1st Ave., Rm. 500, Miami 33133
305.536.5678
305.536.4743 TTY
www.hud.gov/groups/disabilities.cfm
Develops low-cost housing, provides loans, rental programs, vouchers, etc., & enforces fair housing laws.

Urban League of Greater Miami
Housing Development Division
305.696.4450
www.nul.org
Advocates for African-Americans to enter the economic & social mainstream; works to eradicate all barriers to equal access to housing.