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Hotlines & Helplines

The following are the most frequently called hotlines and helplines.

If you find any errors, please, let us know at 407-265-0534.

AARP
            1-866-595-7678 (FL)
            1-888-687-2277 (National)

AARP Foundation/Senior Community Service Employment Program — Work Search
           Orange & Osceola Counties
            407-852-1608

Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities
            1-800-342-0823

AIDS Information Hotline
            1-800-352-2437

Al-Anon – Alateen
            1-800-292-6489

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Hotline/Helpline
           Federal Substance Abuse/Mental Health Referral Service

1-800-662-4357

Alzheimers & Dementia Resource Center
            407-436-7750

Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Center
            1-800-272-3900

Alzheimer’s Association Centraland North Florida Chapter
            1-800-272-3900

American Council of the Blind
            1-800-424-8666

American Diabetes Association
            1-800-342-2383 or 407-660-1926

American Heart Association
            407-843-1330
            1-800-242-8721

American Liver Association
            212-668-1000

American Lung Association of Central Florida       
            1-800-586-4872
            407-425-5864

American Red Cross (24/7)
            407-894-4141

American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
            407-843-1330 • 407-481-6300
            1-800-242-872

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
            1-800-514-0301 (Voice)
            1-800-514-0383 (TTY)

Arthritis Foundation (Tampa)
            1-844-571-4357
            1-800-850-9455

Arthritis Foundation Office (Orlando)
            407-208-1766

Allergy & Asthma Foundation of America
            1-800-727-8462

Auto Safety Hotline   
            1-800-424-9393

Cancer Information Service National Cancer Institute
            1-800-422-6237

Center for Disease Control & Prevention
            1-800-232-4636

Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
            1-800-225-0292

Consumer Fraud Hotline (new name)
AG Pan Bondi Office of Citizen Services           

             1-866-966-7226 

Cornerstone Hospice (Kissimmee)
            407-846-1231/1-800-559-4345

Cornerstone Hospice (Orlando)         
            407-206-2273
            1-800-679-6088

Crimeline  
            1-800-423-TIPS (8477)

Crisis Hotline of Central Florida
            407-425-2624 (provides support group info)

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
            407-339-2978

Disability Rights Florida
            1-800-342-0823

Domestic Violence Hotline (Salvation Army: Brevard)
            321-631-2764

Domestic Violence Hotline (Harbor House of Central Florida)
            407-886-2856

Domestic Violence Hotline (Help Now of Osceola)          
            407-847-8562

Domestic Violence Crisis Hotline (Safehouse of Seminole)       
            407-330-3933

Elder Abuse Hotline/FL Abuse Hotline
            1-800-962-2873

Elder Abuse Hotline (Reporting)
            1-800-677-1116 (to report elder abuse)

Elder Helpline
            1-800-963-5337

Elder Law Helpline
            407-894-1002
            1-800-610-2636

Family HealthLine
(Department of Health)
            1-800-451-2229

FL Agency for Healthcare Administration
            1-888-419-3456

Florida Association of the Deaf
            5107 14th Street West
            Bradenton, FL 34207   

FL Council on Compulsive Gambling
            407-865-6200 / 1-888-236-4848

FL Dept. of Children and Families (DCF), Adult Protective Services (APS)
            1-800-962-2873

FL Dept of Transportation Vehicle Safety Hotline
            1-800-424-9393

FL Division of Consumer Assistance Center
            1-800-435-7352

FL Domestic Violence Hotline
            1-800-500-1119

FL Office of Insurance Regulation
            1-800-342-2762

FL Senior Legal Helpline
            1-888-895-7873

Fraud Alert Hotline
            Attorney General Pam Bondi
            1-866-966-7226

Hemophilia Foundation of Greater Florida
            1-800-293-6527

Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped/Talking Books Library
            1-800-226-6075

Lighthouse Central Florida
            407-898-2483

Meals on Wheels Etc.
            407-333-8877

Medicaid
            1-877-254-1055 or 407-420-2500

Medicare
            1-800-633-4227

Medicare (Complaints)
            1-800-844-0795

Medicare Patrol/Medicare Fraud Report LIne
            1-866-357-6677

National Association of the Deaf
            301-587-1788 (Voice)

National Domestic Violence Hotline
            1-800-799-7233

National Federation of the Blind
            407-898-6024

National Hospice Organization Hotline
            1-800-658-8898

National Institute on Aging (Info Center)
            1-800-222-2225

National Osteoporosis Foundation
            1-800-231-4222

National Parkinson Foundation
            1-800-433-7022

National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
            1-800-346-2742

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline/Veterans Crisis Line
            1-800- 273-8255

Orlando Senior Help Desk
            407-678-9363

Osceola County Council on Aging
            407-846-8532

Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases – National Resource Center
            1-800-624-2663

Poison Control Center
            1-800-222-1222

Seniors First
            407-292-0177

Seniors vs. Crime
            Orange County 407-219-5542
            Seminole County 407 571-8462

Senior Sexual Assault Victims Services Division of State Attorney Office
            SAVS – Crisis Counseling
            1-321-784-4357- Brevard Hotline
            321-617-7533 –Office Weekdays

SHINE (SRA)
            407-514-1800

Social Security
            1-800-772-1213

Stepping Stone (Senior First) Medical Equipment Bank      
            407-649-4100

Suicide Hotline
1-800- 273-8255

Veterans Affairs Telephone  Assistance Service
            1-800-827-1000

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Hotline
            1-800-638-2772

Vocational Rehabilitation Office
            1-800-451-4327

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