Community Community Resource Resource Guide Guide
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TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Food Assistance........................................................................................1-2 Health and Dental Care..........................................................................3-4 Financial Assistance................................................................................5 Child Care & Support..............................................................................6 Legal Aid......................................................................................................7 Seniors ........................................................................................................8 Education .................................................................................................9 Employment............................................................................................10-11 Dependency.............................................................................................12 Veterans ...................................................................................................13 LGBTQIA..................................................................................................14-15 Immigrants...............................................................................................16 Miscellaneous ......................................................................................17 PensacolaHabitatforHumanitybringspeopletogethertobuild homes,communities,andhope.
Food assistance Food assistance
Elijah Food Pantry
Food pantry serving Escambia County. Requirements: To be eligible, must have a current photo ID and reside in Escambia County.
Contact Information
Elijah Food Pantry
Hours of Operation: Tu 2:00 pm until the first 40 families are helped
1030 N. 57 Avenue
Pensacola, FL - 32506
Phone: (850) 456-7463
Fax Number: (850) 456-1897
Manna Food Bank Inc. - Main Pantry
Service is by appointment only, please call Requirements: A picture ID, and social security card. For a child, social security, birth certificate, or recent shot record.
Contact Information
Manna Food Pantries
Hours of Operation: M-F 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
3030 North E. Street
Pensacola, FL - 32501
Phone: (850) 432-2053
Ecomfort
Community resource center that mainly provides food security to those who are hungry. In addition, they have case management and referral services. Call ahead for other services
Contact Information
Ecomfort
Hours of Operation: Breakfast Soup Kitchen: M - F 6:00 am - 8:00 am
Food Pantry: M - F 6:00 am - 12:00 pm
2202 N Pace Blvd
Pensacola, FL 32505
Phone: (850) 572-5761
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Food assistance Food assistance
Salvation Army - Pensacola, FL
Food pantry serving Escambia County. Office Hours 9:00 - 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Food Pantry Hours: Tuesday and Thursday10:00am - 12:00 Noon Wednesday and Friday2:00pm - 4:00 pm Requirements: I D of those 18 and older in the household, Social Security number for all in the household, D O B for all in the household, Proof of Income and Household Expenses - pay stub, phone bill, etc.
Contact Information
The Salvation Army USA
Hours of Operation: Office Hours M-F 9:00 - 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Food Pantry Hours: Tu & Th 10:00 am - 12:00
Wed-F 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
1501 N Q Street
Pensacola, FL - 32523
Phone: (850) 432-1501
Samaritan Hands First Baptist Church
Provide Food Pantry. Serves: Escambia County. To be eligible, must be in need of food.
Contact Information
First Baptist Church of Pensacola (fbcp org)
Hours of Operation: M – Th 9:00 am - 11:30 am
500 N. Palafox Street
Pensacola, FL - 32501
Phone: (850) 438-8907
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Health and dental Health and dental
Health and Hope Clinic
The Clinic truly sees only those who have no other resources for their healthcare needs. Health and Hope Clinic is open to all uninsured people residing in Florida, regardless of their age, race, gender, sexual identity, sexual preference, immigration status, or religion
Contact Information
Health and Hope Clinic
1718 E Olive Rd
Pensacola, FL –32514
Phone: (850) 479-4456
Florida Health Escambia County- We Care Program
The We Care Program addresses the specialty medical needs of our community's uninsured residents The program helps meet a critical gap in healthcare access for those who otherwise would not receive care or would seek care in emergency rooms. Clients must prove residency in Escambia County for at least six months and under 200% of Federal Poverty Guidelines. Only patients referred to the program by physicians.
Contact Information
Florida Health Escambia County- We Care Program
Hours of Operation: Monday- Friday 7:30 – 4:30 pm
Fairfield Service Center: 1295 West Fairfield Drive, Pensacola, FL
Dollar For
Dollar For is a national nonprofit that crushes medical bills by empowering patients and advocating on their behalf. These financial assistance programs reduce or eliminate medical bills for low-to-middle-income patients.
Contact Information
Dollar For
104 W 9th Street, Suite 205, Vancouver WA
Email: support@dollarfor.org
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Health and dental Health and dental
Community Health Northwest Florida
A non-profit, equal-opportunity community health center. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, they are driven to make healthcare accessible to everyone in Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, and surrounding areas regardless of age, gender, race, religion, sexual identity or preference, circumstances, or ability to pay
Contact Information
Community Health Florida
Hours of Operation: M-F 7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Main Office : 2315 W. Jackson St Pensacola, FL
Phone: (850) 436-4630
Pensacola State College Dental Hygiene Clinic
Services are free to individuals that are full-time students/ faculty of Pensacola State, Medicaid card holders, Food Stamp card holders, or VA card holders. A specific plan for your treatment will be explained to you. With the aid of x-ray pictures, a faculty member and student will determine your dental condition and recommend a general outline of dental hygiene treatment and a way to complete it.
Contact Information
Pensacola State College Dental Hygiene Clinic
Hours Of Operation: 7:30 a m to 5 p m Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday;
Building 3100 Room 3102 5555 US-98, Pensacola, FL 32507
Phone: (850)484-2236
7:30 a.m.
4 p.m. Wednesday; 7:30-11:30 a.m. Friday
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Financial Financial Assistance Assistance
Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida
Serves, empowers, and advocates for impoverished and vulnerable families and individuals of any race, religion, or national origin across the Florida Panhandle. Catholic Charities helps in emergencies with such basic needs as financial assistance for housing, utilities, prescriptions, and food
Contact Information
Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida
Hours of Operation: M-TH 8:00 – 4:00
1815 N. Sixth Avenue
Pensacola, FL –32503
Phone: (850)- 436-6425
CORE
CORE: Children of Restaurant Employees is a national non-profit dedicated to serving food and beverage employees with children to provide financial relief when either the parent or their child faces a health crisis, injury, death, or natural disaster. CORE has awarded financial grants to food and beverage service families in all 50 US states, D.C., and Puerto Rico
Contact Information
CORE
Hours of Operation: M-F 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Email: info@coregives.org
Community Action Program Committee (CAPC)
CAPC is to help low-income families achieve self-sufficiency by creating solutions to poverty in collaboration with community stakeholders
Contact Information
Community Action Program Committee (CAPC)
2050 W. Blount St. Pensacola, Florida
Toll-Free: 1-866-384-4502
Phone: (850) 438-4021
Fax: (850) 438-0121
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Child Care Child Care & Support & Support
Alpha Center, Inc.
A local pregnancy resource center. Some services include pregnancy testing, mentoring, crisis intervention, community referrals, parenting classes, support, and supplies (such as formula, diapers, clothes, cribs, strollers, etc ) as available Clients are served on an appointment basis (call to schedule) Donations are accepted during business hours.
Contact Information
Alpha Center, Inc. - Pensacola, FL
Hours of Operations: M-W 9:00 am-4:00 pm; F 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
6004 Pernella Rd.
Pensacola, FL -32504
Phone: 850-479-4391
Woodland Heights Resource Center
Offering free school readiness for children aged three to four. Children must be potty trained, and the center will provide a snack.
Contact Information
Woodland Heights Resource Center
Hours of Operation: M-TH 9:00am- 12:00ppm
111 Berkley Dr, Pensacola, FL 32503
Phone: (850) 501-1476
Early Head Start
Early Head Start provides early, continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child development and family support services to low-income infants, toddlers, their families, and pregnant women and their families
Contact Information
Early Head Start
5400 Lillian Hwy, Pensacola, FL
Phone: ( 850)-432-2992
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Legal aid Legal aid
Northwest Florida Legal Services
Emerald Coast Legal Aid
Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties, this practice offers FREE legal aid in cases of domestic violence, family law, foreclosure help, and elder law (including exploitation, writing a simple will, and estate planning)
Contact Information
Emerald Coast Legal Aid
Hours of Operation: M-TH 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
226 S. Palafox Place, Floor 10, Pensacola, FL -32502
Phone: 850-432-2336
Legal Services of North Florida
LSNF provides representation to low-income and vulnerable individuals in civil matters only Eligibility for assistance may be based on the income and assets of all members of the household and the legal problem. LSNF serves the legal needs of children, the elderly, victims of abuse, veterans, and people with disabilities. LSNF's priority areas include supporting families; preserving the home; maintaining economic stability; safety, stability, and health; and serving populations with special vulnerabilities. These translate to cases involving Family Law, Housing, Public Benefits, Consumers, Employment, Education, and Health Care issues. Each case is reviewed on its own legal merits for case acceptance
Contact Information
Legal Services of North Florida
Hours of Operation: M-TH 8:30 am – 5:15 pm
1741 N. Palafox St. Pensacola, Florida 32501
Phone: (850) 432-8222
Fax: (850) 432-2329
Florida Legal Services
FloridaLegalServicesisastatewideleaderinadvancingeconomic,social,andracialjustice We advocateforpoor,vulnerable,andhard-to-reachpeoplethroughimpactlitigation,legislativeand administrativeadvocacy,education,andstrategicpartnerships.
Contact Information
Florida Legal Services
Phone: 407-801-4350
Email: info@floridalegal org
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Seniors Seniors
Northwest Florida Area Agency on Aging Inc.
The Northwest Florida Area Agency on Aging, Inc. is a private non-profit corporation funded by the Federal Older Americans Act and State General Revenue through the Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA), serving senior residents 60 years old and older of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Walton and Okaloosa Counties The Northwest Florida Area Agency on Aging, Inc., serves as the designated Aging and Disability Resource Center for our four-county planning and service area.
Contact Information
Northwest Florida Area Agency on Aging Inc.
5090 Commerce Park Circle, Pensacola, Florida, 32505
Hours of Operation:
Phone: (850)-494-7101
Fax: (850)-494-7122
Good Will Gulf Coast
If you need medical equipment such as a walker, wheelchair, bath bench, and more, it is available at no cost to anyone at the following locations, Pace, Olive Road, Ensley, and Fort Walton Beach.
Contact Information
Good Will Gulf Coast
RHenry@goodwillgc.org
Phone: (251)-300-6094
Gulf Coast Home Health
The Long-term Care program provides residential and skilled nursing care to our long-term residents Gulf Coast Home Health has a compassionate, professional staff that is dedicated to maximizing their residents' health and wellbeing Gulf Coast Health Care accepts Medicaid
Contact Information
Gulf Coast Home Health
Hours of Operation: M-F 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
2207 South Ferdon Boulevard Crestview, FL
Phone: (850)-682-9244
Tax: (850)-682-6816
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Education Education
George Stone Technical College
Students seeking adult education programs. High School Completion, Adult Basic Education (ABE), and GED Prep classes are offered.
Contact Information
George Stone Technical College
Hours Of Operation: M-F 7:30 am - 5:00 pm
2400 Longleaf Drive, Pensacola, FL 32526
Office: (850)-941-6200
Fax: (850)-941-6215
TRIO
The TRIO Educational Opportunity Center (EOC), hosted by Pensacola State College, is a program that assists low and modest-income and/or individuals who will be first generation college students either enroll in a post-secondary institution for the first time or return to high school or post-secondary education. The program is open to adults 18 years of age and older who live in Escambia or Santa Rosa counties.
Contact Information
TRIO
1000 College Boulevard Building 6, Room 610
Phone: (850) 484-1961
Year Up
Year Up is a one-year, intensive training program that provides low-income young adults, ages 18-29, with a combination of hands-on skill development, coursework eligible for college credits, corporate internships and wraparound support.
Contact Information
Year Up
Phone: (404)-249-0300
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disabilities disabilities
Division Of Blind Services
The Florida Division of Blind Services helps blind and visually impaired individuals achieve their goals and live their lives with as much independence and self-direction as possible. To apply for services you must first download and complete the Application for Services Form and submit it to your nearest Division of Blind Services office
Contact Information
Division of Blind Services
Hours of Operation M-F 8:00 a.m- 5:00 p.m
600 University Office Blvd #17, Pensacola, FL 32504
Phone: (850) 484-5122
Fax Main (Tallahassee) DBS Number: (850) 245-0363
The Center For Independent Living of Northwest Florida
The Center for Independent Living of Northwest Florida is a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, nonresidential private non-profit agency that is designed and operated within a local community by individuals with disabilities and provides an array of independent living services.
Contact Information
The Center for Independent Living of Northwest Florida
Hours of Operation: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
21 S Tarragona St, Pensacola, FL 32502
Phone: (850)-595-5566
Agency for Persons with Disabilities
APD works with local organizations and private providers to support people who have developmental disabilities and their families in living, learning, and working in their communities APD identifies the service needs of people with developmental disabilities, and those individuals may receive social, medical, behavioral, residential, and/or therapeutic services.
Contact Information
Agency for Persons with Disabilities
160 West Government Street #410, Pensacola, FL 32502
Phone: (850)-595-8351
Fax:(850)-595-8020
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disabilities disabilities
Florida Department Of Education Vocational Rehabilitation
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) is a federal-state program that helps people who have disabilities get or keep a job VR is committed to helping people with disabilities find meaningful careers Passage of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act further supports VR efforts to prepare students and out-of-school youth with disabilities for success in the 21st-century workforce.
Contact Information
Florida Department Of Education Vocational Rehabilitation
600 University Office Blvd., Bldg. 2. Pensacola. 32504
Phone: 850-494-7200
Fax: 850-494-7227
Florida MENTOR
Founded in 1997, Florida MENTOR is a leading home- and community-based human services provider. We offer programs to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities and medically complex needs. With a proven track record of delivering efficient and effective services, Through a range of personalized supports, we empower the individuals we serve to learn, grow and thrive
Contact Information
Florida MENTOR
1 Villa Drive, Pensacola, FL 32506
Phone: 850-453-2323
Disability Rights Florida
Disability Rights Florida is a nonprofit organization that provides legal advocacy and rights protection for adults and children with a wide range of disabilities This staff attorneys, advocates and investigators address civil rights violations, abuse and neglect, and discrimination.
Contact Information
Disability Rights Florida
2473 Care Drive, Suite 200 Tallahassee, Florida
Toll Free: (800)-342-0823
Phone: (850)-488-9071
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dependency dependency
Most Excellent Way
The Most Excellent Way is a faith-based meeting focused on overcoming chemical dependency. This meeting uses a faith-based 12-step program. This program is based on the Ten Attitudes of Victorious Living from the Beatitudes
Contact Information
Most Excellent Way
Hours of Operation: Tues & Fri 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
1836 E. Olive Road Pensacola, FL 32514
Phone: (850) 374-4466 ext.3
Charis House Women's Recovery
Charis House is broken down into three separate phases, with three main goals, for one reason to see lives transformed by the power of Jesus A residential treatment center through Ministry Village at Olive.
Contact Information
Charis House Women's Recovery
1716 E Olive Rd, Pensacola, FL 32514
Hours of Operation: M-F 8:00 am-12:00 pm
Phone: (850) 473-4466
Online Application
Friary Pensacola
Friary Pensacola provides access to comprehensive mental health care and substance misuse treatment, including outpatient counseling, outpatient psychiatric services, medication management, medication-assisted treatment using Suboxone® and intensiveoutpatient treatment, all in one convenient location
Contact Information
Friary Pensacola
1201 W. Lakeview Avenue, Pensacola, FL
New client registration: (850)-469-3500
Program questions or assistance: (850)-437-8952
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Veterans Veterans
Hope for the Warriors
Hope For The Warriors was founded by military families aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC in 2006 as they witnessed, firsthand, the effects war imparts on service members and their families Hope For The Warriors has remained grounded in family values as the organization expands both the span of programs offered and the number of wounded, family members, and families of the fallen assisted.
Contact Information
Hope for the Warriors
8003 Forbes Place Suite 201, Springfield, VA 22151
info@hopeforthewarriors.org
Phone: (877)-246-7349
Salute
Salute offers Financial Assistance to active duty, injured, and/or transitioning back to civilian life veterans. Salute provides these individuals and their families with financial assistance to ease a great deal of emotional and financial stress.
Contact Information
Salute
info@saluteinc org
Tel:847-359-8811
Fax:847-359-8818
90WORKS
The Veterans Administration funds the 90Works Supportive Services for Veteran Families program that serves homeless veterans. 90Works provides both prevention and rapidrehousing for eligible, low income veterans with a housing first model
Contact Information
90WORKS
Hours of Operation: M-TH 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday 9:00am -12:00 pm
115 Gregory Square, Pensacola, FL
Phone: (855)-909-6757
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Veterans Veterans
Veterans' Housing Assistance-VASH
The Pensacola Housing administers and delivers the voucher assistance in partnership with Gulf Coast Health Care System Medical Center, which refers eligible HUD-VASH families to the Housing Office and provides them with case management and clinical services.
To participate in HUD-VASH, veterans must be currently homeless, eligible for VA medical care, and have an identified clinical need for case management Veterans in transitional housing or residential treatment programs may also be considered for admission.
Contact Information
VASH-HUD
Phone: (850)-912-2206
Waterfront Mission
In the Mission’s Veteran’s Care Program, hundreds of homeless veterans each year work with a representative from the local VA to secure eligible benefits such as pension, housing, and medical assistance.
Contact Information
Waterfront Mission
348 W Herman St , Pensacola, FL 32505 Phone: (850)-436-7868
CareerSource Escarosa
CareerSource Escarosa’s Pensacola and Milton Career Centers have full-time staff specialized in working with veterans to assist with their employment needs/goals
Contact Information
CareerSource Escarosa
6913 N. 9th Avenue, Pensacola, FL 32504 Phone: 850-607-8700
Volunteers of America
In partnership with the Veterans Employment and Training Services, Volunteers of America support Veterans in Cocoa and south Florida with training and employment. Volunteers of America offer job readiness, training, placement, and follow-up services to target local workforce demands. Veterans participate in job searches, and receive supportive services to ease their return to employment
Contact Information
Volunteers of America
200 2nd Ave. S , PMB #436, St. Petersburg Phone: (727)-369-8500
Email: info@voa-fla.org
4-1-1 United Way dedicated Florida Veterans Support Line
The Florida Veteran's Support Line provides veterans and their loved ones the opportunity to speak with fellow veterans who can help them through the difficulties of transitioning back to civilian life, connect them to community resources and services, and provide emotional support from trained professionals -- all fellow veterans
Contact Information
Phone: 1-844-MYFLVET (693-5838)
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Ready, Set, PrEP
Ready, Set, PrEP is a new nationwide program led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Ready, Set, PrEP program provides PrEP medications at no cost to individuals who qualify
Contact Information
Ready, Set, PrEP
Tel: (855) 447-8410
Florida Health PEP
PEP, or post-exposure prophylaxis, is an HIV-prevention strategy using anti-retroviral medications to prevent acquiring HIV following possible exposure To be effective, PEP must begin within 72 hours of exposure A physician must determine what treatment is appropriate based on the nature of the exposure
Contact Information
Flordia Health PEP Health Providers Locators
The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is focused on suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth, they offer a 24/7 365 days a year toll-free telephone number where confidential assistance is provided by trained counselors
Contact Information
The Trevor Project
Tel: 1-866-488-7386
LGBT National Help Center
The LGBT National Help Center helps youth and adults with coming-out issues, safer-sex information, school bullying, family concerns, relationship problems, and a lot more
Contact Information
LGBT National Help Center
Tel: 888-843-4564
LGBTQIA+ LGBTQIA+
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Debt Free Guys
David and John, husbands, and founders of the Debt Free Guys are living their fabulous lives. They help other gay men like you who also want to live an amazing life without sacrificing your financial security. With this website, their Queer Money™ podcast, tools, and resources, they help you live fabulously, not fabulously broke.
Contact Information
The Debt-Free Guys
Free financial guides on their site
Out Professionals
For nearly 40 years, Out Professionals helped LGBTQ professionals advance their careers through networking and educational events as a volunteer-driven, member-supported nonprofit. With a free membership to other out professionals and job listings, they strive to create a sense of community.
Contact Information
Out Professionals
The Transgender Law Center
Transgender Law Center changes laws, policies, and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression. Transgender Law Center (TLC) is the largest national trans-led organization advocating for a world in which all people are free to define themselves and their futures.
Contact Information
The Transgender Law Center
Lambda Legal
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, better known as Lambda Legal, is an American civil rights organization that focuses on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities as well as people living with HIV/AIDS through impact litigation, societal education, and public policy work
Contact Information
Lambda Legal
LGBTQIA+ LGBTQIA+
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Immigrants Immigrants
Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities of North West Florida provides refugee resettlement services to a limited number of refugees who arrive in the Florida Panhandle Area. The main objective of the program is to enable the client to transfer skills from their former socio-economic system to that of the United States and become self-sufficient as soon as possible With compassion and empathy, our caseworkers assist each refugee with their cultural adjustment process, helping to make it as smooth as possible.
Contact Information
Catholic Charities
1815 N. Sixth Avenue, Pensacola, FL
Phone: (850)-436-6420
The Florida Immigrant Coalition
The Florida Immigrant Coalition (FLIC) is a statewide coalition of more than 65 member organizations and over 100 allies, founded in 1998 and formally incorporated in 2004. FLIC are led by our membership, including grassroots and community organizations, farmworkers, youth, advocates, lawyers, union members, and more. We work together for the fair treatment of all people, including immigrants.
Contact Information
The Florida Immigrant Coalition
Phone: (850) 571-7254
Email: Info@flic.org
Informed Immigrant
Informed Immigrant has become both a digital hub and offline network offering the most upto-date and accessible information and guidance for the undocumented immigrant community Resources include but limited to immigration help, health, life in US, and education
Contact Information
Informed Immigrant
Catholic Social Services
Catholic Social Services offers a wide range of legal immigration services on a sliding scale fee. Services include but are not limited to: DACA, Legal Permanent Resident, Travel Document, and more!
Contact Information
Catholic Social Services
Phone: (334) 305-0324
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Hope Florida
Parents and families can get referrals to local, community-based partners for help with troubled youth
Contact Information
Hope Florida
Hours of Operation: M-F 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Knight Building, 2737 Centerview Drive Tallahassee, Florida
Phone: (850) 488-1850
My Body, My Health
The Diabetes Prevention Program is a year-long program that supports individuals in their journey to improve their health and feel better.
Contact Information
My Body, My Health
Phone: (954)-383-9419
MISc. MISc.
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